Its time for some new springs.

[slowly slowly]

I will be fitting these,




And these,





To this next week,





I should imagine new identical springs would be an improvement, but how will a 30% improvement in handling and 40mm lower ride height feel.
The wheels are too heavy, i have some 17" OE wheels coming in 2 weeks with 225x50x17 tyres on so that should also improve things.

Anybody want to buy a set of wheels?

Any advice welcome (not on selling wheels)

[GreenV8S]

slowly slowly said:

how will a 30% improvement in handling and 40mm lower ride height feel.

30% better, obviously.

Seriously, how on earth do you quantify handling improvements, it's entirely subjective.

It isn't possible to say what the impact will be without more information about what you're changing and what you want to achieve. Have you changed the spring rates? Are the dampers adjustable? Are you changing the geometry and/or tyre pressures to compensate for the lower ride height and/or spring/damper/geometry changes?

It could make a complete mess of the car - or it could transform it into a real gem.

[slowly slowly]

These are the ones i`ve bought.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Jamex-Shock-and


I just assumed that 40mm reduction in ride height would automatically result in a stiffer ride due to the 40mm thats missing being the softest part of the spring.
I`ve read an independent report that said they where quite good.

[PJR]

Be sure to get a decent 4 wheel alignment job done once its all fitted. You wont regret it.
Cheers, P

[slowly slowly]

Got the car back today it feels alot better, one of the old shocks does`nt rebound at all so it should feel better, the cost seems reasonable what do you think.

4 Zimmermann discs and pads £142
4x shocks and springs (Jamex) £199
Fluid and labour £50 a corner (£200)
Total £541.

My new (secondhand) wheels arrived today they are off a E60, very nice.

[slowly slowly]

Before the new suspension it looked like this,



Now it looks like this, complete with a set of nearly new E60 wheels with Dunlop run flat tyres, it now running 40mm lower.




Here is another set I bought yesterday.

Edited by slowly slowly on Monday 18th September 16:16