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dooge69
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Joined: 30 Jan 2006
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Mon Jan 30, 2006 6:17 pm |
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Hey all,
Am just wondering what the max amount is you can lower a renault 5 by? I know the GT turbos are stock 35mm drop,but if it was running 15's with low profiles do you reckon a 70mm drop on front and 60mm on rear is about as near as you can get it?
Also any other companies other than PI make springs for stock R5's?
Any drawbacks to fitting lowered hardened springs to standard absorbers?
cheers all! |
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Chris H
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Tue Jan 31, 2006 1:21 am |
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70mm will go.
stiffer springs will give shockers are harder time but nothign to dramatic. |
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Dan
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Tue Jan 31, 2006 1:27 am |
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Loads of companys, APEX, Eibach etc etc |
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dooge69
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Joined: 30 Jan 2006
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Tue Jan 31, 2006 5:00 am |
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ah right,ill have to keep looking round.I know loads of companies still do the springs for the GT turbo,am guessing the shocks are the same just with 35mm drop springs? |
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Dan
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Tue Jan 31, 2006 5:40 am |
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slightly harder too, but dont for get the rear is torsion bar |
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dooge69
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Tue Jan 31, 2006 12:02 pm |
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Yeh,have a friend whos done it to a renault 11 turbo,so hes going to do mine for me. |
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david3533
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Wed Feb 01, 2006 12:47 pm |
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try leda for dampers. you will have big probs with the rear. remember the gtt had 13" rims droping 70 mm and putting 15" rims the wheels will rub, with out having the wheel arches turned. mine is droped 30 with 185/60x 14 and I have 1mm clearance on the off side. |
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dooge69
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Wed Feb 01, 2006 6:13 pm |
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ouch.but I thought the GTT was dropped 35mm as standard on 13's anyways? the archs on mine look and feel huge! |
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david3533
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Wed Feb 08, 2006 12:11 pm |
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yeah but your talking of using 15" rims |
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dooge69
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Wed Feb 08, 2006 1:37 pm |
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True, though on closer inspection there isnt alot of difference between 15" with low profiles and 13" with standard tyres! ill be careful, but as a mates doing it then we can test and see before I leave. |
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A14LN C
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Wed Feb 08, 2006 5:32 pm |
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Hav u bn using ur 5 since i was down?
Posted from a Nokia 6230 |
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dooge69
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Thu Feb 09, 2006 4:07 am |
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