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Old 29th December 2011, 23:10   #1
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Lowering the car by 35mm at front wud this mean shorter shocks
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Old 29th December 2011, 23:11   #2
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Just get some 35mm Spring's
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Old 29th December 2011, 23:34   #3
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no mate it wodent, got mine down 60 with standerd shocks
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Old 29th December 2011, 23:42   #4
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You can lower upto 40mm on your standard shocks without having to change them. Anymore then it will affect their preformance and you will need to have uprated shocks mate
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You can lower upto 40mm on your standard shocks without having to change them. Anymore then it will affect their preformance and you will need to have uprated shocks mate
I went from 25mm springs with standard shock in and then to 60mm springs with standard shocks in.

I did a trackday at cadwell on both setups and with the 60mm springs and standard shocks, they handled far better that 25mm springs and standard shocks
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Old 30th December 2011, 00:14   #6
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Standard shocks are pretty poor. It will cause them to fail quicker as there not designed for it. Save for some Bilstein B8 dampers all round if you drive even slightly quick its worth it!
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Thanks for the advice
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