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Title: Lowered and looking Hench :-D
Post by: GmasterT on 15 January 2009, 12:39:27
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/GmasterT/DSC00173.jpg)

PI 40mm Ride obviously firmer, but drift control and looks much better  ;D  :D
 
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Title: Re: Lowered and looking Hench :-D
Post by: vauxfan2k on 15 January 2009, 12:58:35
6 bags of coal in the boot will give the same look  ;D ;D ;D

need some chunky deep dish drifting wheels now  :y
Title: Re: Lowered and looking Hench :-D
Post by: PaulW on 15 January 2009, 13:13:36
How are the Pi springs holding out for you?? I've heard alot of bad press about them (failure rates, etc)

Also do you have HID's??  How is the self levelling holding out if thats the case??
Title: Re: Lowered and looking Hench :-D
Post by: nick v6 on 15 January 2009, 17:15:19
i was told dropping the mig that far will need spacers on the rear wheels to stop the wheel rubbing the inside of the wheel arch
Title: Re: Lowered and looking Hench :-D
Post by: Christian on 15 January 2009, 17:20:22
40mm you say? teh rear looks slammed!
Title: Re: Lowered and looking Hench :-D
Post by: mechman637 on 15 January 2009, 17:59:40
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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/GmasterT/DSC00173.jpg)

PI 40mm Ride obviously firmer, but drift control and looks much better  ;D  :D
 
:y
look wicked man !!!
 8-)
Title: Re: Lowered and looking Hench :-D
Post by: CateraMV6 on 15 January 2009, 19:15:12
I like it too.... now a few questions...

What is the brand of the springs?
I am looking for a set too... but not sure how much dropp will work well for me...

The INTRAX Kit that they have here is 40mm front 30mm rear.  200USD

The Votgland kit is 30mm all around...  270USD

And EIBACH Kit is 25 front and 20 rear... 330USD

First and third are Progressive Rates... the middle one is linear...

I am leaning towards the INTRAX kit but not sure yet how much of a drop and what it will look like compared to where the car sits now...

How is the rear... I have a +50 kit in  the back so my rear wheels are almost even with the fenders so... I asssume with this kind of a slam I will have to get rid of those...
Title: Re: Lowered and looking Hench :-D
Post by: ngrainqey on 15 January 2009, 19:27:56
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i was told dropping the mig that far will need spacers on the rear wheels to stop the wheel rubbing the inside of the wheel arch

using wheel spacers on that to me looks like it would rub the arch more than it would without them
Title: Re: Lowered and looking Hench :-D
Post by: GmasterT on 15 January 2009, 23:55:13
Right they are 2nd hand PI's, no failure yet although theyve only been on for a day!  ;D
I know PI arent the greatest, but they came up at the right time for stage one of experiments. I know of the occasional failure, but only really seen on chav boxes with other questionable mods mainly...

Apparantly 40mm all round, although yes the back seems lower than that. there is some junk in the boot mind, but its ok so far.

No rubbing on the rears (or fronts) although will invest in spacers as the offsets look a bit gay at the moment, on the look out for some rims, Elite's would do for now, hard to fined nice rims in 5x110, looking into 5x112 at the mo  8-)

Not entirely sure how the HID's work tbh on the levelling. Mine seem real crap and short (and nothing has changed) so perhaps I am missing something?!  :)
Title: Re: Lowered and looking Hench :-D
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 16 January 2009, 15:56:51
The HID beam will need adjusting....although the lights are self leveling, if you lower the car the lights will not stretch as far in front becasue the beam angle is always slightly down.

Easily done with some tape and a garage door.
Title: Re: Lowered and looking Hench :-D
Post by: dene wakefield lad on 16 January 2009, 16:59:41
does it rub? wa just going 2 put 4 bags of sand im my spare wheel holding ;D
Title: Re: Lowered and looking Hench :-D
Post by: GmasterT on 16 January 2009, 17:36:03
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The HID beam will need adjusting....although the lights are self leveling, if you lower the car the lights will not stretch as far in front becasue the beam angle is always slightly down.

Easily done with some tape and a garage door.

Ah, using the white plastic twizzly things on the back of the light units? (Sorry for getting so technical!  :D)

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does it rub? wa just going 2 put 4 bags of sand im my spare wheel holding ;D

No Rubbing so far and sand will turn into a 1980's 911  ;D
Title: Re: Lowered and looking Hench :-D
Post by: dene wakefield lad on 16 January 2009, 17:38:41
 ;D ;D ;D it looks wel
Title: Re: Lowered and looking Hench :-D
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 16 January 2009, 17:50:12
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The HID beam will need adjusting....although the lights are self leveling, if you lower the car the lights will not stretch as far in front becasue the beam angle is always slightly down.

Easily done with some tape and a garage door.

Ah, using the white plastic twizzly things on the back of the light units? (Sorry for getting so technical!  :D)

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does it rub? wa just going 2 put 4 bags of sand im my spare wheel holding ;D

No Rubbing so far and sand will turn into a 1980's 911  ;D

No....the hex things on the front top of the lights that drive the white twiddly things.

Dont turn the white bits or you will bust the lights!
Title: Re: Lowered and looking Hench :-D
Post by: Martin_1962 on 17 January 2009, 15:22:43
Slightly lower than mine, and I haev an LPG tank in the boot
Title: Re: Lowered and looking Hench :-D
Post by: Miggy24 on 17 January 2009, 16:41:26
Looks sweet as mate  :y :y :y
Title: Re: Lowered and looking Hench :-D
Post by: FYS on 18 January 2009, 12:49:56
Regarding your lights, you may find that the xenon bulbs are on there way out - do the lights look crisp white, or do they look a bit yellow?

We have just had to change the xenon bulbs on the ex-police track omega ('03 plate) that we use, as when I got my car (FYS - '04 plate) which is a year younger, it showed that the other cars lights were crap!!

Changed the bulbs for new xenons from the motor factors at £60 each (Vauxhall wanted £150 each!!) and the difference is literally night and day!!! And, are in fact better than mine now!!

I think they just get tired and wear out over time. Hope that helps,

Martin.
Title: Re: Lowered and looking Hench :-D
Post by: doog on 18 January 2009, 14:11:39
i got mine last week new from ebay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=270327583351&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=017

Doug