Is my new car lowered??
 

Finalized the deal on my new bugeye WRX today and, whilst the garage says it isn't, I'm convinced it's been lowered. Is subaru like every other car manufacturer and makes standard springs in black. If so mines has been lowered as it has red springs.:freak3:

Any idea what size the gap between the wheel and the arch would be on a standard bugeye so I can work out how much by if it has been lowered:thumb:

Do you have any photos so we can see...

Not yet, I don't pick it up until Wednesday, but when I get it home I'll put some picks up:idea:

It hasnt got the prodrive uprated springs then as theyre blue if i recall. Could be eibachs or something else though.

I though that, but I saw an advert the other day for prodrive springs and they were red, anyway here's the pics, I reckon it has been lowered about 30mm-ish but comments are welcome

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...2image0003.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...2image0002.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...2image0001.jpg

In fact here's the ad for the prodrive springs

http://www.performancesubaru.co.uk/p...p?id=103&cat=5

I always though they where light blue

defo been lowered.

You can almost get your head in a standard one. :D


Andy

That was my gut feeling, cheers Andy:thumb:

If they are Red they could very well be H&R Springs.... I've got them on my classic in Red ;) they dropped mine between 25-30mm so your in the correct area there. You will find them as advertised as a -50mm drop.

Hang on try this....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...2image0003.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...RotaGRA006.jpg

I know the cars are completely different but it's a similar sort of drop.

I think its the STI springs that are red from memory.

Oh and to confirm whats already been said, definately lowered! :)

Getting mine done tomorrow.

Well that's the suspension done, exhaust done, I'll check the panel filter at the weekend so I can get straight on to the dump valve, Bailey any good for the bugeye?

That looks very low for a set of prodrive springs STi(red) or WRX (blue) on 17's. Not sure you would be able to squeeze larger wheels in there if you wanted to. I had blue wrx prodrive springs on 17s and it wasn't as low as that.

Before:

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...frontbefor.jpg

After:

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...rontafter7.jpg

Original WRX Springs:

[http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...ldspribgs3.jpg

WRX Prodrive Springs:

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...3/springs3.jpg

That does look like a big drop. I've got Eibach's on mine and it definately isn't that low.

lol... its been slammed...looks cool...

IMO the GFB valves work best. www.gofastbits.com

Cheers