unclefester

Sat next to Lovegroovas, mine sits almost at the same height.

lovegroova

Mine's probably higher now and going higher again probably.

unclefester

Nice to have the ground clearance and it makes bugger all difference to the handling?

Or have you some 'rough' circuits coming

lovegroova

I'll simply say "Hertfordshire roads". That should answer your question

Mostly it's to do with bumpsteer that lowering the rear makes worse.

unclefester

That explains why my tired rear shocks and springs are making the car feel unsettled on undulations / rough roads then!

WinFreak

Here's my 04 with 20k on the clock, as a comparison




It's a jeep!

unclefester

Unless 2 small amps and one sub box have compressed my springs by a massive amount, i'd say i am suffering a saggy rear end and that my fronts are fine.

Madfish

I'm in the same boat, about 63k miles on mine so I'm looking to replace. Was thinking of coilovers to start with but don't know if I could live with slammed look again so have just got some second hand APEX -30mm springs and looking into shock replacement...

Thought id have a look at Koni for a laugh, near £600 for all 4 dampners, I know they're probably the best but couldn't justify that expense with my driving ability/use.

I'm really surprised how low yours is sitting on stock suspension, mine looks like a 4 x 4 at the moment, I'm worried the -30mm drop is still going to leave a large arch gap!

Personally id be a bit reluctant to get second hand OEM shocks unless they're dirt cheap. Unknown history and unknown life expectancy would put me off.

lovegroova

Here's mine at present




and some older pics

First day of ownership 17k miles


Quite a lot of weight in the boot


First day with new wheels

exalto