 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  |  03-30-2009, 12:23 AM | #1 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: new york Posts: 511 |  RD sport lowering spring?
are they worth getting will my stock suspension wear out quick with them? etc
what are teh pros and cons of them? |  |  | | 03-30-2009, 03:22 AM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Austin Posts: 3,059 |
Pros:
Lowered suspension gives better handling. But it's pointless if you have shot shocks/struts. You have to upgrade them.
Makes a ride look better visually, and people can tell that the car is lowered, but not a low rider.
Cons:
You have to be extra careful when you go over a bump. You bottom out easier if you're on OE shocks/struts.
You have to get used to parking further away from the curb. Your bumper WILL hit the curb. But it's not a problem with the ti, since you can actually park 3 feet away from the curb, and be completely in your parking spot.
So if you get lowering springs, get a upgraded shock/struts to go with it. I bottom out every now and then with my bilsteins shocks. So imagine what it would be like with OE's. __________________ Come get a ti-shirt
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another pro, those particular springs don't have a very negative effect on ride quality, definitely get shocks too, bavauto.com sells Bilsteins for a pretty decent price | | | | | 04-02-2009, 08:58 PM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: central ct Posts: 503 |
they are pretty low and soft like stock. don't buy them for performance. __________________
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Former 1995 318ti owner | | | | | 04-03-2009, 05:05 PM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Eugene Oregon Posts: 6,182 |
Quote: Originally Posted by 1996 318ti NY  are they worth getting will my stock suspension wear out quick with them? etc
what are teh pros and cons of them? | you will also loose the amount of travel you have since the struts are designed for stock height and not lowered springs, you will most likely bottom out on your struts when driving on bad highways __________________
-Josh
Sold-1995 318ti, Club Sport, Hellrot
Sold-1996 318ti, Active Model, Boston Green
Current- 1995 318ti, sport model, schwartz
| | | | | 04-05-2009, 04:11 AM | #6 | | Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Plainfield Posts: 29 |
One other thing to consider, depending on your wheel/tire combo is whether the tires will rub the inner fenders and liners, especially in front. Lots of people like to roll the inner fenders, but this can lead to the paint cracking and peeling.
If you are looking to improve handling, first make sure your suspension is not worn out. Bigger sway bars will make a big difference. Many people like to combine new springs with the correct new shocks/struts unless they were recently replaced. Old struts and shocks may not have equal damping. And while you're at it, replacing any bump stop type parts that are worn out is a nice thing to do as well.
If you live in an area where the roads are not always race track smooth, replacing only the springs to dramatically lower the car will make it ride rough and not handle well.
Hope this helps,
vince | | | | |
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