Rate my improvements!

Over Clocker · 7 Mar 2006 at 20:16

Original:

Stage1:

Stage2 (needs cleaning!)

What ya think? have gone very subtle, have just always thought that my car sits too high, so now am happy

(Thanks to Noopz for buying my lowering springs, thanks to Chenko for hosting pics)

Mal

Over Clocker · 7 Mar 2006 at 20:20

Aye,

Am going to get it cleaned and tyre blackened etc tomorrow hopefully.

Mal

Over Clocker · 7 Mar 2006 at 20:24

Clarkey said:
no significant changes there, I had to take a second, third, AND fourth look to tell the difference.

I didn't want the car to look "lowered", just wanted subtle to make it look better.

Mal

Over Clocker · 7 Mar 2006 at 20:27

PS, differences are: lowered 35mm, 16" Zetec alloys, clear indicators and side repeaters.

Over Clocker · 7 Mar 2006 at 20:29

Scuzi said:
Looking well. The 'de-tango' really does make a big difference. Those brakes are tiny though

Buy me some ST170 discs, pads & callipers and that will sort it

Over Clocker · 7 Mar 2006 at 20:32

[TW]Fox said:
Thumbs down I'm afraid, doesn't really make much difference save for the de-tango stuff, picking alloys from a lower spec model is certainly an odd move, some ST170 multispokes or some aftermarket wheels would have gone better.

Now it just looks like a Focus Zetec, the specific model of which there are more on the road than any other...

Don't agree - Well the normal Zetec's have 15", and you notice the difference when its next to another Zetec. I don't want to spend £400 on ST170 alloys, or nice aftermarkets, plus if i did that i'd have to get bigger brakes or they'd look REALLY odd, and the lowering makes a real difference when i see it in "person", and also makes it stiffer in the corners

Mal

Over Clocker · 7 Mar 2006 at 21:01

MonkeyMan said:
How much did it cost to lower it?

I'm considering doing it to mine and sticking some ST alloys (or lookalikes) on, but I don't want to ruin the ride.

How does the car handle now?

Friend bought be the good Eibach 35mm springs, which were £130 all in all I think. I got my local garage to do me a favour and he fitted them for £40 instead of £140! Took him a while also as the lower arm was seized!

Ride is nice and stiff now in the corners.