H&R Rear Adjusters

[g10chy]

I have two questions:

1) If i have the adjusters wound all the way down at the rear should i have taken out the bumpstops?

2) Can i remove the rear adjuster and replace this with the original spring holder to get the back abit lower?

 

[Turkish]

1) Don't be daft the bumpstops are there for a reason leave them in unless you want to have a nasty accident.

2) By spring holder I take it you mean the lower rubber spring pad. I wouldnt personally as the spring is shorter than the OE one. Removing the adjustor completely may cause the spring to be prone to popping out if the rear becomes unloaded.

 

[Tom]

Cable tie the spring down?!

Why do you think they come with the platforms?

1) No

2) No

If you want it lower you need custom platforms or ideally custom springs

 

[g10chy]

I was thinking of cable tieing the spring down.

Reson i ask is that i am not happy with the ride height at the rear so reckon taking out the rear adjuster will get the back lower.

 

[Turkish]

It will get it lower but it wont be safe to run it like that. Speak to someone about custom springs if you want to lower the rear. Fred if he still has any involvement with Yozzasport, or someone like curtis at powerstation in tewkesbury who deals with AST suspension.

 

[g10chy]

Why wouldnt it be safe?! As long as the springs are cable tied to the rear axle they cant fall out.

 

[Turkish]

Cable ties can snap quite easily plus you would only be securing it to the trailing arm so the potential for it to unseat itself at the top is still there. Either put your hand in your pocket and get some custom springs made or live with it being at that height. Pikey mods are a bad move.

 

[g10chy]

But surely there is still the potential risk at the moment that the spring can unseat itself from the top?!

 

[Turkish]

At the moment you've got the adjustor fitted. By removing it you are increasing the gap the spring has to fill by around an inch at a guess. Thats a large tolerance when the length of the spring remains the same. I'm getting the impression you're struggling to see what I'm getting at.

 

[g10chy]

No i totally get what you are getting at, just i can't see it being that bad of a mod as the risks of the springs becoming unseated are already possible.

How much are custom springs looking at?

 

[g10chy]

No i totally get what you are getting at, just i can't see it being that bad of a mod as the risks of the springs becoming unseated are already possible.

How much are custom springs looking at?

 

[Tom]

The cable tie was a joke.

Extremely unsafe thing to do.

 

[g10chy]

No, i totally get what you are getting at. Just i can't see it being that bad of a mod as the risks of the springs becoming unseated are already there with the current set up. Aslong as when the car is fully jacked up at the rear with the axle dropped and the spring is still sitting correctly with no play then it should be all good.

How much are custom springs by the way?

 

[Turkish]

As I said speak to someone like Fred he'll have an idea. I can't imagine a pair of springs setting you back anymore than about £150.

 

[CHRIS172CUP]

is there not a chance that uber low springs might potentially add more strain to the shocks?

 

[Turkish]

Depends on how much more he's looking to drop but it could accelerate wear and cause the ride to change as a result of the damper being right at the extreme of it's travel all the time. Then there's the chance he'll be sat on the bumpstops most of the time which wont be a good move on the handling front either.

 

[taki100]

I would have it that low mate theres no point. You'll just knacker outthe dampers like i have