Thinking about lowering my 265 Cup a little. The arch gap when stock is pretty big and I think it would look better a little lower. I live in an area with pretty bumpy roads and plenty of speed bumps so I don’t want anything stupid that will make me start scraping bodywork along the floor (I don’t wana look like a twat aswell). I also don’t want to ruin the handling of the car I like to drive pretty swiftly a lot of the time (especially around corners) and don’t wana ruin the car. 25mm seems to be the most common drop I can find an I think that would suit me well, just want a bit of advice before I commit to anything. First question is grams or eibach. I believe the grams is 25mm all round and eibach is 25mm front 15mm rear. Which ones best for looks and which ones best for drivability? Second is should I replace the dampers while I’m changing the springs. As far as I’m aware none of them have ever been replaced and the car is approaching 70k miles. I figure it won’t hurt to replace them as there 9 years old now and probably aren’t at their best, but at the same time I’m thinking if it ain’t broke don’t fix it because I’d rather save the £200 on dampers if I can. At the moment I’m leaning towards the package that kam is doing with the grams lowering springs and the cup dampers for just under £500. Would appreciate any advice and if you have the grams or eibach springs would love to see your cars so I can decide which looks best. Many thanks
If you’re going to the effort of changing the springs - then it’s a no brainier to do the shocks too - for £200 you’ll have piece of mind the suspension will be good for years and many miles to come. I too have been contemplating the grams/cup setup - decent pricing too! The stiffer springs on older shocks may lead to awful ride with poor body control. The joy of a fast Meg is how it flows and breathes with a bumpy B road. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Anyone got experience in installing these yourselves? It’s not a money saving thing I just enjoy doing this kinda stuff. I reckon I could tackle the rear no problem but I’m a little worried about doing the fronts. Is it a case of leave it to the professionals so I don’t mess up or can it be done with relative ease at home?
Also are there any little bits of hardware that should be replaced at the same time as springs and shocks or can everything be reused?
