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[Albatross]

Just a note for anyone who might wonder if this is possible:

I finally went to Wheels-Inmotion this morning and had a full set of MV6 springs fitted to my Elite and had the self levelling adjusted to cope with the 15mm drop all round. The adjustment to 'trick' the self-levelling was done by altering the angle of the bracket on the trailing arm where the self-levelling sensor bar attaches.

Tony, who runs WIM, advised that the standard shocks will be fine, and I have it on authority that the self-levelling MV6 has the same shocks at the rear.

Does it feel better?

The car feels very good on the new MV6 springs. It's a very subtle change, but enough to know that it feels a lot better. It seems to rise at the nose less than it did under acceleration and dip at the nose less than it did under braking. It pitches less into corners and recovers after a pothole more quickly than it did before.

On the run it is just as comfortable. If you were to try to pick fault with anything to do with comfort I'd say the car tends to trace the shape of the road more rather than float detached from it. I personally prefer that feeling. Weirdly enough the car feels smaller; more manageable if you know what I mean?

It reacts more like a new car. My friend has a Jag X-Type 3.0 and it feels more like that does now over bumps.

All of this must be borne in the context of 19" wheels with 235x35x19 tyres and a wider track than standard too due to Eibach pro-spacers.

It now looks set where I wanted it (about 15mm lower all round) and less jacked in the air without looking 'slammed'.

Overall I'm very happy.

[VXL V6]

Any before and after pictures?

[Albatross]

I'll try to post some pics later

[Marks DTM Calib]

Just a note for anyone who might wonder if this is possible:

I finally went to Wheels-Inmotion this morning and had a full set of MV6 springs fitted to my Elite and had the self levelling adjusted to cope with the 15mm drop all round. The adjustment was done by altering the angle of the bracket on the trailing arm where the sensor bar attaches.

Tony, who runs WIM, advised that the standard shocks will be fine, and I have it on authority that the self-levelling MV6 has the same shocks at the rear.

Does it feel better?

The car feels very good on the new MV6 springs. It's a very subtle change, but enough to know that it feels a lot better. It seems to rise at the nose less than it did under acceleration and dip at the nose less than it did under braking. It pitches less into corners and recovers after a pothole more quickly than it did before.

On the run it is just as comfortable. If you were to try to pick fault with anything to do with comfort I'd say the car tends to trace the shape of the road more rather than float detached from it. I personally prefer that feeling. Weirdly enough the car feels smaller; more manageable if you know what I mean?

It reacts more like a new car. My friend has a Jag X-Type 3.0 and it feels more like that does now over bumps.

All of this must be borne in the context of 19" wheels with 235x35x19 tyres and a wider track than standard too due to Eibach pro-spacers.

It now looks set where I wanted it (about 15mm lower all round) and less jacked in the air without looking 'slammed'.

Overall I'm very happy.

Correct but, only true of the self leveling version

[Albatross]

Pics as requested

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After:




It doesn't lower it all that much visually, but that wasn't may main reason. It has got rid of the height at teh back end. It does feel a LOT better though. Having had another day in it today I've got more used to the difference and the ability of the car is in a different league on the twisty stuff compared to what it was.

[Tony H]

Thats one "tasty" looking motor

[HerefordElite]

Thats one "tasty" looking motor

yeah V sweet

[SP_3.2]

I have see for myself and it is a great looking car inside and out .