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Re: My Rising Blue 6R
« Reply #15 on: July 23, 2016, 09:50:55 pm »
Bit of fun today, fitted some Eibach springs

Was alot easier than I thought it was going to be, no seized bolts, the front struts came out without any problems.

Then once I'd realised there isnt much movement when you disconnect the rear strut and you only need to remove the lower arm bolt to get the spring out all was good.

started with an arch to wheel center of F-345mm R-360mm and ended up with 330mm front and rear





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Re: My Rising Blue 6R
« Reply #16 on: July 24, 2016, 05:25:07 pm »
looks a lot better now its lowered

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Re: My Rising Blue 6R
« Reply #17 on: August 06, 2016, 06:47:15 pm »
And added some new wheels into the mix.






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Re: My Rising Blue 6R
« Reply #18 on: August 06, 2016, 06:59:16 pm »
Very very nice I like them  :happy2:

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Re: My Rising Blue 6R
« Reply #19 on: August 06, 2016, 09:07:37 pm »
That's a really nice drop for springs. Looks like a bit more poke with the new rims too?

Are you sticking with standard dampers?

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Re: My Rising Blue 6R
« Reply #20 on: August 06, 2016, 09:09:36 pm »
What's rims are they?

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Re: My Rising Blue 6R
« Reply #21 on: August 06, 2016, 09:17:14 pm »
That's a really nice drop for springs. Looks like a bit more poke with the new rims too?

Are you sticking with standard dampers?


Thanks.

Sticking with standard shocks for now, I've read they are the same eibach springs that VWR use and say can stay on stock shocks. If/when they fail I'll look to upgrade




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Re: My Rising Blue 6R
« Reply #22 on: August 06, 2016, 09:18:23 pm »
What's rims are they?


They Rotiform blq reps, 500 of ebay but look to be half decent quality



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Re: My Rising Blue 6R
« Reply #23 on: August 06, 2016, 09:19:43 pm »
Looks spot on. Low enough to 'look low' if you know what I mean, but I'd imagine not impractical.

I like the little splitter too.

Wonder if you can get one for an ed30 front..

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Re: My Rising Blue 6R
« Reply #24 on: August 06, 2016, 09:22:11 pm »
I'm on H&R Springs and that looks lower than mine.

I'm 335mm centre to arch. (Just checked)

This looks way lower than that to be fair.
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Re: My Rising Blue 6R
« Reply #25 on: August 06, 2016, 10:11:24 pm »
When I fitted then 2 weeks ago they measured 330 arch to centre, may have dropped a bit since



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Re: My Rising Blue 6R
« Reply #26 on: August 07, 2016, 05:25:06 pm »
Looking good. Alloys really suit the car  :happy2:

What's the quality of the wheels?
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Re: My Rising Blue 6R
« Reply #27 on: August 10, 2016, 06:13:30 pm »
Lovely looking car  :happy2:. If you're still thing about getting a down pipe id recommend the Relentless 3.5". They're £245 delivered and are a good quality item.

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Re: My Rising Blue 6R
« Reply #28 on: August 11, 2016, 10:22:00 am »
What's the quality of the wheels?


Quality seems good



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Re: My Rising Blue 6R
« Reply #29 on: August 11, 2016, 10:23:43 am »
Lovely looking car  :happy2:. If you're still thing about getting a down pipe id recommend the Relentless 3.5". They're £245 delivered and are a good quality item.

Thanks,

Will be looking for a downpipe but will want one with a sport cat (sas I know, but I cant be bothered with the MOT hassle



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