low...or maybe not.. 60mm

[J03]

lowered the car at 60mm today, to my suprise i was expecting abit more of a drop than what ive got now.. maybe it needs to settle but i want it lower.. argh..

opinions? :S
cheers joe

 

[Matt.J]

Side on pics of before and after would have helped mate but I think it looks good. They will settle down and drop a bit more probably, within a few days. Give them a chance to bed in. Whats it lowered on anyway?

 

[cafcross]

nice. get some spacers to push the wheels out a little bit though, and a sport grill. possibly lose the mesh in the lower grill, or paint it black and that'll look smart

 

[J03]

its lowered on apex springs.. shite i know lol
il wait a few days then to see.. yup il be getin a sports grille very soon, keepin the mesh though.. original made the front look too 'liney' if you know what i mean, yeah il get a side pic soon 2moro because its dark now..
thought about spacers but people say that it ruins the handling.. is this true?

 

[Renault_Boy01]

need to let them settle

 

[Dunx90]

i got told about 2weeks for it to be completly settled

 

[bmh.01]

They new springs? They will settle if they are, the back looks 60ish the front looks more lik 40mm atm.

 

[Charlieboy]

What I normally do when I have lowered ppl's car's in the past is go over a few spped bumps which settles them straight away.

I remember selling a set of G-Max -40mm springs to a guy off here, who also came to my house to have them fitted and it turned out to by lower than that.

I wouldn't say they are -60mm spring though mate

 

[LiL CitY]

The front doesnt look 60mm low, what size are your alloys aswell, im desperate to kno loool

 

[Ian_182]

Leave it a few days mate,they take a while to settle

 

[J03]

cheers guys the cars got 17s.. i know it looks no way near 60.. fustrating really i wanted it low but il wait for it to settle more.. it had them 17s when i bought them, mods ive done are angel eyes, mesh grille, lowering, rear lights, sunstrip and re painted my side stripes black instead of leaving it silver.., also bought and fitted a new standard bumper as the one before had a stupid cut out for the exhaust.. oh and meggy splitter

 

[sh33n]

It will drop more once it's settled, but I'd get off the 17s and go for some decent 16s or 15s will make it look loads better!

 

[Ali]

It will drop more once it's settled, but I'd get off the 17s and go for some decent 16s or 15s will make it look loads better!

how? 17's look better than 16's! On a 1.2 does it really matter lol!

60mm springs are dire!!! Had mine on for 1k miles i think then binned them!

 

[Christophe]

1.2's sit higher than sports normally to start with so probs not as low as if you got 60mm on a sports. that looks only slightly lower than my 172 which has 17" wheels and mine not been lowered yet.

 

[sh33n]

It will drop more once it's settled, but I'd get off the 17s and go for some decent 16s or 15s will make it look loads better!

how? 17's look better than 16's! On a 1.2 does it really matter lol!

60mm springs are dire!!! Had mine on for 1k miles i think then binned them!

I think the 17s just look too big in the arches, doesn't help that these alloys are particularly cheap / poor looking

 

[Christopher]

it would look much better on 16's

 

[Timmay]

a sports grille would finish that of nicely

 

[LiL CitY]

i love the way it looks with 17s lool. Thats why i was hoping they were goin to be 17s becuase when i buy my car in a few months i wanted 17s so this has just reasured me

 

[pinky]

Should settle quite alot..will take a week or two though..should imagine another inch.
looks lower than my 60mm shocks and springs.

 

[will.clio]

cant really tell with them pics, get some side ons...

 

[Luke.]

mate it will settle alot more then that over time!!! i remember thinking mine didnt when i first done it but leave it a good month and then look at it then!! if ur not happy then go for p.i springs as the sit lower then any other 60mm springs

 

[Ali]

how? 17's look better than 16's! On a 1.2 does it really matter lol!

60mm springs are dire!!! Had mine on for 1k miles i think then binned them!

I think the 17s just look too big in the arches, doesn't help that these alloys are particularly cheap / poor looking

matter of Opinion i suppose! I think 17's look spot on! Wish i'd got 17in Turini's on the 172!

 

[newman182]

Agree that some 15" 16" would look better and defo change the grill.

 

[Kneel]

I had it lowered 60mm on spring and it looked lower than that, I still wanted lower aswell though so went coilovers. Im at work now but if you want i could post pics of mine on the 60mm springs later?

 

[J03]

yeah that will be great mate, post the pics of the springs and maybe il give u a PM.
i stil facny the look of 17s, makes the car look better, fills the arche pefectly, i dont like the alloys i have on but it makes them look really big!
il wait for a few weeks to let them settle in the meantime

ive got an update btw, i have a spare clio badge from the scrappy, sprayed it in black, what do you think?

 

[Tigger]

Nice, as said it should settle more

 

[J03]

well we'l have to wait and see then....

ordered my HU today woo.

here some pics with the black badge.. opinions?
am not really sure... some one reassure me please..

 

[Luke.]

it looks mint m8 keep it!!

n defo get a rs grille

 

[J03]

cheers luke, grille is coming shortly!

 

[dansmotorsport]

I had mine lowered 35 at front and 30 at back and the wheels fitted nice in the arch with no gap between top of tyre and arch.

 

[J03]

I had mine lowered 35 at front and 30 at back and the wheels fitted nice in the arch with no gap between top of tyre and arch.

what size wheels do you have.. makes alot of differance

 

[dansmotorsport]

I had mine lowered 35 at front and 30 at back and the wheels fitted nice in the arch with no gap between top of tyre and arch.

what size wheels do you have.. makes alot of differance

just the standard 15" wheels

 

[J03]

fink that makes alot of diff the, 15s looks like ther slamed to the ground

 

[Rage]

big wheels = compramise on how the car sits......

 

[Ste 185]

loose the 17s and get some 15" ph1 alloys

 

[Rage]

or even 16172ff wheels would make a big diffrence

15''s would be mint tho

 

[J03]

yeah am looking for 16s soon when i get the money, but they alloys came with the car so i cant really complain.. ppl say it looks alright so i kept it but i want a change now