08-02-2012, 10:35 PM
Oh yeah excessive lowering does change the characteristics of the 306 and on stupidly low cars you do notice bump steer (although thankfully this is lessened by stiff suspension meaning less travel over bumps)
And because most suspension components travel through an arc as they move if the car is massively lower then stuff like your ball joint and TCA can be further away or closer to the car.
Lowering to any height dynamically changes all suspension and steering angles and thus the tyres contact patch and the more adjustability you have (like eccentric top mounts) the more you can set the car to give the best contact patch at the height you choose.
I think ill sum up my argument by saying I guess B8s and eibachs are about the same price as GAZs and ETMs (£450 on ebay). How would you feel if you fitted the B8/eibach combo and didnt like it for whatever reason and decided to go for the fully adjustable coilovers and lost out on that £450 that could go a long way to tweaking your coilies or paying a motorsport specialist to set up all your shiny suspension bits.
And because most suspension components travel through an arc as they move if the car is massively lower then stuff like your ball joint and TCA can be further away or closer to the car.
Lowering to any height dynamically changes all suspension and steering angles and thus the tyres contact patch and the more adjustability you have (like eccentric top mounts) the more you can set the car to give the best contact patch at the height you choose.
I think ill sum up my argument by saying I guess B8s and eibachs are about the same price as GAZs and ETMs (£450 on ebay). How would you feel if you fitted the B8/eibach combo and didnt like it for whatever reason and decided to go for the fully adjustable coilovers and lost out on that £450 that could go a long way to tweaking your coilies or paying a motorsport specialist to set up all your shiny suspension bits.