Originally Posted by
Fiddy
I have seen kits that lower the front further than the back also, but TBH, with the size and weight of a V6 engine, i wouldnt want it too low at the front. all mondeo's that are lowered the same amount front and back, sit higher at the front though, its because the front arches are bigger than the back. mine is a nightmare lowered 35 at the back, exhaust catches on speed bumps etc, and the rear bumper catches kirbs if i reverse into spaces, which i found out to my cost, as it cracked the ST200 bumper, hence, i always park in forwards now lol. it may not look lowered at the front, but when you compare it to the standard springs, you can see it is, although my front spring was snapped, so it sat a bit lower anyway
As far as tyre ware, i havnt really noticed any, but as said, mines only lowered -35MM
not good with the bumper but it easy enough to do, is it me or do you find parking the thing a nightmare compared to other cars, i mean it's not un-do'able but i find 1: the turning circle is really bad
2: (and its not just cos it's a bigger car cos i'v driven my old mans landcruser without issues even with 8foot trailer) but i find judging it's size when making parking manuvers really difficult
oh and it don't matter about catching my bumpers i have the optional gaffer tape bumpers
, i'm going for the new ford rat look
and i no about the arch gap difference some of the old rovers are the same, your front springs where like mine i.e broken
so like you say it doesn't look bad, i'll take a piccie in daylight for you as i had to put new springs on the front of mine for mot and it's riding pretty high, i'd say there is a good 3" of arch gap with 17" wheels and a 40 profile tyre
i dropeed my escort 35mm and iirc it did start to scrub the inners a little but tbh i think that was the least of it's problems, i wan't to do this on my mondeo just cos when i have a little play in it i find the boaty motion of standard suspension a little upsetting at higher speeds, i was on the a38 yesterday and going a bit quick when i started to feel the front and back wheels start to hop and squirm around a bend, my arse did eat the seat a little