rs nutta

right hope someone can help me a bit, ive got an rs turbo replica just had it resprayed and im keeping it on the standard 15's what lowering have people got on standard turbos i just wanna know what looks best and usable.

heres mine atm i think my lowering springs on atm are about 30mm

rstubby

i got -60mm lowering on mine, it looks awsome but plays havoc on the driveshafts and suspension parts and will take out wheel bearings, mayb a -40mm drop at max to get the best of both worlds.

rs nutta

have you got any pics of it so i can see what i rekon please

sheps

No idea how low it is, its on coilovers..but you can forget speedbumps or any kind of bumpy road

rstubby

yeh here is a pic of it hope ya like it lol



my old xr3i cabby used to be that low it was awsome but i had 17's so i suppose it was a lil higher as i could get over speed bumps (JUST).

sheps

Yea,mines a nightmare, ive already ruined one exhaust

rs nutta

oooh 60mm does look the best though, do you know if its possible to get a 50mm kit then it would be a lil bit lower than 40mm and shouldnt scrape as much as 60mm

rstubby

yeh as far as i know u can buy a 50mm koni set i would suggest changing the dampers also if you havent, that pic of my car doesnt do the lowerin justice tbh its soo low i cant get my head under the front bumper lol

EscortMadJay

60mm for looks and 40 for best of both

JesseT

Std is nice.

COSSIE CAL

go for the full 120mm slam


























nah 60mm mate

ivorbiggun

Ditto

Particularly of you don't want it to handle like a milk float

749steve

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mines 60mm

Rick

The Escort handles best when lowered as much as possible - but only if the geometry is set accordingly.

Zetec_mk4_XR3i

Mine lowered 60mm and a coil cut off

rs nutta

well it looks like ill be doing 60mm and avoiding speedbumps then

JesseT

It's just quite a hassle to relocate the TCA and reaction bars to the chassis front and rear and not everyone wants to do something like that. Just adjusting the front TCA and rear reaction bar length will not help much.

JesseT

Also I must note that some of your cars don't look even near as much lowered than what you are stating. For example, 749steve, 60mm from standard carb model perhaps, but never from an RST. Before you say anyting, I've raised my Escort from the sig picture and the Orion is sold now. (Should have kept it and sold the escort... Orion was a much better car in every way except the seats).

Rick

Jesse i agree - you can't even buy 60mm springs for an rst.... None of them look particulary low...

Mine isn't very low, and handles nicely - its not worth it for a road car, the ride becomes horrendous.