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Old Jul 9, 2004 | 06:24 PM
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hi all,

i want to lower my 4x4 sappy, would like to know what parts to use, how much to lower it by for slik looks and good handling?
as you all may have worked out that im a dumb fooker, so please help

the car is to sit on the escos 16 alloys! plus any rough ideas of the kind of problems i am likely to encounter, along with what kind of £££ am i looking at?

i dont usually ask for much







thanks lads,



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Old Jul 11, 2004 | 06:41 AM
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don't lower it any more than 1" - I used chassis dynamics springs to bring it to around the same height as 2wd. Any more and you have the potential for the front driveshafts causing you problems, and the rear camber becoming excessive.
The Escos rims won't do the handling any favours, as the offset is wrong
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Old Jul 11, 2004 | 01:16 PM
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im running some 8 x 18 inch compomotive rims .. mine is an inch lower .. but i have leda coilovers 220 lb rear and 350 lb front on an overall et35 offset...

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Old Jul 11, 2004 | 05:42 PM
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thanks for the advice lads
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