Where in the country are you brindley? If you're near me I'll do it for a few beer tokens
Newport, Wales :-D
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Newport, Wales :-D
£150 for springs and shocks, fitted myself (with help from @RuSZ). Have a look at the tyres on your car to get your current size, then use the calculator to work out what size tyres you need if you wanted 16" or 17" wheels.
Fancy a drive? lol
Fancy a drive? lol
Ahh' okay, so if I bought the £54.40 lowering springs set, would I need to buy additional shocks? And fair enough if you fitted them yourself, great job! And yeah sure i'm going out shortly to pump up my tires, whilst doing so i'll get some photos to upload and show you ma' ride!
Where about's in the country are you from? :-o
Where about's in the country are you from? :-o
Okay thanks a lot for that reply ysidfa, i'll make sure I check when I go out to pump up my tires (right front tyre is flat :-o!) i'll come back and reply with the measurements and include some photos
You wouldn't need to as those springs are designed to be used with the standard shocks, however it will wear out the standard shocks quicker than normal. Matched sets are generally a better idea, and fully adjustable coilovers the best you can get, but of course they do carry a hefty price tag!
I'm in Huddersfield so not massively far away but a fair trek still. Would be nice to work on a car where the bolts don't shear at the mere sight of a torque wrench, lol
I'm in Huddersfield so not massively far away but a fair trek still. Would be nice to work on a car where the bolts don't shear at the mere sight of a torque wrench, lol
Has nobody any idea why those springs are so suspiciously cheap? :S I want them but can't see them being right for that price, eibachs are normally around £170!
So do you recommend buying and installing the FK lowering springs? I'm not sure I want my shocks to wear out quick :-( When you say matched sets, do you mean like Fiat FK Lowering springs? Or just any Fiat lowering springs? and what are coilovers? I thought coilovers were the springs but a different name lol!
"I'm in Huddersfield so not massively far away but a fair trek still" Aye, a fair trek! Around 3 hours in the motor? haha! I've got a week off from college starting saturday so maybe I could get few pounds worth of petrol and go for a drive aye
Another question before I go out for an hour, to be honest i'm quite nervous about filling up my tires for the first time...
The amount that I need to fill the tires up is shown either on the tire or in the manual right? And I assume I can just take it to a petrol station, and pump them up there? I've seen a few air pumps for cars just by the side of the petrol station, I can just refill the tires there right?
The amount that I need to fill the tires up is shown either on the tire or in the manual right? And I assume I can just take it to a petrol station, and pump them up there? I've seen a few air pumps for cars just by the side of the petrol station, I can just refill the tires there right?
Matched sets means springs with shocks designed to work together. Coilovers are essentially matched sets with the ability to adjust how hard or soft they are as well as the ride height, allowing you fine tune your driving experience.
The tyres won't say what pressure to inflate to as it varies by vehicle, around 32psi though is correct for the Grande IIRC. FK are a respected brand so I wouldn't panic about the low price. I also wouldn't panic too much about wearing out your current shocks as they'll wear out eventually anyway, and you're not going to take that much life out of them by lowering a little bit, but it's just something to consider for the future. From info I've read elsewhere shocks are past they're best by around 40k miles, I'd hazard a guess and say you'd only reduce that be about 2.5-5k with those springs.
The tyres won't say what pressure to inflate to as it varies by vehicle, around 32psi though is correct for the Grande IIRC. FK are a respected brand so I wouldn't panic about the low price. I also wouldn't panic too much about wearing out your current shocks as they'll wear out eventually anyway, and you're not going to take that much life out of them by lowering a little bit, but it's just something to consider for the future. From info I've read elsewhere shocks are past they're best by around 40k miles, I'd hazard a guess and say you'd only reduce that be about 2.5-5k with those springs.
Thanks very much Eklipze3k for this reply
I'll double check everything before I inflate the tires, and as for the springs thanks on the info about the shocks with the mileage and the matched sets info!
Hi Mate,
Yep them are the ones !....There good enough for me
Yep them are the ones !....There good enough for me
