timturbo

my series 1 on koni adjustables i was thinkin going coilovers but konis are so gd changed my mine i want to lower them though do i just get shorter springs. 60mm drop on standard 15's. would i have get uprated springs too ur help please everyone

gaz s1

60mm is too much will kill ure handling and probably ure konis as well 35mm on konis max

Bakster

Here you are my S2 on koni adjustable shocks and -80 front -60rear springs

Mixja

love them wheels...!!! lol

Christian and Beccy

iTrader: (14)

Koni's aren't made to take that amount of lowering. Escort's don't benefit from it either.

30mm!!

SafeChav

Your just gettin old and can't take the stiff ride

Christian and Beccy

iTrader: (14)

LOL. That's the one!!

Thanks!

I have these visions of taking my RST to the Post Office to draw my pension!!

SafeChav

You know that would be

I have visions of that too.......but whats the chances of our Ford's being not rotten when were that age

Got a question i wana ask you aswell, ill send a PM now

rs shawn

I agree that 60mm is too much. Especially for a lot of town driving..poor surfaced roads and pot-holes all over the place. Bumpy roads..etc.

You'll need uprated springs to get the best out of them if you wanted ot lower it. Standard springs will make it sit too high and would undo the work the Konis did.

Christian and Beccy

iTrader: (14)

I'll be lucky if my RST isn't a pile of cornflakes on the ground by the time I'm 35.

SafeChav

I'll be lucky if you read your bloody PM's once in a while

timturbo

Christian and Beccy

what do you mean konis cant take them? i want to lower her gettin her sittin on wheels do i have go coilovers then?

Series 1 not on road blown inlet valve only had it 5 days

NUTS RuS

iTrader: (35)

By lowering it that much your putting the damper under permanent compression, which its not designed to do.

After a while during use the oil heats up the gas making it either lose its compression, so the damper no longer works effectively, and off you go bouncing down the road looking like a twat, or in some cases it expands the oil and breaks the seal and leaks everywhere.

HTH

Ade

Steels can look seriously tough, the Vee Dub boys know what I mean

I've had experience of an RST sitting -60mm and then -30mm...... drove terrible at -60 but you could say it was almost worth it for the looks

rs shawn

Never sacrifice how it drives purely for the looks if the handling is that bad. What good is a top motor parked up gonna be if it's in a hedge the first time you get on a B road? Compromise is where it's at. You want it slammed at a show or as you cruise past? Get airbag suspension or hydraulics. You want it to be able to safely drive along a road..compromise.

The steelies *could* look good partly polished. Or if the centres were cut out & turned round so they became deep dished. Seen it before on a Mk1 or 2 Escort I think it was. They were different style tho. Only had 4 spot welds holding the centre in place originally. Cut them off, turned them around and welded the whole centre. Totally transformed the look of the wheel.

chelseabully1

you have a pm

rs shawn

Who...

If it's me..I ain't.

timturbo

thanks alot everyone nice one

Mr S1

iTrader: (2)

25mm drop. Plenty enough.