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Old 04 January 2002, 09:47 PM
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Old 05 January 2002, 08:26 AM
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Which era? Tyres/wheels modded?

Lack of camber adjustability at the rear, and even up front on early ones, can mean your range is pretty small - and *handling* is very personal

30-40mm seems to be pretty popular on recent ones, but they do need care as the wheel/tyre package can make things very iffy (clearance etc).

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Uk turbo 94. 205/60/15 tyres.
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Not sure about the first generation like yours, but I converted my 94 GT-B to adjustable coilvers (information on my website) so that I could experiment with the ride height (and rate) until I got just how I wanted.

It now handles superbly (It has got bilstein inverted struts as well) but it is noiser and firmer than standard

Don't know how low it is now compared to standard but probably40-50mm, a lot of people suggest more negative camber to improve handling so you won't necessarily be screwing things up by lowering


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Wouldn't suggest going much beyond 30mm as the lower you go the less travel - no one looks very smart looking backwards out of a hedge after skipping off due to a bumpstop thumping bump or pothole.

Natch it depends if you are talking about going for a full swap out a la Paul, or just going springs...std wheel/tyre pack should not be too much of an issue - but I have heard of a guy who got tyre>body contact in corners after lowering his BF (unfortunately he did not know why).

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i have my 94 legacy lowerd 25 mm front/rear with prodrive settings/had bilstiens too, but found them to noisey/ now have kybs. handles great, have white lines select springs and 20mm rear roll bar and droplinks. i now get over steer in stead off understeer.Prodrive settings are the best thing
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