A Question

[NIKICH]

Had 3 mates in the back seat of my car and the back end was sitting nice and low (how is should be). I want to lower my and am worried that if i lower the car and have the same 3 mates in the back that i will rubbing and scrubbing. If i lower the car are the springs and shocks going to be stiffened?

[stoopid head]

yes, the lowered king springs are 30% stiffer then standard, so ive been told by Kings.

:)

[kcorro]

i saw a silver sportivo in melbourne city yesterday. it looked like it had super super low. half of the tyre wall was hidden up in the guard. it looked dam good.

lowered springs have higher spring rates and the trade-off is comfort.

[ZEEROLLA]

How much stiffer is Pedders and Whiteline?

[peekay]

I would not get pedders they are cheaply produced and not even made by them I would go the Whiteline between the two.

[NIKICH]

Back to the question, is the back going to look like its sagging??? Or will the springs hold strong?

[ADR_rolla]

Well has they r firmer as mentioned throughout... = not saggy...

if u got a sportivo go low kings as they r pretty comfortable (very affordable price). If you got a levin get super low kings or pedders. i dont know about whiteline.

[sportiv]

why do you say only use low king springs if you have a sportivo,, i was thinking about leaving the stock 16" tires on and using super lows do you guys advise against that..

cheers

[kcorro]

technical specifications can be found on the manufacturer's web site if not you can phone them. i found australian manufacturers most of the time just give approximate figures whereas japanese and european give real figures.

all new springs will sag a bit. if the sag is past the tolerance the manufacturer states you should be able to get warranty.

please see the buy and sell area. i have something very special in there.

[ADR_rolla]

yeah i should have added if u r thinking of getting 17" rims as well.

[Tivo Matt]

Was wondering how everyone went insurance wise when they dropped their car and who they are with?

I checked it out through AAMI and they won't cover me if i lower my car because i am under 25. Thats the only reason i'm asking.

[ADR_rolla]

im with aami but im 25 years old. Go with just cars if u r under 25.

[Northy]

i am with NRMA what are they like? i am bout to get mine lowered and i didnt even think of the insurance side of things.

[xoom]

My thoughts on NRMA.

No

Real

Mods

Allowed

N if u ask make sure its in a way they r not gona suspect that u've already done the mods or r gona put it on. as ive had friends who've gotten into arguments ova the phone cause the insurance company suspected they may have done the mod already

Cheers

Bill

[Northy]

the car is registered in my mothers name and i am a listed driver so ill get her to ring them

[ADR_rolla]

lol imagine that, your mother telling the insruance... Umm i lowered my sportivo, so i could have better handling. lol

[Northy]

lol imagine that, your mother telling the insruance... Umm i lowered my sportivo, so i could have better handling. lol

hey my mum is cool lol, she wants a camry spotivo cause they look like a "race car" haha

[03MikeSportivo]

Had 3 mates in the back seat of my car and the back end was sitting nice and low (how is should be). I want to lower my and am worried that if i lower the car and have the same 3 mates in the back that i will rubbing and scrubbing. If i lower the car are the springs and shocks going to be stiffened?

i got the 50mm kings with standard rims..... as my front shockies are almost gone well lets just say my exhaust sparks from time to time :(

not round anymore :(