Technical Stilo 17" with Lowered Springs?

[Nello]

Guys - Planning to 'improve' my new purchase!!
I want to add the 17" Claw Alloys and a set of lowered Eibach springs - apparently they drop the car by approx. 30mm?
Will this give me any clearance issues - tyre rubbing etc.?

Cheers

 

[santa]

No.
There shouldn't be any problems. Several people on here is driving with 17" wheels and the eibach springs (and so will my stilo come spring time ).

 

[sgh1970]

Good choice, got the claws and lowered, no problems so far.

 

[Nello]

Cheers Santa! My mates got PI springs om his Coupe - £95 for a 35 mm drop from http://www.potn.com

My wallets gonna get bashed again!!

 

[Nello]

Good choice, got the claws and lowered, no problems so far.

Any photos?

 

[sgh1970]

just this one

 

[stripey stilo]

ID GO FOR THE COBRA SPRINGS 50 MM DROP, BETTER HANDLING LOOKS BETTER AND NO RUB OR ANY OTHER PROBLEMS. THIS IS THE ONLY PLACE IV FOUND THEM THO

http://www.potn.co.uk/-_c1473_1704_1705_1713_p1269722.htm

 

[Nello]

just this one

That looks sooooperb! Nice one! Did you use the Eibachs? Is that a Abarth? Ahh yes - so it is - must read your profile!

 

[1.8Stilo]

The cobra spring are only 50/40mm drop, keep with EIBACH and go for there sportline spring which are a 50/45mm - tht extra 5mm makes all the difference I've got these fitted to my stilo and have no issuses at all - and would highly recommend eibach springs!

Depending on your funds you could go for coilovers and drop it 80mm and you still wouldn't get any rubbing! Which is what i intead to do in the mer future

 

[stripey stilo]

Were Did U Get Them From And How Much

 

[1.8Stilo]

I got mine done at jabba sport garage and they were about £270 fitted!

You could contact eibach direct and get the springs sent to yourself?

Ive got links for the coilovers ive been looking at:
http://www.proven-products.co.uk/fk_highsport_suspension.htm

 

[Koa]

Do you have an Abarth Nello ?

If so then I would advise against any drop more that the 30-35mm that the eibach pro gives you. The extra weight that the 2.4 gives makes the front end of mine seriously low on eibachs and if I went any lower I would have to get out and push it over speed bumps. If I go over speed bumps faster than 5-10 mph I will scrape the front end and that was even before I got my front splitter fitted.

I could easily drop another 15mm on the back though with no problems at all and I have 18's with a slightly bigger rolling radius due to wanting my arches filled a bit more and slightly more height off the road.

 

[Nello]

No matey - I've got a 1.8 Dynamic.....
It was a compromise - I run an Alfa 156 and this is the wifes car....
She was gonna have the Alfa and I was going to get a 20VT Coupe but she
did not like driving my old 16V Coupe so we agreed on a Stilo as long as I could have the 'sporty' extras!

 

[stripey stilo]

Yeh I Wouldnt Mind Them But I Have A Question (just Reading That Link And The Stilos Got A Rear Torsion Bar Do U Reckon That Means U Wont Be Able To Ajust The Rear)

 

[1.8Stilo]

50mm on the 1.8 dynamic is fine! the same applies those go up and down a kerb to fast or other a speed bump to fast and it scraps... u just gota be carefull

 

[Stilo Multijet 140bhp]

I've got 30mm eibachs on mine and i couldn't go any lower without sacratching the engine plastic cover on every speed bump (mind you, speed bumps around here are WILD). As it is, i have to go over the bumps very slowly or i'll touch.

Actually, i had exactly the same problem when the car was new, without the eibachs, when i had it lowered i tied the plastic engine cover up (it hangs down like a belly 'cause it's got no fixings in the middle) so my car is actually quite similar to when i didn't have the eibachs!!

 

[activematt]

The cobra spring are only 50/40mm drop, keep with EIBACH and go for there sportline spring which are a 50/45mm - tht extra 5mm makes all the difference

All the difference! that whole 5mm on the back bet you probably couldnt even tell the difference if you looked at mine and yours

 

[1.8Stilo]

thts y the ...but i bet you could cos ive got a 2nd battery n heavy boot build in the boot which drop it at least anotha 5mm on top of the first 5mm = 10mm difference lol!

 

[activematt]

thts y the ...but i bet you could cos ive got a 2nd battery n heavy boot build in the boot which drop it at least anotha 5mm on top of the first 5mm = 10mm difference lol!

But surely that makes the front go up?

 

[mat-nos]

ive got -40mm g-max springs and 9" wide rims on the back and they dont rub