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davidberryman
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Lowering Suspension
« on: Jan 1st, 2007, 6:11pm » |
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Has anybody done this to Saloon, if so what do you think of the results and the ride, I've a 2.3 and thinking of dropping 30/40mm! Input greatly appreciated.
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Re: Lowering Suspension
« Reply #1 on: Jan 1st, 2007, 7:23pm » |
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cant remember the title, but there was a long thread about this a few months back with owners that had done it.
i think if i remember correctly, the road holding was vastly improved with a trade off for a harsher ride. it seemed quite expensive and you need to order shims to adjust the wheel angle etc....
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Re: Lowering Suspension
« Reply #2 on: Jan 1st, 2007, 9:26pm » |
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Martin Rowe did this about three years ago, as far as I am aware his Scorp is still in that config.
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You'd also have to think about Insurance implications, if you were to modify the vehicle, and weigh that up against the benefits? 
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Re: Lowering Suspension
« Reply #4 on: Jan 1st, 2007, 10:59pm » |
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Just my £0.02 
Took my Scorpio out yesterday, it's been laid up for over a month. Reminded me how nimble it feels on the road...it's fair to say handling is one of the better points on our cars, it feels very agile for a 1600kg car.
I wouldn't go there myself, the ride with the 16" rims is firm enough; any stiffer and it'll be able to shake the stones out of your kidneys. The Scorp has a low CoG anyways, lower than the average Merc or Beemer...lowering it would drop the centre a fraction but...on rough roads it will be BUMPY.
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Re: Lowering Suspension
« Reply #5 on: Jan 2nd, 2007, 11:20am » |
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if your worried about insurance rises, shop arround, there are some firms out there that lower your insurance as they see it as uprading the suspension, thus making it safer in corners,
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davidberryman
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Re: Lowering Suspension
« Reply #6 on: Jan 2nd, 2007, 7:05pm » |
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Thanks Guys, if anybody has already done this i would really appreciate your advise, thinking it would look great but!! is ride badly effected?
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Re: Lowering Suspension
« Reply #7 on: Jan 3rd, 2007, 8:45am » |
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spring kits available to give 35mm drop, makes the car 'sharper', you can play with the front tracking to minimise the increased front tyre wear in the inner edge, as mentioned you could play with shims to alter the rear camber, or just have the rear tyres 'turned' when 1/2 worn.
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davidberryman
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Re: Lowering Suspension
« Reply #8 on: Jan 3rd, 2007, 6:59pm » |
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Thanks Martin I'm gonna give it a go as i think it'll look great.
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Re: Lowering Suspension
« Reply #9 on: Jan 4th, 2007, 3:06pm » |
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I can supply the Lesjofors kits if required.
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Re: Lowering Suspension
« Reply #10 on: Jan 7th, 2007, 7:32pm » |
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Mine is lowered thanks to lower profile tyres ( came with the wheels ) must be about 2" and to be honest it's far too low, the lower shell brace bar catches on some speed bumps and the front splitter drags on drop curbs, ramps and bumpy roads!
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Re: Lowering Suspension
« Reply #11 on: Jan 8th, 2007, 10:47am » |
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mine is a standard car on 17" alloys (proper ford ones) and it hits the speed bumps in Warrington all the time. I think if I lowered it, I would be ploughing rather than driving!
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Re: Lowering Suspension
« Reply #12 on: Jan 9th, 2007, 9:35am » |
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just having mine raised at the back, as a 70 ltr LPG tank drops it down about 2 inch. Not nice towbar catches, on my drive and speed bumps are impossible.
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Re: Lowering Suspension
« Reply #13 on: Jan 9th, 2007, 10:08am » |
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You could fit the self levelling suspension barrie
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Re: Lowering Suspension
« Reply #14 on: Jan 9th, 2007, 1:59pm » |
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hi. there are a range of kits avaliable on www.potn.co.uk if any1 has seen them. not had a proper look myself but there are a few differant makes etc, just an idea!!
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Re: Lowering Suspension
« Reply #15 on: Jan 9th, 2007, 6:01pm » |
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Just another £0.02
Personally I WOULDN'T lower it, as others have said speed bumps and kerbs will very quickly become a problem. It'll also firm up the ride a lot, so while making the car a bit tighter on the road you'll get a boy racer style ride over bumps. I find the ride in the Scorp a bit hard over rough roads on the 16" rims even with the standard setup, I find myself trying to nurse it over the potholes
And no, you don't want to get wedged over one of those really brutal speed bumps they have at the entrance to side roads and hear that awful, soul destroying scraping sound as you leave half of your underbody on the bump... 
Large rims + lowered suspension = sore posterior, just hope the next owner doesn't have haemaroids... 
Regards, Bruce.
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Re: Lowering Suspension
« Reply #16 on: Jan 11th, 2007, 3:55pm » |
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OK i'm sold I'm gonna go with the majority and leave standard, besides, need cash to sort rot in rear arches... thanks for usual helpful input.
David
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Re: Lowering Suspension
« Reply #17 on: Jan 11th, 2007, 5:05pm » |
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Good move me thinks
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