Rob350 Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Not sure if my car has lowering spring's, could someone measure the gap between the rubber and arch front and rear and let me know please Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 What tyre size and profile are you running ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob350 Posted November 22, 2016 Author Share Posted November 22, 2016 Standard rays with 40 or 45 mm walls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob350 Posted November 23, 2016 Author Share Posted November 23, 2016 Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHEZZA Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 (edited) Just a wild guess but most lowering springs I can think of are red/yellow/green and not black like oem other than eibachs which lower the car by 30mm which is a good drop. What's your arch gap. Maybe a pic would help. Edited November 23, 2016 by SHEZZA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob350 Posted November 23, 2016 Author Share Posted November 23, 2016 About 25-30 mm front and back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aashenfox Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 (edited) The easiest way to gauge that, would be to ask a member with stock suspension (I have coilovers, sorry ) to take a meter rule or similar, and measure from the highest point of the arch to the floor all around with teh car parked on a perfectly level surface (multi-storey car parks are good for this), while you do the same. As another poster said, it is also important to know EXACTLY what size tires you are on. I doubt that you'll be able to understand anything by someone's arbitrary guess at the measuring of a gap between two things that don't actually line up well enough to be accurately measured (tire top and arch). There's also a big difference between 25 and 30mm. 5mm actually. 25mm is something very small, it's the width of the average man's thumb. If you have a 25mm arch gap all around you are probably on lowering springs, I have more than that and as stated, I'm on coilovers (lower than stock but admittedly not much, Greek roads don't allow it). Do the arch to floor test, it's the only way to be sure, I'm sure someone can pop out to their garage and do the same for you Edited November 23, 2016 by Aashenfox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strudul Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 I reckon a decent picture would be enough for us to notice any obvious drop. I'll have a measure tomorrow some time if you aren't sorted by then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis_UK Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 I've just been doing some investigative work as I am in a similar situation in that my camber is messed up which I think is not only due to siezed camber bolts but also lowered suspension, on that note can you adjust the stock dampers and springs? Factory Ride Height: From Center of Wheel Cap -> Wheel Arch: Front: 365mm - Rear: 385mm I've just measured mine: Front: 350mm - Rear: 355mm So this has clearly been lowered (Or damaged) but I can see the current springs are black, so must be stock? Any idea's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strudul Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 Any idea's? Surely you can get black aftermarket springs too (even if it is uncommon)? Or they could have been cut to lower the car (cheap, but not recommended). Someone else will probably have some better ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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