Now I'm not talking about dragging it to the floor, just loweing a wee bit so as it doesn't look so high up (it's an MY01) does it affect the handling majorly?? will it have adverse affects and what should I be looking for,

thanks,

Mike

 

The 2 main contenders are Eibach and Prodrive. The Eibachs are slightly cheaper and a little stiffer, compromising ride quality a bit (only a bit). The Prodrives are reported to be superb, with very little compromise on ride quality but significant handling improvement. Both should be OK regarding warranty as the Prodrives are fully approved, and the Eibachs are unquestionably of equal quality to OE parts, being that they make the Prodrive ones (to a different spec). IIRC the Eibachs should be about £140ish, and you might talk a dealer into doing the Pro's with a 10% discount, so about £190. Fitting with a full geometry set-up (essential, and best done by an independent specialist as dealers are rubbish at it (in general)) should be another £150-200. You might also want to add solid drop links at the same time to further improve handling, for about another £40.

Recommend Powerstation if you're down south or Scoobyclinic if up north. TSL in the middle.

 

Mike I have KW coilovers on mine and you know what my car feels like, IMHO if your going to go to the effort of changing the springs and lowering it you might aswell splash out a bit more and get coilovers fitted. Then you will have dampers and springs that are matched and are designed to work together, also mine are adjustable so you can change ride height and stiffness etc.

Steve

 

Just watch with the setup of coilovers. They aren't the ultimate setup (although the have the potential to be), but an improper setup of the height/stiffness can screw up the handling no end.

Springs are the cheapest and best compromise, but won't radically change the handling unless you alter other parts of the suspension e.g. roll-bars, geometry, etc..

Coil-overs can give you a lot more control, but they do need careful setup and experimentation to give the best results and suit your own driving style.

Just don't rush out and buy a brand name without getting proper advice and maybe trying some cars running certain types.

All IMHO,

Stefan

 

The comments are very true about Coil-overs.
I would add to buy the very best coil-overs you can, from a good specialist (not a Dealer) and have him do the job/set-up.
Getting the right spring rate is key, and messing with damping rate to optimise will take you about a week or two on real roads.
I would go with the advice above, Power Station/TSL etc.

I would also add that Whiteline anti roll bars/links will blow your socks off, but a 20mm drop does look cool! (especially with 17'' P1 wheels....)

911