Back in June I found I had the common snapped spring issue, so I replaced the whole lot with a set of Eibach Pro springs.
I'm really pleased with how they look, especially combined with the 20mm spacers on the rear.
It's fine around town however when on a spirited drive on country lanes / bumpy roads, the car keeps bottoming out. I took it up to the Highlands a few weeks ago and found myself having to drive at 5/10, scared of any approaching bumps. The same trip a couple of months earlier on the standard suspension (and pre-spacers) provided no problems whatsoever.
I thought it was the spacers at first (there's slight markings to the outer rim of the rear tyres) but from recent driving it seems as if it's more than that - sounds a lot more "bang" like rather than the grazing noise from the tyres catching if you get me.
Bushes, droplinks etc have all been renewed and it's recently had a full Hunter alignment so there's nothing wrong there.
So where do I go from here?
I'm not interested in super lowz - I just want to be able to drive our roads at a decent pace without worrying I'm smashing my car to bits or having my teeth rattled out!
Budget would probably be around £800.
Would appreciate some opinions / advice. Thanks.
I'm really pleased with how they look, especially combined with the 20mm spacers on the rear.
It's fine around town however when on a spirited drive on country lanes / bumpy roads, the car keeps bottoming out. I took it up to the Highlands a few weeks ago and found myself having to drive at 5/10, scared of any approaching bumps. The same trip a couple of months earlier on the standard suspension (and pre-spacers) provided no problems whatsoever.
I thought it was the spacers at first (there's slight markings to the outer rim of the rear tyres) but from recent driving it seems as if it's more than that - sounds a lot more "bang" like rather than the grazing noise from the tyres catching if you get me.
Bushes, droplinks etc have all been renewed and it's recently had a full Hunter alignment so there's nothing wrong there.
So where do I go from here?
- Have the arches rolled to see if this gets rid of the issues (probably not)
- New set of OEM dampers and springs (I know this "works" but I'd lose the improved look, and it'd only be a matter of time before a spring snapped again)
- Replacing the OEM dampers with some uprated ones, eg Bilstein B8 (not guaranteed to solve the problem so could be potentially be a waste of money)
- Coilovers - this seems like the best option as I could match the current height of the Eibachs but have firmer damping so no bottoming out? I wouldn't want a harder ride though if I could get away with it
I'm not interested in super lowz - I just want to be able to drive our roads at a decent pace without worrying I'm smashing my car to bits or having my teeth rattled out!
Budget would probably be around £800.
Would appreciate some opinions / advice. Thanks.