bick888

Is it true that lowering the rear of the focus is bit of an arse??
cheerz
jake

FRS 3409

nope all a load of codswallop, absolute piece of cake! do it in about 45 mins easily.

bick888

cheerz mate!
Do you fink theres anypoint in gettin uprated shocks when i lower the car?? are the standard ones good enough? its nt goin to be a race car, but i just want it to handle and sit a bit better!! also, how much do i lower it?

FRS 3409

depends how low you are planning on going and what condition they are in. any lower than 35mm and you will start to notice that big bumps in the road tend to make the shocks bottom out due to lack of travel. 40mm - 50mm definatly uprated shocks and any lower coilovers are the way forward.

ian

watson

Mine is lowerd 50mm and never had my shocks bottom out.
Coilovers would be the thing to do if you have the money but i picked my springs up for Ł80 and dropped it 50mm was easy to fit did the whole car in about hour and half.

bick888

How does it handle?? isit propper stiff? thats how i want it to be! also does it look good lowered at 50mm?

watson

Yeah it handles very well as it is so stiff.
as for does it look good...you tell me

bick888

looks wicked fella!!!
Is it really really bumpy? or just rite? or what?

watson

I think its just right, not to soft and not to bumpy, what springs are you going for?

RichieST

iTrader: (2)

can be a bitch to do, unless your focus is less than a couple of years old then all the nuts will have siezed solid.

Best thing to do is to put the spring clamps up through the hole in the lower arm, then inside the spring, as there will be no space to tighten the clamps up if you put them outside

watson

Mine car is a 1999 model and it all came off ok with a bit of WD40 and a strong arm
But your right with the clamps can be a pain if you dont do it on the inside or have small spring clamps