bugeye02

hi there,

im thinking of getting some springs for my bugeye, its totally standard and i think needs a nice set of springs to let it sit properly - what about 50mm, as i reakon this will be sufficient - any help???

also whats the best and price comparison - cheers

360ste

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I think most kits are around te 30 to 35mm drop so you don't need to get the arches rolled, etc. If it is the look you are after go for larger rims with thinner tyres aswell.

chrisUK300

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I had Eibachs on mine. 35mm drop *I think* sat nicely on the 18s. Any lower and the arches would have caught on the wheels I reckon.

JonMc

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This is a 50mm drop with 8x18's; there's no running or foulling issues





The springs are whiteline flat out, but I wouldn't fit them with old shocks. I put a new set of KYB AGX shocks on at the same time. Try Revolution for a good price.

MaDaSS

Could you give me the details regarding the shocks please? Model, cost, etc, if you dont mind?

JonMc

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KYB AGX shocks simple as that, they're 4-way adjustable. From what I recall they cost about £550 in the UK, but I imported mine from the US when the exchange rate was good - £340 incl duty and postage

bugeye02

JonMc - your car looks nice geeza, ive also gt mica blue - wana drop low though like 50mm also, so there no rubbing at all, im on a budget right now, i'll just get 50mm spring for the meanwhile and get the rest later - what u think???

JonMc

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No rubbing whatsoever, except the exhaust on the crest of my drive

You might find the ride a little bouncy depending upon how tired the old shocks are, and check that the springs don't dislocate when you jack it up as this is na MOT fail. Mine don't dislocate, but I don't need a coil spring compressor to take them apart anymore

Suggests to me that even new, standard length shocks are probably a little too short and will be working on their limit so won't last as long as could be expected. I'm planning on coilovers for my next upgrade so I'm not overly bothered

bugeye02

whats the difference with coilerovers then?

JonMc

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Firstly they generally cost more, BC coilovers are about £700 iirc, but they are adjustable both in hardness and ride height (except the eibachs which are height adjustable only). More expensive set-ups such as teins or AST are adjustable in both bump and rebound. They can often be too hard for anything other than tracks but BC's seem to have a good reputation on UK roads. You can buy different springs, as they are all usually 2" springs, with different rates to alter the characteristics based upon use ie higher rating for track use, and softer for fast road use

bugeye02

does that mean you can drop them low as 50mm say then back up again whenever - and do you have to go garage to do it, or can you do it yourself??? - cheers mate

JonMc

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And don't forget, whatever you do you need to budget for a wheel alignment session after every change otherwise you won't reap the benefits and you may end up wearing out things like your tyres much sooner

bugeye02

ok cheers

JonMc

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Depending upon the set-up you can go as low as 80mm and almost as high as standard. Normally you are supplied with a set of c-spanners as a part of the kit, and as long as you have jacks you can do it yourself, remembering to take your time to get them at the same height across the axels otherwise you'll have some pretty strange characteristics. Again, decide what will be your most used ride height and get the geometry set up to that and you'll only have camber issues when you raise and lower the car so tyre edge wear will be the issue.

bugeye02

sounds good matee - if you gimme your email , will send you picks of my more - cheers

JonMc

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Just add them to your garage