Best Lowering Springs For My 1.9?

[Kezzer30 40 1 Cars]

Hi all just wanted to know what you all feel are the best springs to lower the old girls with, wanting to drop 40mm front and back going to buy some tonight if ebay so if anyone has some suggestions that would be great cheers.

[jord294 91]

using standard b4 struts, you can't go far wrong with eibachs.

 

i also had apex springs as well, but they seemed a touch harsher

[Kezzer30 40 1 Cars]

Well i will be getting some decent struts later but i just want it lowering for lakes trip ( just because it will look better imo) haha and if i get crappy springs the drives and the drive up may be hell haha

[Batfink 201]

I always fit Eibach.

[Kezzer30 40 1 Cars]

Hmmm looking they only do 30mm ones i wanted 40mm

[jord294 91]

Many of the forum members will recommend eibach.

 

Lower than -30 is pointless imho

[Kezzer30 40 1 Cars]

Well i just want it to look abit "stanced" have u got any pics of these springs on a 205 gti ?

[DamirGTI 342]

Ditto

 

Eibach all the way .. great springs , bar the rest , surprisingly i found them to be better than OE springs on bad road surfaces

 

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[DamirGTI 342]

.. not the best picture but :

 

 

Mine is the one with clear indicators - eibach springs (-30)

Matteo's , with the orange indicators - koni springs (dunno which ones thou )

 

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Edited February 28, 2013 by DamirGTI

[Kezzer30 40 1 Cars]

Both nice cars but im wanting a tad lower my 306 was perfect but i put coilovers on it haha but i cannot afford coilovers for the 205 at this point , reckon 40mm is what i after but the only ones i see on ebay aint a make ive heard off so probs abit poor

[DamirGTI 342]

Just stay away from OMP and Platimex !

 

Eibach , H&R , Koni is what i'd look at for lowering a 205

 

.. ditto , im sure that you can get custom made springs in UK .

 

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[Kezzer30 40 1 Cars]

What about spax found some 40mm spax springs for around 80, 92 delivered eibach are 100 delivered

Ive heard there no too bad spax they do some good struts aswel which may be an option for future ? Any input

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

Spax are poor and I'm surprised they cost that much

[Kezzer30 40 1 Cars]

Grrr well might have to settle for some shoddy ones for now , get some decent coilovers in the future i reckon i paid insurance today to lower 40mm and i want it sorting in the next 2 week so im gunna have to make do i think

[pug_ham 244 3 Cars]

Coilovers aren't worth it, as said above, anything much below 40mm ruins the car & is purely for looks & wasted money that could go towards better dampers to star with.

 

Doof has a good set of shocks (about the best you'll get for sensible money) in the for sale section now for £200 iirc.

 

Btw, you don't want it too low for the Lakes trip, some of the roads (aka passes) on the trip have seen standard ride height 1.9's catching so lowering too much could spoil the trip for you imo.

 

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