Originally Posted by
RSandy
exactly! lol
im beginning to wonder whether or not these spax springs would ever in reality be a 40mm drop, they just dnt seem low enough at all!!
obviously the front has dropped since that pic cos of the engine going in, plus iv got about 2 inches of travel left before bottoming out the coilover, so front is fine.
does anybody know what the deal is with 60mm only seemingly available for an XR3i? because i may have to go that route, but dont wana find out an xr3i sits 20mm higher as standard and i end up with another set of 40mm springs lol
spax sell 2 sets depending on what its going on.
I believe (the numbers may not be strictly accurate) that they sell 35mm drop and 60mm drop for the xr3i but only a 35mm drop for the turbo. however they take their measurements based on a series one turbo which is 25mm lower than a standard escort. so the 60mm springs are the same as the turbo 35mm springs, based on -25mm to start with, -35mm lower again equals -60mm lower than a standard escort. I have these on my mk3 and with 17s on can just squeeze 2fingers between wheel and arch. if i load the car i cant get anything underneath. Im considering swapping to 35mm 3i springs as its rubbing my rear tyres away when loaded.