Lowered cally opinions please

[RAINMAKER]

agree with cornishtaz the front looks like its down by 60mm

[Allys Cally]

^^^
thats about the same ride height i've got on mine with 40mm springs and standard shocks, as baz says it looks like a 60mm drop on the front not 40mm

[RAINMAKER]

it should be written on the springs jack the car up and take a good look at the spring for the writing and check...

[Rob Himself]

Two things I'd suggest - 1, give it a few days to settle down. 2, See if you can see a part number or something written on the actual springs themselves anywhere. Give Spax a shout and confirm it with them.

[RAINMAKER]

my new kit arrived this morn and first thing i did was to check the part number and springs for the level i requested to lower the car as i said it will be printed on the springs what the level the spring is lowered by..

[cornishtaz]

aren't turbos/V6's slightly lower than 16V/8V

[cornishtaz]

ok I hold my hands up as being wrong, thanks for correcting me.

[henry*r]

I've got my Calibra(16V Ecotec) lowered a couple of months ago on Eibach springs(35-40mm) & Bilstein shocks and it looked same as yours. After a while it setttled - the front stayed the same, back dropped a little bit. I'll post a picture later on. Also you can turn the rear springs around the base, to see if it makes any difference.

[tazz666]

Consult the manual time:



All are the same height, turbo has higher ground clearance.

the older calibras up to 93 did sit higher than the later ones i have checked my older manual and this is what it say
calibra calibra4x4 calibraturbo 4x4
126/5.0 131/5.2 120/4.7 road clearance
exhaust exhaust floorpan position on vehicle
so there is a height differance between the younger and older calibras so the redtop sits higher than the ecotec and the older turbos were lower than the8v and the 16v's

[coxy]

Thanks for the comments guys i think i am going to try some spacers in the front and have another look. I love the way it sits just scared of damaging the wing with the tyre rub

Gray

[Ace_aka]

My cally has new standard shocks and old standard springs, rather than changing all, which set of lowering springs would work best with standard shocks & improve handling but without knocking my fillings out? also is it worth while polybushing the car front and back?

[vinny_69]

polybushing the car front and back?

makes the ride harder mate

[madjimmi]

ive got my se9 60mm drop alround on standard rims (16s) and i dont get any tyre rub whatsoever, if i could i would drop it lower, the roads round here aint great either