Right, In a nutshell, Just lowered my Mk1 Focus, abouuuuttttt, 130MM (ish). And, since spoken modification was done, when I accelerate, there is a rumbling feeling from the front?! Am I right in thinking that I have signed the death warrent for my driveshafts?! Or could it be something else? Any help, Would be mint!

Adam

 

Tires rubbing more than likey, prob far to low!

 

130mm!? there no need to go that low you must be runing tiny wheels

 

130mm?

 

you cant even get a vw bora that low

 

if all fairness i did lower my ka 140mm though they are sky high to start with.

 

130mm how the fek do you get over speed humps ! what a fine way to scrap the shit out of your car's under belly I morn for your car lol!

 

any pics?? it must be on its arse!!

 

What tyres are you running?...Actually, no matter what size tyres you're running 130mm is way too low, it's about 80mm lower than it should be.

I'm assuming that figure is for the rear...How much lower is it at the front?

 

Its on 15 inch ford 5 spokes, standard fitment, on 195/50 rubber, turns out put the cup for the topmount on wtong way, just needed twisting 120degrees haha, problem solved! An it doesnt scrape alot atall, just kisses speed humps! An i want it that low because well, i love cars slammed i dont mind too much for the practicality haha

 

pics please

 

Think that should work?! if you cant see it, Sorry haha

 

Needs to be lower at the front!

 

And the picture doesnt do it much justice either!

 

i love my cars sitting on the floor,

 

that's no where near 130mm

 

Maybe 130 is an overestimate, I did say "ish"! All I know is, it was a zeplin before, Now it is not

 

how have you lowered it?

 

Cut the springs then heated and reshaped the last coil (the cut end) to seat in its cup perfectly, its only temporary for a month till my coily's come, Then the 16" Momo Arrows are going on (In Grey), Think I'll need to stretch my tyres a little but thats ok .

 

...........words fail me................

 

You heated up sprung steel ?

Engineer fail of the year award

 

I know it makes it brittle, an I also know it lowers the spring rate, but as I said, its temporary for a month, an I dont drive like Tommi Makkonen while its like it is

 

I just hope when the spring snaps or pops out the cup and you dart off the road at 70mph you only kill yourself.

 

You guys worry too much! As stupid as you may think I am, they seat perfectly, and due to the shape of the bottom cup, even if it did snap where I heated them, they would stay in the cup. Im not looking for an arguement or trying to be smart, I'm just saying this is an educated and calculated risk

 

Plus, I cooled them all down slowly to allow the austenite's to to properly form into carbides again so, technically, there more malleable if anything!

 

I've welded a spring back together on a golf when it snapped. Was fine tbh, although it did have a LOT of weld, the overlap on the parts i welded back together was about 4 inches.

I'll admit i was unaware at the time that it made them brittle, but it did take FOR EVER to cool down cause i was welding at about 160amps both sides of the join in 2cm beads with similar gap between.

Nice to know it's not technically as dangerous as i thought after i'd done it lol.