can you lower a ti?

[cloverleaf159]

can a 159 2.4 ti be lowered more than ti spec with different springs.

e.g eibach?

[shiny_car]

I believe Eibach make the springs for the Ti, so the Eibach ProKit springs may be exactly the same.

I think you'll need to look at adjustable-height coilovers if you want it lower.

[A6]

Isn't the Ti low enough for you then?

Mine already grinds out on some speed bumps and handles superb.

[cloverleaf159]

i live in dorset, dont have any speed bumps. i just feel the steering isnt as sharp as i would like. maybe its the weight of the big heavy engine. i do a lot of fast single lane A road driving

[Craigo]

If you lower it much further it will turn into a sleigh. You'll need to get some reindeer.

[toshy]

Go for adjustable coilovers like KW v3 or Bilstein b16 that let you adjust rebound and compression along with height and only then you'll realize how bad the stock 159 really handles.

[GroovyBoovy]

If you want it lower you can always cut your springs down, but it will handle worse

[David C]

Originally Posted by GroovyBoovy

If you want it lower you can always cut your springs down, but it will handle worse

Seriously DO NOT cut your springs...

[smudge_don]

Originally Posted by GroovyBoovy

If you want it lower you can always cut your springs down, but it will handle worse

Did you come from a Corsa B or something!? Cutting your springs is one of the WORST things you can do to a car and i'm kind of concerned that you would suggest such a thing for an Alfa!

[cloverleaf159]

yeah, cutting spring i seriously wouldnt even think of doing

thats the kind of thing guys in escorts done in the 70's.

i dont really want to go the coilover route but toshy do you have them on your 159?

[toshy]

Yup, and they are the best performance investment you can do to your car. Takes a bit of time to get the settings right, but they worth every penny imo.
I think the stock 159 ride (both TI and normal) feels bouncy and mushy and it's more suited to a much bigger car.

[smudge_don]

I've had coilovers on 2 previous cars, and i agree 100% with Toshy

Once they're set up right, the improvement is just superb in terms of handling and in some cases even comfort. My 2007 Audi A3 had "S-Line" suspension which made it crashy over bumps in the road

A new set of Weitec coilovers meant that the ride was a lot firmer, improving handling, but also the rebound was a lot smoother meaning that it wasn't "crashing" as much as before when meeting a bump in the road

[lovelyred159]

Reducing the tyre pressures would lower the car a tad more........only joking! Or carrying the Four Tenors...

[smudge_don]

Originally Posted by lovelyred159

Reducing the tyre pressures would lower the car a tad more........only joking! Or carrying the Four Tenors...

Just take the wheels off

[GroovyBoovy]

Originally Posted by smudge_don

Did you come from a Corsa B or something!? Cutting your springs is one of the WORST things you can do to a car and i'm kind of concerned that you would suggest such a thing for an Alfa!

It was a joke, I know how sensative you lot can be about your alfa originality and I woudnt do it on a £10,000 car.

However I did have a Ford P100 pickup, no aftermarket springs avalaible, only option on the front cut them down and heat and bend the ends, on the rear remove overload spring, cut end off it and put on top of spring as a lowering block, then make some new shorter spring hangers. Not bad handling.

Rob

[smudge_don]

Originally Posted by GroovyBoovy

It was a joke, I know how sensative you lot can be about your alfa originality and I woudnt do it on a £10,000 car.

However I did have a Ford P100 pickup, no aftermarket springs avalaible, only option on the front cut them down and heat and bend the ends, on the rear remove overload spring, cut end off it and put on top of spring as a lowering block, then make some new shorter spring hangers. Not bad handling.

Rob

Thank fudge for that!

[Craigo]

Originally Posted by GroovyBoovy

If you want it lower you can always cut your springs down, but it will handle worse

Or you could cut the roof off and turn it into a Spider.

[eaglemmoomin]

Originally Posted by Craigo

Or you could cut the roof off and turn it into a Spider.

[cloverleaf159]

What coilovers have you got on your car toshy?

the kw or bilsteins?

[toshy]

KWs for almost 3 years now and about 25K miles (I haven't used the 159 last year, that's why the low mileage).
Absolutely no problems with them so far except some small rust spots on one of the rear springs, which I suspect were caused by small stone chips I got from drifting it last winter

[cloverleaf159]

thanks toshy. might look into it