sapphire how low

[sham]

hello ive just got a sapphire cosworth just wondered how low can you drop it before i get problems...i was lookin at about a 50mm drop but been told i need longer front driveshafts and uprated engine mounts at the mo its on koni adjustables and it feels nasty but it looks high so dont no the drop i posted a pic of my car in the new member section...ive owned an rs turbo 4 9years before this and that had a 50mm drop and felt nice....so has any1 got any pointers thanks sham the new member...

[kaibo]

konis are good on the saph. If you want to realy lower it go for coilovers. But these can be realy hard for road use.I have dropped mine to the floor.Only ever chewed off the trilobs on the inner cv's and that running 400bhp on track and on 1/4miles.

[sham]

konis are good on the saph. If you want to realy lower it go for coilovers. But these can be realy hard for road use.I have dropped mine to the floor.Only ever chewed off the trilobs on the inner cv's and that running 400bhp on track and on 1/4miles.

how low you dropped it....reyland said i would need longer front shafts any lower than 35mm as the front shaft pop out...

[Moondust]

Keep it standard or go 25mm

[magentacoz]

mines on coil overs and its on the floor, i no it dont handle as well but it looks hard as fuck! and it could go a lot lower!!

[Glenny boy]

need pics people. Is the ride horrible on these shit english roads.

[Jaz]

Do you have a 4x4 or 2wd.
Generally u can get away with a lower stance on 2wd with less problems than 4x4.
I would say 4x4 -25mm to -30mm should be ok for while without major problems and 2wd -45mm, my 2wd sits -40mm and i go where i want to go(sometimes with caution!!!)Things to bear in mind for road car are front spoiler will catch at times if not carefull, if u have a straight through big bore exhaust that will catch if your too low on front downpipe or middle section.If your exhaust is tucked but your too low the middle/floor of the car catches humps if u go fast. Also if your car squats hard then the back box hits the ground.
If your too low on these uk roads your drive is very restricted thus spioling the driving experience.
Hope this helps.

[kosman]

mine is slammed and its a pain in the arse,here's a pic of it with arse end of me bro's standard 4be for comparison....