Lowered Zed? - Opinions Please

[welsh_Z]

Hi, would like to lower my coupe to visually reduce arch gap, I'm already happy with the handling.

Its got a M front bumper and 19" CSL - Will it be difficult to live with lowered?
Do you catch the floor?
Any Pics to convince me?
H&R or Ebiach?

Cheers

 

[JaEdBa]

I've got the same combination as you, wheels, bumper and it's lowered on eibachs.

99% of the time it's fine, but the issue is you never know where the 1% will crop up. ramps are the biggest pain, steep driveways will always make me cringe a bit. speed bumps are not so bad, just take them slow so the suspension doesn't compress too much.

a lot I guess depends on your local authority's attitude to road maintenance, where I am they're terrible.

 

[welsh_Z]

JaEdBa, cheers for the quick reply!

My drive is quite steep, what catches the front bumper or skirts?

Cheers

 

[JaEdBa]

bumper seems to catch occasionally.

I have a ramp into my garage and if I don't get the right angle of approach I find hollows in the lane coupled with the incline can cause the underside to catch the metal threshold lip of my garage also.

it's not a massive issue though.

 

[welsh_Z]

Thanks, any pics?

 

[JaEdBa]

not got many pics unfortunately - i'm a bit old skool when it comes to cameras...never trust a man with a camera I say.. :lol:

 

[welsh_Z]

Car looks lovely mate! Front sits perfect but thought the back would be a little lower

 

[Adamski]

This sits a little lower. But any sharp incline/decline is a negative.

Looks great though

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[JaEdBa]

back could go a little lower but I guess there are more variables on that, full tank of fuel and boot full of junk could cause issues, whereas the front's pretty much a constant weight.

 

[ben g]

I'm lowered on 19's with an ///M front.



The front bumper 'fins' do catch on speedbumps. I bought some metal plates from a guy on here to stop further damage.

The bits of plastic just infront of the rear wheels (look underneath your car) also scrape regularly.

Nothing terrible, just annoying.

Mines a daily driver. Ride is quite firm and you feel every bump in the road. Wasn't much better when standard though.

 

[aquazi]

My front fins catch from time to time on a slope-some multistories can be tricky! (but i have fitted metal plates under them)

But the flap or rubber infront of my rear wheels catch speed bumps more often.


Sent from my iPhone 5s using Tapatalk

 

[welsh_Z]

ben g, What sprints are your car lowered on? Looks perfect height!

Still undecided as I love the look but is it worth the worry of the car scraping on every bump

 

[ben g]

They're FK springs, about the same height as H&R's I believe.

 

[James Junior]

Staggered 19" CSLs and 30mm Eibachs, with Powerflex front bushes.

Car handles beautifully. Can be a bit stiff sometimes, but I don't mind it and use it as a daily driver.

 

[dazols]

i had a really low car (well still have it) but the Z4 seems to be as low if not lower and thats on OEM springs. i went to a carpark the other day that had them flip down things in the ground to make you go one way. they scrapped the underside as i went over them. so dont want to lower mine. its more down to where you love, round here there are speed bumps on every road and would just be a pain.