Does your 480 have tracking-problems? Does your car pull to one side? Or is your steering wheel vibrating? Read the posts in this category to find out what's going on.
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turbo_man
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by turbo_man » Sun May 08, 2005 11:28 pm
hey peoples, i want to drop my turbo but how much is the question???????
im going to leave the original 15" alloys on it for now, until i get the 17" OZ Hydra wheels.
any suggestions???
regrds
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catgroom
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by catgroom » Mon May 09, 2005 6:55 pm
Chad
Ive always lowered mine 40mm on PI springs.
Just under the hundred for all 4 and takes me about 25 mins a corner now.
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turbo_man
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by turbo_man » Thu May 12, 2005 9:59 am
catgroom wrote:Chad
Ive always lowered mine 40mm on PI springs.
Just under the hundred for all 4 and takes me about 25 mins a corner now.
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hey groomy, cheers for that. i bet it will sit quite low on standard 15" alloys
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catgroom
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by catgroom » Thu May 12, 2005 7:42 pm
Hi Chad!!!!
Yeah,it is a tad low!!!!!!The PI springs sag with age like an old grannies,well,you know what I mean!!!
If you look on General Discussions and see the post Adam did for me called "Grooms Turbo".Mine is there and will show you how low.Some have gone for 60 and 80mm drops.
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Murf
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by Murf » Tue May 17, 2005 9:15 pm
heres mine lowered 40mm on 15" rims. that was just after i did it, it has settled a bit lower now, over time.
bilstein dampers and ventura (bilstein recomended) springs.
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Milosz_480
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by Milosz_480 » Thu May 26, 2005 9:54 am
I thought that there's no point in starting new thread so I've got question about lowering. I'd like to change springs for shorter ones so do I have to change shock absorbers too? Or can they stay original?
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by dragon » Thu May 26, 2005 11:33 am
They can stay original, but they will wear out quicker
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by JohnTurbo » Sun May 29, 2005 12:36 am
Thought i'd post this for comparison.
Left is lowered supposedly 40mm on pi...its more than that now. Right is untouched.
Hope this helps
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