Lowering Springs

[JOHN89MI16 0]

Does anyone know of anybody that stocks some front lowering springs for my phase 1 405 mi16 because im having trouble finding anyone that stock them?

Im looking for at least a 25mm drop.

If i had a 205 or 306 it would be easy but apparently i dont own a popular enough car for most people to stock any.

Any info would be great. Thanks

[Guest badboyracer3500]

Does anyone know of anybody that stocks some front lowering springs for my phase 1 405 mi16 because im having trouble finding anyone that stock them?

Im looking for at least a 25mm drop.

If i had a 205 or 306 it would be easy but apparently i dont own a popular enough car for most people to stock any.

Any info would be great. Thanks

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Found mine on ebay, iirc it was a shop, they are -30mm.

Can't remember what make either.

Gavin.

[pug309twin40s 1]

www.needforspeed.co.uk

[calvinhorse 870]

kris has some

[Jer309GTi 3]

kris has some   

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LOL

 

Spax sell them, the dealer listing for places that stock them is HERE!

[KRISKARRERA 2 1 Cars]

Yes I've got the Ventura lowering springs from Euro car parts. Supposed to be just 25mm lower but no way! More like 35mm or more!

[ryan13961345402285 1]

Just wondering, what does I notch on the rear torsion bar lower the car by? 25mm?

Thanks

[welshpug 1,657]

no, 3mm if you do it properly

[Feeble 0]

Torsion bar?

[KRISKARRERA 2 1 Cars]

IF there's no corrosion, which there will be, torsion bars are dead easy to adjust. However when you lower the rear it's still the same tension as before. Unlike at the front where not only is it lower on lowring springs but they are made stiffer. For perfectionists this is unsatisfactory. Hence the need for thicker torsion bars.

My car was lowered and now I've put it back to standard. It doesn't look as good but on the bumpy roads round here it feels so much better.

[TonyW 0]

I'm with Kris on that, my first Mi was lowered and on city speedbumps took a bit of a battering. My current Mi is standard, which is far more practical round Birmingham!

[Guest badboyracer3500]

IF there's no corrosion, which there will be, torsion bars are dead easy to adjust. However when you lower the rear it's still the same tension as before. Unlike at the front where not only is it lower on lowring springs but they are made stiffer. For perfectionists this is unsatisfactory. Hence the need for thicker torsion bars.

My car was lowered and now I've put it back to standard. It doesn't look as good but on the bumpy roads round here it feels so much better.

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I'm with Kris on that, my first Mi was lowered and on city speedbumps took a bit of a battering. My current Mi is standard, which is far more practical round Birmingham!

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Thats a pi**off as i now don't know whether to fit my springs.

Whats the quickest way to change the springs?

If its not a lot of time and effort then i could always try them and then alter it all back again if i don't like them.

[Jer309GTi 3]

Was thinking of lowering mine, but I'm forever scraping the towbar and exhaust on road and speedbumps round where I live so don't think I'll bother. Just going to go for uprated but standard height (if anyone does such a kit)

[Guest badboyracer3500]

Was thinking of lowering mine, but I'm forever scraping the towbar and exhaust on road and speedbumps round where I live so don't think I'll bother. Just going to go for uprated but standard height (if anyone does such a kit)

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My exhaust scraps the ground now and i still want lower

Not totally true as i just need to lower the front to even it up as rear is already low

Edited April 19, 2007 by badboyracer3500

[KRISKARRERA 2 1 Cars]

What was odd on my car was that the lowering springs I had on were supposed to lower the car by just 25mm, which would have been great, but they actually lowered the car by about 40mm I reckon. It looked good lowered but I just got a bit hacked off with having to stop at speed bumps and put the car in 1st gear and then go over the speed bumps at 1mph, and even then I'd hear the exhaust pipe graze the bump.

[Guest badboyracer3500]

What was odd on my car was that the lowering springs I had on were supposed to lower the car by just 25mm, which would have been great, but they actually lowered the car by about 40mm I reckon. It looked good lowered but I just got a bit hacked off with having to stop at speed bumps and put the car in 1st gear and then go over the speed bumps at 1mph, and even then I'd hear the exhaust pipe graze the bump.

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My springs are -30 so i hope they are as just scrape the exhaust on my drive now so with springs it will have to live on the street

[pug309twin40s 1]

What was odd on my car was that the lowering springs I had on were supposed to lower the car by just 25mm, which would have been great, but they actually lowered the car by about 40mm I reckon. It looked good lowered but I just got a bit hacked off with having to stop at speed bumps and put the car in 1st gear and then go over the speed bumps at 1mph, and even then I'd hear the exhaust pipe graze the bump.

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yea but your springs could be knackered and dropped lower, like when my the old ones on my goodwood did.

[welshpug 1,657]

I reckon 405's look spot on with 55's and standard height

[Jer309GTi 3]

I reckon 405's look spot on with 55's and standard height

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Glad I'm not the only one mate! The Mi's were lowered 15mm rear and 10mm front compared to the 1.9i anyway... After seeing pics of lowered Mi's, something just doesn't look right to me.

Edited April 20, 2007 by Jer309GTi

[Mr Teflon 1 1 Cars]

I'm with you on that too - if I could get uprated spring rates at standard height I would have!

 

My car runs 50's (as they were cheap!) so the drop isn't as noticeable I suppose.

 

And - the car works like it needs to

[cammmy 1]

IF there's no corrosion, which there will be, torsion bars are dead easy to adjust. However when you lower the rear it's still the same tension as before. Unlike at the front where not only is it lower on lowring springs but they are made stiffer. For perfectionists this is unsatisfactory. Hence the need for thicker torsion bars.

My car was lowered and now I've put it back to standard. It doesn't look as good but on the bumpy roads round here it feels so much better.

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If you drop the rear on a 4bie using the slacken-adjust torsion bar-tighten technique will the hydraulics stiffen?

 

Cheers

 

Cam

[Guest serrento405]

Any think more than 25mm on the mi,s up set the suspension geometry as sed they are lower than the 1.9,s to start with, has any body found a torsion bar that can be used to up grade the mi ones???