Since I fitted the new body kit on my car I'm having a slight issue with speed humps - like no matter how slow you approach some of them the front end will still catch on them :mad2:

 

I do know my car has Eibach springs and is lowered but I don't know how much

 

Now I was just thinking if it was sat maybe 1cm higher it would probably not be very noticable and would help with those pesky humps.

 

Is that possible to adjust the height or does it require a lot of work? A friend of mine (who does not have a Z so maybe he is wrong) said I would need to dismantle the suspension and fit new springs and/or shock absorbers to do that.

 

Is that right? :confused1:

 

Rich

It's the springs that have lowered the ride mate, unless you have Eibachs that are stock height which is pretty unlikely as nearly all lower the car.

Ask someone who has a pair of front GOOD condition stock springs and try them out, if you can't fit them yourself a garage can in an hour or so.

 

Smithy

I have mentioned this before some where else to a person having issues with a low zed

 

Have a look here http://www.larkspeed.com/index.pl?c=GRAYSPRNGB&s=category

Oh just to add, you can get Spring adjusters for little money, never used them so dunno how good, but they can be fitted to open the gaps in your springs to raise the car up.

smithy

http://www.meisterr.com/Site/Zeta-R.html - TA DA !!

 

You welcome :D ;)

Damping ration has nowt to do with height mate, he's currently too low and needs to be a bit higher.

Those determine the softness/hardness of the spring when going over bumps etc.

 

Smithy

Sounds like you could do with airbags.

Those spring adjusters are cheap - did anyone ever try them? I really only need to raise the car slightly I think... say 10mm

 

Those Zeta-R not cheap but as well has having adjustable damping they also say

 

'Lower Bracket :

 

Light weight anodized aluminum bracket are use to reduce weight and allow independent adjustment of the ride height. High Strength double wall design steel bracket are used with MacPherson Strut Suspension for added strength and durability'

 

towards the end of the page. I'm a bit confused if that is valid for all models. Would these allow the ride height to be fairly easily adjusted for shows?

and somwere on this forum i see a promotion code for 100 pound discount on that Zeta-R :) .

And yes, these allow the ride height to be adjusted but not so easily (like all coilovers) ;) .

 

EDIT :

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Edited February 8, 201312 yr by Draxan

Cheers Draxan. Do you have these on your car?

 

Also as a bonus those Zeta-R are shiny. I do like shiny things :biggrin:

 

So does the missus too ......which can be a conflict at times lol

 

Rich

No i dont have them, i really wish i have one...

I got some kind of loering springs and yellow KONI on front, and i need to build special wood ramps to exit my driveway :P

Hmm I do like the look of those Draxan

 

I'll put them on my 'wish list' too

 

Cheers