In Two Minds? Wing Or Springs?

[KentIS300]

Hello guys,

I am in two minds.... about the original sport wing... I have found one for £50 but I am not sure I will like it on the car.

I might prefer a boot lip instead :( ...?

Also would you have any suggestions on lowering springs ? nothing mad... just 25-35mm .... enough to justify the change from 16" to the 18" sport wheels.

And improve the driveability of the car as since I put bigger wheels ... it cries for a bit lowering to make the steering more acurate.

I have always used Eibach's on my previous cars including my IS300 I had.

But ... I don't want to spend that kind of money,

Any suggestions that I can have a nice ride (not choppy or hard) and a good low budget?

Cheers

Vasilis.

Just a reminder on how the car looks now.

[dave1]

My GS430 SE Nav has the 18" sport wheels fitted, from new apparently, and the steering is spot on. It might be the case that the oversize tyres fitted on the rear wheels are responsible. Same with lowering it, unless you plan screaming round country lanes, what will it add? Why add more weight to the car with lips/wings/whatever........you will just throw the balance, use more fuel and probably get charged more on insurance

[IHgs300]

Leave it as is, looks spot on. Any more will spoil it.

[TigerFish]

GMAX springs are decent and a very good price. I'd go for the spoiler too, but that's because I don't like the GS shape without it. All down to personal taste in the end I guess.

[KentIS300]

I do like the stance of the suspension the sport has though .... :(

it will be hard to find a suspension of the sport model in a good condition.

Don't mind the fuel consumption as I use the Megane as my daily commuter, the GS is purely for joy :)

Insurance is not charging me more, as I am on a trade policy, they're not bothered with cosmetics... they are only interested in heavy modifying ie serious super charging Subaru Imprezas ... etc

Already looking for some after 2000 rear lights to replace my old style ones.

PS This is the lip ..

[TigerFish]

GMAX springs will give you the "sport" drop in ride height, at a very good price ;)

[KentIS300]

Wow they are cheap at £105 !! and with 3yrs warranty ... mmm sounds tempting :) :)

By the way the steering ... is much improved now ... I think the tyres needed a bit of rolling around as they must have been off a car for a while.

And being the ran flats did not help with those uber hard side walls! lol

Still I have a bit of "knock" on the steering column over hard pot holes... must be a bush somewhere along the steering that has a slack, need to look into it.

I know a car of 15yo cannot be perfect :) especially when it comes to bushes.

[TigerFish]

The knock could be anti-roll bar bushes so worth checking those out. Cheap fix if they have seen better days.

[KentIS300]

Installed the new GMax springs gave a nice lowering to the car (only by 30mm) and WOW .... what an improvement to the ride and the 18" ...

the car is even more comfortable than the stock springs!

Even though the new ones are lower, they are more spirals and they are more progressive.

I must admit ... I would recommend them easily, they suit the car 100%

Some pictures to follow as I am in the middle of clay barring and machine polishing these days :) coming up nicely

[Lexnut430]

I do like the stance of the suspension the sport has though .... :(

it will be hard to find a suspension of the sport model in a good condition.

Don't mind the fuel consumption as I use the Megane as my daily commuter, the GS is purely for joy :)

Insurance is not charging me more, as I am on a trade policy, they're not bothered with cosmetics... they are only interested in heavy modifying ie serious super charging Subaru Imprezas ... etc

Already looking for some after 2000 rear lights to replace my old style ones.

PS This is the lip ..

GS Lip.JPG

Love this lip spoiler!!

Where do you get this?

I have the sport spoiler as std, but looking into trying to do something different as such.

Good work by the way.