Lowering Springs How Low?

[MattyP]

Hi

i am looking at lowering my is200. but i am wandering how low i can go without having to alter arches and wheels, etc. has any one lowered theirs with out having to adjust anything else and if so how low? i was looking at 40mm is this to much. oh yeah i should mension that i only want to change the springs as iam on a tight budget sadly.

thanks alot

[TommyH]

Hi Matty, AFAIK 40mm is the lowest you can go on standard shocks.

[ormi]

i bought springs that were ment to lower the rear by 50mm(mesured and it had dropped 45mm after run in) and front by 40 which it has done after run in with no mods and i'm running 8"wide 18's with a offset of 35 running 215 40 18's(slight stretch) can still go 5up with a full boot and have no rubbing.

[lextech86]

whch springs were they mate?

[ormi]

to be honest i dont know i got them from a shop on eBay for £90 delivered and i was also suprised at the ride as well which is still good!asi uses the same ones mate.

[ormi]

heres the eBay item number 290280668912 .now £94 though but free postage!

theirs a pic on how it will look with the springs on.

[Tony-Bones]

Don't forget the Geometry will go to pot...... The OEM adjusters can cope with about -40mm.

[ormi]

as the god of tracking said!!!!^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

[Asi]

ormi have you got the settings as i need to get tracking done.

[ormi]

ormi have you got the settings as i need to get tracking done.

the bloody settings are on my old laptop!! :tsktsk: :tsktsk:your a gold member so you could ask w.i.m to send you the settings via pm or e-mail.

[MattyP]

these eBay springs were actually the ones i was looking at lads! im pretty mid range on mechanical details, so for instance say i bought these tommorrow. what do i need to make sure my local grease monkey does for me he's bloody good but just want to make sure i get all the right things adjusted etc!!!

[Asi]

ormi have you got the settings as i need to get tracking done.

the bloody settings are on my old laptop!! :tsktsk: :tsktsk:your a gold member so you could ask w.i.m to send you the settings via pm or e-mail.

lol i will and will email you them aswell

[Steviewevie]

these ebay springs were actually the ones i was looking at lads! im pretty mid range on mechanical details, so for instance say i bought these tommorrow. what do i need to make sure my local grease monkey does for me he's bloody good but just want to make sure i get all the right things adjusted etc!!!

I highly recommend a trip to WIM to get your suspension geometry set correctly, the lowering will completely destroy the settings. If you haven't been to WIM before then your original settings won't have been good anyway, the OEM geometry causes premature tyre wear and non-optimal handling. This is a lot more than just setting the wheel alignment, so specialised equipment as well as chassis expertise is needed.

Have a look here for more details on WIM.

[StuP]

these ebay springs were actually the ones i was looking at lads! im pretty mid range on mechanical details, so for instance say i bought these tommorrow. what do i need to make sure my local grease monkey does for me he's bloody good but just want to make sure i get all the right things adjusted etc!!!

I highly recommend a trip to WIM to get your suspension geometry set correctly, the lowering will completely destroy the settings. If you haven't been to WIM before then your original settings won't have been good anyway, the OEM geometry causes premature tyre wear and non-optimal handling. This is a lot more than just setting the wheel alignment, so specialised equipment as well as chassis expertise is needed.

Have a look here for more details on WIM.

Have you got a rough idea as to how much this stuff is likely to cost in addition to the £94 for the springs? Spring fitting, WIM working their magic etc

[lexus stereo]

These springs are looking good,would WIM be able to give correct settings with these springs?

[DJ Wozza]

If you were a GOLD member, the WIM settings are in the Goldies forum :winky:

or better still take you car to WIM to be set up Dex :)

[Steviewevie]

WIM charged me two hours' labour to fit my TTE springs. The geometry setup at WIM is around £100. Yes, WIM can correctly set the geometry with those springs on. Basically there's a limit as to how low you can go whilst still being able to "recover" the geo to the correct settings (i.e. before the OEM adjusters on the IS200 run out of adjustment), but the TTE springs are within that limit.

[Asi]

If you were a GOLD member, the WIM settings are in the Goldies forum :winky:

or better still take you car to WIM to be set up Dex :)

i would need to see and get the wim settings

[lexus stereo]

Thats what i meant,if i go to WIM will they be able to do the geo with those springs fitted

[DJ Wozza]

yes mate, or even do the spring fitting too before they sort the Geo :)

[Matt_S]

You could try the Whiteline website for some settings.