raising the car

[fismail]

Hi.

Now living in Gauteng.
Speed bumps are killing me here in Midrand and in Centurion approach angles on driveways letting me scrape too much especially on the undercarriage of the car.

I was thinking of replacing the 76mm downpipe back to 63mm but that will take care of a few bumps and not all.

Setup is Monroe Reflex with Eibach Pro-Kit 40mm (Monroe's put in in 2014) and Eibach put in in November 2007 and only in Gauteng do I have this issue.

Previous shocks on same springs was OEM Gabriels from what I remember.

I got my original OEM springs back , note car is Exclusive with Sports seats only.
After checking with dealers it appears all springs for this model are the same length but get a bit more progressive / stiffer to give the Sports pack models the drop.

What do I want to do , I want to raise the car front by 2cm and rear by 1.5 to 2cm.
What is the best approach as I am worried if I put in the original springs that I'll get about 4cm back in height.

Front springs have red and brown markings (2 x red/brown per spring)
Rear springs have green markings (3 X green per spring)

 

[fismail]

Raised the car with the standard springs.
Drives the same.
Looks a little different considering it was low since November 2007 when I put in the kit.

 

[fismail]

Pics after raise.

 

[danieljames]

You win some u lose some. Doesn't look bad

 

[fismail]

Bleh. I don't like it. Will drive it for a few days to settle it a bit and take it from there

 

[danieljames]

Coilovers maybe?

 

[Webmaster]

@fismail - you already know the answer. 'Bags' :tiptoe:

 

[Gunner-Win]

Going to 18" wheels would have given you the +-20mm height increase you were looking for, and you could have still kept the lower springs.

Plus the 18's may have made the cars stance look more aggressive as well.

 

[danieljames]

And added 3kW

 

[Mamboza]

Lol