How Low Can You Go!?

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LukeMace

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 Northampton
After my recent purchase if some 19' Csl's I have been a little unhappy with the ride height. I've Ben a little worried about dropping it and how much arch rub I would get. Mainly because they are M fitting wheels so the rears are pretty big on the car!

So I decided to bite the bullet and pop the old 35mm lowering springs on, roll the rear arches, modify the front liner (mount it in front of the bumper not on the outside) and pray that it would fit OK!!

Before...

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After...

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Before...

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After...

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Side now...
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So... Does it rub...!? A little! A drive from Bicester to Northampton an had 1 or 2 arch rubs on the front. I have a little more modification to the front arch which I am sure will stop it.

I think it looks PRETTY NICE!
 
way to low imo!!!

mine race spec suspension z4m is like your before pics!! lol!!!!

does look nice however...... got to give you that :-)
 
Ridiculously low.

Looks nice tho. Wouldn't want mine that low couldn't take it anywhere. Mines about as low as I would take a Z.
 
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Thanks for the replies! It's nice to see a good mix :thumbsup:
90% of my driving is to work and back - 50 mile round trip each day. Not a speed bump in sight! :D

I had these on a few weeks ago with my 108s and it looked super low then too!
If I'm right, the actual body of the car is half inch taller than before, but the tyre to arch gap has decreased by half inch which makes it look so low. That's why I had the arches rolled to stop any 'bad' rub on the actual arch wall because of the size of the wheels. I had a couple of speed bumps on my way home last night from getting the arches rolled and no problem. I guess if you take a speed bump like a prat you'll rub or ground with or without lowering springs!

The Spings used are the ones from FK (Germany)
 
Marius said:
another 10mm and it will be perfect
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Another 10mm!? Lower or higher!? Any lower and I'd be afraid to drive at any speed! I've seen how low yours looks too Marius and I like low, wide look :thumbsup:
 
I have a step on to the drive at home which I couldn't get up before with the 108s on and these springs without just touching the under guards (flaps at bottom of car, not sure what they are for! Like small mudflaps under the car!) but have had no issue with touching it yesterday or today!
I guess half an inch can do a lot! :D
 
The front springs were a real pain this time to get on though, ended up shearing the top bolt on the anti roll bar :headbang: grabbed a new one for £14 and bobs your uncle! Hate wasting time though.
 
LukeMace said:
I have a step on to the drive at home which I couldn't get up before with the 108s on and these springs without just touching the under guards (flaps at bottom of car, not sure what they are for! Like small mudflaps under the car!) but have had no issue with touching it yesterday or today!
I guess half an inch can do a lot! :D
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You mean the jacking points?! :poke:

Car looks great fella but I'm a fan of the slammed look. Just hate driving them like that so prefer to perv at others! How are the arches 'rolled' exactly? Does it cause the paint to crack?
 
Bradders75 said:
You mean the jacking points?! :poke:

Car looks great fella but I'm a fan of the slammed look. Just hate driving them like that so prefer to perv at others! How are the arches 'rolled' exactly? Does it cause the paint to crack?
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:rofl: :rofl: No, not the jacking points!! I'll take a picture of what they look like.

The bottom of the arch has a lip on it. When its rolled that lip is pulled up tight to the back side of the arch panel so the tyre can't catch the lip if the arch and if it does catch anything it's the liner inside.
They were very good and it didn't take long to do. I read about paint cracking with rolling the arches and also pulling them out slightly, but the fella used a heat gun first to warm the panel up and job done with no cracks :thumbsup: sealed the rear of the arch and voila! :D
 
LukeMace said:
Bradders75 said:
You mean the jacking points?! :poke:

Car looks great fella but I'm a fan of the slammed look. Just hate driving them like that so prefer to perv at others! How are the arches 'rolled' exactly? Does it cause the paint to crack?
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:rofl: :rofl: No, not the jacking points!! I'll take a picture of what they look like.

The bottom of the arch has a lip on it. When its rolled that lip is pulled up tight to the back side of the arch panel so the tyre can't catch the lip if the arch and if it does catch anything it's the liner inside.
They were very good and it didn't take long to do. I read about paint cracking with rolling the arches and also pulling them out slightly, but the fella used a heat gun first to warm the panel up and job done with no cracks :thumbsup: sealed the rear of the arch and voila! :D
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A pic would be good because I have no idea what you mean! :?

Thanks for the arch rolling explanation. :) As long as the paint doesn't crack, it sounds like a good thing to do if you're going very low. Makes you wonder what the guys with air ride do to really tuck the tyres though - they must remove the liner completely?!
 
Bradders75 said:
A pic would be good because I have no idea what you mean! :?

Thanks for the arch rolling explanation. :) As long as the paint doesn't crack, it sounds like a good thing to do if you're going very low. Makes you wonder what the guys with air ride do to really tuck the tyres though - they must remove the liner completely?!
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I was wondering that as they were doing it actually and that's what I guessed they must do. I don't think there is much room even above the liner though on the Z for the wheel to go! I certainly wouldn't like to try lower than what it is now!!
 
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