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 tom28
Regular  Location: Stourport on Severn Registered: 28 Jul 2011 Posts: 253 Status: Offline |
Post #1
Hi all, before you flame me YES i have done a search but couldn't find any info that satifies my question.if i used eibach springs to lower the front (which would approximately be around the 30mm mark) what would be the best height to lower the rear by to get the best handling out of the car?? cheers Tom  |
 Posted 10th Jun 2012 at 21:06
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anth
Seasoned Pro  Location: Colchester Registered: 04 Apr 2006 Posts: 3,651 Status: Offline |
Post #2
About 30 mm just don't make it nose heavy and it will be fine |
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Posted 10th Jun 2012 at 21:13
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bigbadbowen
Seasoned Pro  Location: Winchester Registered: 21 Nov 2003 Posts: 13,753 Status: Offline |
Post #3
Eibach springs on standard shock won't lower it at all - I should know as I've just done it ? Left the rear as it was ? Handles fine  |
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Posted 10th Jun 2012 at 21:13
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tom28
Regular Location: Stourport on Severn Registered: 28 Jul 2011 Posts: 253 Status: Offline |
Post #4
forgot to add i would be uprating the shocks to match the lowering springs not just using lowering springs on their own |
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Posted 10th Jun 2012 at 21:36
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tom28
Regular Location: Stourport on Severn Registered: 28 Jul 2011 Posts: 253 Status: Offline |
Post #5
c'mon guys surely someones got an opinion on this!if the front was lowered by 30mm (for example) should the rear also be lowered by 30mm so the cars stance is level and flat at both ends or should the rear be slightly higher than the front, and if so, how much higher? genuinely need your advice!!  tom |
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Posted 10th Jun 2012 at 22:32
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roland rat
Yeeeah Rat fans!  Location: Swansea Registered: 29 Nov 2006 Posts: 22,284 Status: Offline |
Post #6
30mm front 25 rearend thread |
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Posted 10th Jun 2012 at 22:34
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tom28
Regular Location: Stourport on Severn Registered: 28 Jul 2011 Posts: 253 Status: Offline |
Post #7
thx roland |
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Posted 10th Jun 2012 at 22:37
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stan_306gti6
Forum Admin Location: Kent Registered: 18 Jan 2004 Posts: 21,769 Status: Offline |
Post #8
The rear of the car is 10mm higher than the front as standard anyway, and that is the way it should be. I have lowered mine by 40mm all round, handles like a go-kart and sticks to the floor like jam to a blanket. ________________________________________ "Supercharged - 454.1bhp/317.5lb/ft"Peugeot 306 GTi-6 2000 (X), Moonstone  |
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Posted 10th Jun 2012 at 23:23
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dangti6
aka JKshooter  Location: Taunton, Somerset Registered: 15 Jun 2006 Posts: 10,308 Status: Offline |
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Bit of rake ftw________________________________________  |
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Posted 10th Jun 2012 at 23:37
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coskev
Seasoned Pro  Location: Oswestry Registered: 01 Nov 2009 Posts: 3,132 Status: Offline |
Post #10
bigbadbowen wrote: Eibach springs on standard shock won't lower it at all - I should know as I've just done it ? Shocks make no difference to height!!!  Are you sure you did not have lowering springs on it before??  Fitted Eibachs to my standard Rallye shocks and it was deffo lower ________________________________________ Red GTB1756 powered Fabia VRS daily driver,LBSC Gti6 eater........Mac1 ZR R1 kit car build in progress. |
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Posted 11th Jun 2012 at 09:23
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jord294
Seasoned Pro  Location: somewhere in north wales Registered: 09 Nov 2009 Posts: 3,113 Status: Offline |
Post #11
by fitting eibachs to std front struts, a measurement of 322mm between the rear shocker bolt points, will be spot on when lowerering although, i usually set lowered beams to 320mm ________________________________________ FRESHLY RE-FURBISHED GTI BEAMSFITTING AND LOWERING AVAILABLE. ALL AXLES BUILT USING GENUINE PEUGEOT PARTS IF I'M NOT HERE, IT ONLY MEANS ONE THING.... I'M SOMEWHERE ELSE! |
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Posted 11th Jun 2012 at 09:45
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tom28
Regular Location: Stourport on Severn Registered: 28 Jul 2011 Posts: 253 Status: Offline |
Post #12
stan_306gti6 wrote: ok cool stan The rear of the car is 10mm higher than the front as standard anyway, and that is the way it should be. I have lowered mine by 40mm all round, handles like a go-kart and sticks to the floor like jam to a blanket. now to add abit of confusion into the mix  , by 40mm all round do you mean 40mm reduced at front and rear compared to the standard ride height so the back end is still higher by maintaining a 10mm difference, or has it been lowered so the height at the front and rear is exactly the same making the car level? also, when roland said to me lower the front by 30mm and the rear by 25mm does this mean in comparision the difference between the rears ride height compared to standard would it now be higher? (increasing it by 5mm basically) so now the difference would be a 15mm higher ride height at the rear as opposed to the 10mm standard setting? cheerz Tom |
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Posted 11th Jun 2012 at 12:52
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welshpug!
Capt Pedantic  Location: Bigend, Wales. Registered: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 25,847 Status: Offline |
Post #13
I always set the rear to 322 as Andy said, matches eibachs very well.________________________________________ need a part number? get on here - http://public.servicebox.peugeot.comBring on the Trumpets. |
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Posted 11th Jun 2012 at 13:16
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tom28
Regular Location: Stourport on Severn Registered: 28 Jul 2011 Posts: 253 Status: Offline |
Post #14
what is the difference compared to the front then? |
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Posted 11th Jun 2012 at 13:32
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tom28
Regular Location: Stourport on Severn Registered: 28 Jul 2011 Posts: 253 Status: Offline |
Post #15
best to keep the difference between heights to 10mm? |
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Posted 11th Jun 2012 at 13:34
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sjheardy
Newbie  Location: Crawley Registered: 03 Jul 2012 Posts: 13 Status: Offline |
Post #16
hey guys just noticed this thread, does anyone out there know the standard heights for front and rear, and where i'd measure that from, because i've just bought a 6 and the front looks much higher than the rear :S if i use the fingers between tyre and wheel arch technique, i have 2 fingers at the rear, but 4 at the front!!!help please!! ________________________________________ Astor 6!! |
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Posted 10th Jul 2012 at 22:02
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darzmat
Senior User
 Location: nairn Registered: 14 Jan 2011 Posts: 879 Status: Offline |
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sjheardy wrote: hey guys just noticed this thread, does anyone out there know the standard heights for front and rear, and where i'd measure that from, because i've just bought a 6 and the front looks much higher than the rear :S if i use the fingers between tyre and wheel arch technique, i have 2 fingers at the rear, but 4 at the front!!! help please!! i dont know the heights but mine was the same. shown here. dont have a side on pic  ________________________________________ 1997 blaze GTI-6 bought january '11 £800 Spend to date on parts £827.88 |
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Posted 11th Jul 2012 at 00:01
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7057sam
Seasoned Pro  Location: Stowmarket,Suffolk Registered: 18 Apr 2009 Posts: 2,080 Status: Offline |
Post #18
I think mine is at about 40mm alround but looks gay as f**k at the moment as its stripped out.So going to go for about 45-50mm all round.________________________________________ Rallye build: 11 November 1998 - a WednesdayTeam rallye,built for track ----Click this if you like rallyes Rallye dead  Secret Team Astor... |
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Posted 11th Jul 2012 at 00:57
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aaron6
Seasoned Pro  Location: On the sofa in maidstone Registered: 16 May 2006 Posts: 5,840 Status: Offline |
Post #19
Mine 40 on the front and 30-35 at tte back. Handles well id say. Turn in is nice and sharp. Better than when it was 40 all round. Personal opinion though. ________________________________________ See the sheer power and might of the lesser known burrowing owl. |
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Posted 11th Jul 2012 at 10:16
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sergioiacobucci
Senior User  Location: High Wycombe Registered: 27 Nov 2007 Posts: 526 Status: Offline |
Post #20
REVIVE!Ok so I switched over to B12s on the front recently and the front is still about 10mm higher than the back I'm not even sure it's lowered it at all (its stripped out) is this normal? The rears are still on standard. ________________________________________ Phase 1 silver track car335i daily |
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Posted 6th Sep 2016 at 12:55
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bigbadbowen
Seasoned Pro Location: Winchester Registered: 21 Nov 2003 Posts: 13,753 Status: Offline |
Post #21
You mean b8s with eibachs bud ? B12 kit just means you get b6 rears with the b8 fronts ? Sounds like the rear needs adjusting |
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Posted 6th Sep 2016 at 14:04
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sergioiacobucci
Senior User Location: High Wycombe Registered: 27 Nov 2007 Posts: 526 Status: Offline |
Post #22
bigbadbowen wrote: You mean b8s with eibachs bud ? B12 kit just means you get b6 rears with the b8 fronts ? Sounds like the rear needs adjusting Yep thats what i mean mate. Reading the above though it sounds like the rear is always lower? ________________________________________ Phase 1 silver track car335i daily |
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Posted 6th Sep 2016 at 17:11
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mocinim
Seasoned Pro  Location: The Darkside of bedford :) Registered: 09 Jan 2015 Posts: 2,307 Status: Offline |
Post #23
If youve just fitted new ones they will sink a little with some use not a great deal Best get iut there n drive sling it about abit and get some miles into the springs and you may find it sorts just nice i have b8 n eibach on one of mine drops it nicely now they're worn in It should look lower at the front if you set the rear to the correct height ________________________________________ BLACK RALLYE - phoenixWHITE RALLYE - valliant http://public.servicebox.peugeot.com/ https://www.gov.uk/check-mot-history |
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Posted 6th Sep 2016 at 17:27
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sergioiacobucci
Senior User Location: High Wycombe Registered: 27 Nov 2007 Posts: 526 Status: Offline |
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mocinim wrote: If youve just fitted new ones they will sink a little with some use not a great deal Best get iut there n drive sling it about abit and get some miles into the springs and you may find it sorts just nice i have b8 n eibach on one of mine drops it nicely now they're worn in It should look lower at the front if you set the rear to the correct height Thanks they are not new but have been sitting off a car for a while so maybe once i take it out it might settle a bit. ________________________________________ Phase 1 silver track car335i daily |
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Posted 6th Sep 2016 at 18:24
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mocinim
Seasoned Pro Location: The Darkside of bedford :) Registered: 09 Jan 2015 Posts: 2,307 Status: Offline |
Post #25
sergioiacobucci wrote: mocinim wrote: If youve just fitted new ones they will sink a little with some use not a great deal Best get iut there n drive sling it about abit and get some miles into the springs and you may find it sorts just nice i have b8 n eibach on one of mine drops it nicely now they're worn in It should look lower at the front if you set the rear to the correct height Thanks they are not new but have been sitting off a car for a while so maybe once i take it out it might settle a bit. No not likely then eibach sink a little from new then work harden as they set in May though if theyve been out a while and where never run in properly ________________________________________ BLACK RALLYE - phoenixWHITE RALLYE - valliant http://public.servicebox.peugeot.com/ https://www.gov.uk/check-mot-history |
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Posted 6th Sep 2016 at 18:56
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