Hey Guys,
Im super new to Stanceworks and the whole idea of extremely low ride heights.
I recently picked up a Bmw 318i for $800 (in Australia this is a pretty ridiculous price) with only a blown headgasket. This was a quick fix so i got right into lowering my car. I picked up a set of 20mm Wheel spacers and height adjustable coilovers off ebay and I was onto my first car project (im only 19).
Negotiating front ride height was easy, since I only have Style 24's I didnt have any clearance issues and just simply set the shocks as low as i could possibly go with a small guard roll.
I had a little bit more of an issue on the rear.
How to do you run low rear ends without a ridiculous amount of spring preload? Im not running any spring perches (trying to minise the height). My rear springs are 8Kg, although im not sure on height; they are considerably lower than stock. To get the shock to bolt up I needed to use a car jack on the lca and wind it up a fair bit. The spring has a ridiculous amount of preload on it and I have basically 0 droop (car tucks tyre when off the ground). Ive also noticed my rebound is super fast even with the slowest setting on my shocks, I cant see how you could achieve droop without a 5-7cm super heavy spring.
The worst part is I have seriously poor handleing and my car isnt even that low. I will admit I havent done a search, but is there any chance you guys could help me out and share a few secrets?
Cheers Brodie
Im super new to Stanceworks and the whole idea of extremely low ride heights.
I recently picked up a Bmw 318i for $800 (in Australia this is a pretty ridiculous price) with only a blown headgasket. This was a quick fix so i got right into lowering my car. I picked up a set of 20mm Wheel spacers and height adjustable coilovers off ebay and I was onto my first car project (im only 19).
Negotiating front ride height was easy, since I only have Style 24's I didnt have any clearance issues and just simply set the shocks as low as i could possibly go with a small guard roll.
I had a little bit more of an issue on the rear.
How to do you run low rear ends without a ridiculous amount of spring preload? Im not running any spring perches (trying to minise the height). My rear springs are 8Kg, although im not sure on height; they are considerably lower than stock. To get the shock to bolt up I needed to use a car jack on the lca and wind it up a fair bit. The spring has a ridiculous amount of preload on it and I have basically 0 droop (car tucks tyre when off the ground). Ive also noticed my rebound is super fast even with the slowest setting on my shocks, I cant see how you could achieve droop without a 5-7cm super heavy spring.
The worst part is I have seriously poor handleing and my car isnt even that low. I will admit I havent done a search, but is there any chance you guys could help me out and share a few secrets?
Cheers Brodie
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