Buzzer

As the title

Pics would be most appreciated, thanks in advance

Pete

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I'll dig some out when I get home...

It might not be very shiny though...

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Buzzer

Cheers Apple

Are they 17's or 18's

Apple

Buzzer

if this works as fotopic's a PITA

a few pics before and after I did springs, grille etc






they are 17"-ers with std size 215/45*17 tyres on

I went for them as they seemed stronger than superL's (and I think OZ ones look spindly / weak) as well as the reports of people dinging the SLs "easily"

make sure you use the nuts supplied if you get a set as the contact patches are wrong with the OE nuts...

HTH

Apple

PS if you look back in the Megabusa mudflaps thread, there's some more piccies when they were new (to see the shine on them )

Buzzer

That looks f***in sweet mate. Just what i want, i agree with the SL's as a mate has a set on a type r and hes warned me away

Are they Eibach springs you've got on. I may not bother with 18's and just go for 17's and Eibachs


Thanks again though mate, that really does look nice. I was gonna go for the silver alloys but them gold ones look tasty

Pete

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Ta for the comments

They're Prodrive springs on - I ummed and aahhhed for ages between eibachs and prodrives (even though they're made by eibach) and eventually chose the prodrives - for the first couple of days you wonder if it's been a good idea and count your teeth in and out but you get used to them - the ride is good if you keep out of the potholes and the handling is great compared to std springs (I've also got the Powerflex rear droplinks which helps make things a bit tauter as well )

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[Edited by Apple - 18/07/2003 23:37:57]

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if you want to see piccies of 18"s, have a search for turini and Mr.Manchester (it's going back a while) but he had a set on - they look good but I didn't want lower profile tyres with the cr*p roads round here

there's a couple of lads with clio 172 / sports (?) at work - they have 16" silver ones as standard and they look dinky compared to 17"s

Buzzer

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Did the droplinks make a difference to the back end when cornering or didn't you notice any difference.

Spose if you changed your springs at the same time then you prolly wouldn't notice

How much lower did the Prodrive springs make it 30mm?

Nathan L

In silver this time 18 x 8 with 225/40/ZR18 Toyo Proxes.

An a SL for comparison.

Nathan L

And from the other side, the above post should have said And a Super Leg for comaprison.

Apple

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I did the droplinks a while before the springs - they don't alter the rate for the ARB but make the effects come in quicker and you notice the difference when they're fitted (for a few days until you get used to them...)

the back end seems to roll less on corners and keeps the car flatter - it's not a massive amount, i.e. flat at any speed but an improvement

AFAIR from the official blurb, the springs drop the front approx 1.3" (30mm) and the rears 1" (25mm). I had them fitted at Powerstation and their car park is a bit rough so it wasn't the best introduction for my dad who didn't think there was anything wrong with the standard springs...

Convinced him of their benefit and the geometry setup when I had to anchor on on the way home and it stopped perfectly straight

Apple

PS Nathan - you ought to lengthen the towrope to the silver wagon or is it pecking order