just lowered my 2.0MJET..

looks very nice..

used PI springs which is 30mm front and 40mm back.. they havnt fully settled yet in the back so im just going to give them a day or two before i take a photo and post it up..

handles very nice.. very stiff and just looks over all alot better as well even though its not settled right in

Pictures to come!

Problem

One problem im having you've prob guessed it already is rubbing or at least i think its rubbing on the drivers side front.. Doesnt rub on the other side tho

cant see any signs of it rubbing on the liner inside had a good look round with a torch just now so im going to leave that til tomorrow for time being its not rubbing when drivin just when i go over a bump but i would of expected to see some scuff marks

My guess its its not actually rubbing and what i can hear is the plastic cover that goes over the silver piston on the strut (grit cover)

when the car bounces its compressing that passed what it can compress so thats what i can here but i will have a good look later on.. as its only a cover should be simple to correct with a knife im guessing.

Going to write a guide as well on how to change the suspension on the bravo as its going to be the same accross the range.. got plenty of photos for it.

Bravo Lowered 30 front 40 rear PI suspension. tinted the windows me self but need to do the back one still...

Was hoping it would of went lower at the back but im puttin that down to there been no weight in the rear so maybe it wil settle down more.





Before it was lowered:

looks lower on offside front?

RobW said:

looks lower on offside front?

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That's the before photo

Hellcat said:

That's the before photo

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lol indeed..

corrected it now..

just got a horrible knockin noise on the drivers side front which i had before but i had to really go off a speed bump fast to make it do it now with it been lower i only have to go off at a steady pace.

cant find no signs of rubbing at all though on tyre or nothing.. im woundering if its whats been mentioned in others posts about the Anti roll bar drop links or the bump stops.

it's probably the anti roll bar droplinks, they seem really suceptible to that after being removed, a new one i think is only £7 on ebay? and a better design

mrcinquecento said:

it's probably the anti roll bar droplinks, they seem really suceptible to that after being removed, a new one i think is only £7 on ebay? and a better design

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yeh i thought about that just wasnt sure how much they are.. i might concider getting one just to see if it solves the issue..i would prob need to upgrade tthem both wouldnt i other wise might react differently to the other side..

Hi, did you ever find out what was causing the knocking? I am dropping my Bravo using the same springs tomorrow. I bought new anti roll bar droplinks in advance to change at the same time. I know this is an old post put if you can get back to me today it would be much appreciated. Ta

when i did mine it was the top mounts making the noise

Thread resurrection , is the knocking a common theme . My car has the 18" alloys and those pics have made my mind up on which springs to have.

Looks awesome... I wish speed bumps weren't so ginormous in my country so I could do the same

I'd replace the top mounts and drop links at the same time - unless you want to do it all twice. Parts from a factors are under 100 all in.

Make sure to get tracking done. Don't want bald tyres especially with a weighty diesel being pulled around