30MM Drop Finally Installed
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30MM Drop Finally Installed
Oh my word.. I was SO not prepared for how low it would go!
I think I may be glad i didn't go for the 40mm!
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I think I may be glad i didn't go for the 40mm!
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Ah yes, the springs I should have had!!
Looks awesome Cerby!!
Looks awesome Cerby!!
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WANT: 480 GT-Turbo & Jaguar XJR-S
HAVE: Jaguar XJ40 4l Sov
HAD: 480 GT (Lula) & 480 ES (Lulu), Mk4 XR3i (Wall*E), Rover 416i (Junior-R.I.P. bud), X2 (Percy) & Tahiti (Tati)
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Handling is sweet with the stiffer springs but you can kiss goodbye to your infocentre, mine was working fine (after resoldering and packing with foam) until I lowered the car. And the front shocks have died after 2,000miles, the front of the car now bounces like a low-rider when off the throttle.
Why won't God heal amputees?
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you can springs from bypartsbuy.com-do a search, loadsa stuff on lowering etc.
Cerbs got his from a fellow forum member
Didnt you Cerb?
Yeh U did...
Beat me too it didnt you....
Love ya really!!!
Cerbs got his from a fellow forum member
Didnt you Cerb?
Yeh U did...
Beat me too it didnt you....
Love ya really!!!
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There are a number of mechanical devices which increase sexual arousal, particularly in women. Chief among these is the Volvo 480 ;)
WANT: 480 GT-Turbo & Jaguar XJR-S
HAVE: Jaguar XJ40 4l Sov
HAD: 480 GT (Lula) & 480 ES (Lulu), Mk4 XR3i (Wall*E), Rover 416i (Junior-R.I.P. bud), X2 (Percy) & Tahiti (Tati)
www.projectjaguar.co.uk
There are a number of mechanical devices which increase sexual arousal, particularly in women. Chief among these is the Volvo 480 ;)
WANT: 480 GT-Turbo & Jaguar XJR-S
HAVE: Jaguar XJ40 4l Sov
HAD: 480 GT (Lula) & 480 ES (Lulu), Mk4 XR3i (Wall*E), Rover 416i (Junior-R.I.P. bud), X2 (Percy) & Tahiti (Tati)
www.projectjaguar.co.uk
I got my springs from Pol... he got fed up of the lowered lifestylebenwalllker wrote:looking nice, have u got website you bought um from and link? there next on my shopping list. anyone got springs for sale pm me!!
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son did oodles of miles on lowered springs and the front shocks are ok and if you have a non bodged info centre it will do it no harm.
You just get fed up having to renavigate to avoid speed bumps
the sat nav isnt programmed for hat one
oh and you get fed up of 4X4 headlamps even on dipped catching your eye.
or maybe its just me I'd nuke every 4X4 in the city.
You just get fed up having to renavigate to avoid speed bumps
the sat nav isnt programmed for hat one
oh and you get fed up of 4X4 headlamps even on dipped catching your eye.
or maybe its just me I'd nuke every 4X4 in the city.
I really need to find a big, flat, empty, car park and go have a proper play.
The handling is radically different now. Feels like a different car altogether.
My info centre is ok.. its the PC in the boot that worries me!
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The handling is radically different now. Feels like a different car altogether.
My info centre is ok.. its the PC in the boot that worries me!
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I loved the look when I lowered my 480 on to Lesjofors ... but it is a 'shocking' difference ...
(top being before and bottom being after)
(top being before and bottom being after)
Current:
Honda Civic ES I-VTEC
previous:
BMW E46 330i SE Touring
VW Mk4 Golf V6 4Motion
Toyota Celica GT-FOUR ST205 WRC
1995 (M) Dark Grey Metallic 480 Turbo
1994 (M) Flame Red Metallic 480GT
1992 (J) Black Metallic 480ES 1.7i
Honda Civic ES I-VTEC
previous:
BMW E46 330i SE Touring
VW Mk4 Golf V6 4Motion
Toyota Celica GT-FOUR ST205 WRC
1995 (M) Dark Grey Metallic 480 Turbo
1994 (M) Flame Red Metallic 480GT
1992 (J) Black Metallic 480ES 1.7i
I agree wholeheartedly.. the drop is way more than I expected..
I actually am struggling to get into the car at the moment.. I mean, I
can still get in and out ok.. but.. it seems really 'alien' nothing is where
is used to be. If you see what I mean?
Is that a 30mm or a 40mm drop Piper? Mines' on 30mm springs and
I can't see the top of my rear tyres!
Corners like a wasp tho
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I actually am struggling to get into the car at the moment.. I mean, I
can still get in and out ok.. but.. it seems really 'alien' nothing is where
is used to be. If you see what I mean?
Is that a 30mm or a 40mm drop Piper? Mines' on 30mm springs and
I can't see the top of my rear tyres!
Corners like a wasp tho
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There is a wierd thing about that. Pol sent me a pair of 'adjusted' bump stops. But they were a different type to the ones I had on the car already. Couldn't figure out how they were supposed to fit on the beam.
They were also the same height 'adjusted' as the standard ones I took off...
So I just put the standard ones back on!
What height should they be before and after 'adjustment' ?
*breadknife at the ready!*
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They were also the same height 'adjusted' as the standard ones I took off...
So I just put the standard ones back on!
What height should they be before and after 'adjustment' ?
*breadknife at the ready!*
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Don't the bumpstops have three sections? Well, mine did-i cut the lowest one off... 40mm is a very low drop, (more-so when they've 'bedded in') especially with a boot-full of stereo! Handling was second to none though-lowered 480's do handle very well. I could live with mine as East Anglia is very flat! I'd have no hesitation in going 40mm again...
How are you finding the ride height now they're settling Cerbs?
How are you finding the ride height now they're settling Cerbs?
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Well Pol put some miles on them so the springs should have been through
their cycle before I got them. Haven't noticed much change to indicate them
bedding tbh.
It's best described as 'harsh'
My big problem is that the last connection on the zorst system has been
put together wrong so that last part of the zorst hangs way way too low.
Typically, it is rusted together now so is going to be an utter pain to correct.
Do I need to need to chop me bump stops while I'm under there?
I'll get some pics of the stops when the sun comes back up!
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their cycle before I got them. Haven't noticed much change to indicate them
bedding tbh.
It's best described as 'harsh'
My big problem is that the last connection on the zorst system has been
put together wrong so that last part of the zorst hangs way way too low.
Typically, it is rusted together now so is going to be an utter pain to correct.
Do I need to need to chop me bump stops while I'm under there?
I'll get some pics of the stops when the sun comes back up!
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