How low to go

[gelo]

hey all, ive fitted 15s on my saxo Furio. they look nice, and now im obviously wanting to lower the car. I had a check and the back will handle -50mm fine, but at the front i am worried that the tire will tap the arches when i go over bumps etc. There is just over 50mm between the flat tyre face and the archway, so should i lower 40mm? i dont want to roll arches or remove the liners so what should i do to avoid any arch bumping?

cheers all

[hesslevtr]

you will be fine on 45 profile tyres any higher profiletyres and you have probs

[gelo]

well im on 50 profile and they are toyo proxes so im not changing them lol

[grantsmith1985]

Go 60 and pull out the arch liners, its not hard work and its easy to seal the back up. You wont get any rubbing and it will look the best by far.

[S34MER]

5mm won't make much difference mate you should be ok with 50 profile! but IMO i wouldn't lower it any more than 40mm all round, if you lower the back more than the front, then your welcoming lift-off oversteer, which is well NOT GOOD!

[rushy_23]

Dont say that Oli i dont want to beleive you! Im still in 2 minds in where to go from 40 to 50 on the back.

[S34MER]

there was some logic in why citroen made the rear higher than the front! it will handle poorly if you drop the back lower than the front!

[grantsmith1985]

Dont lower the back more then the front, just lower it all by 60mm, if it is done properly it will handle amazingly.

[S34MER]

Dont lower the back more then the front, just lower it all by 60mm, if it is done properly it will handle amazingly.

:D: cause it won't!! plus your gonna wear your dampers out like nobody's buisness, also bear in mind, you will struggle with some speed bumps, and if your drive has a lip on it, you may catch that with your skirts!

[Geoff]

40m looks / handling
60m full on style whore

[grantsmith1985]

lol, makes me laugh were people think there is this divide between looks and handling. Look at any prof. racing saxo, they are all lowered ATLEAST 60mm, If you do not lower the back to much and keep the ration between the front and back 60 works perfectly for handling. How will it wear out your dampers more, buy a full suspension kit and you wont have any problems.

[b0t13]

lower 40mm on springs alone

lower more with a full kit and arch work

im on toyo proxies and im down 40mm, and it looks mint

[rushy_23]

i would never lower a car on standard shocks, just my opinion.

The shocks were designed to work with those springs if you know what i mean.

[Connor_scotland]

lower the rear 80mm mate :-)

only prob is it will handle like a sausage

[rob_s]

120mm
like that pug gti in performanceGTI (those that buy it will know wihitch one i mean ;) )

but anyways for practical use i would say about 40-60mm?

[Connor_scotland]

i do a 80mile trip in me car every day

And im ok.......well i think......"got a hunch back now".... lol jokin

[gelo]

cheers guys ill probably lower by 40 mm then as i dont want to make any other work of it.

[Fredward]

''Look at any prof. racing saxo, they are all lowered ATLEAST 60mm''

On COILOVERS.. not Spax spring kits!