I think they look alrite - would probs look better if it was lowered

 

the car is going to be lowered later but i think i will hold out for some revolution wheels as the suit the car better.

 

the car is going to be lowered later .

I used Spax lowering springs on mine - supposed to give about a 30mm drop - but they've slammed mine to the floor - i like the look and the handling but the ride quality at the rear is terrible:tut: - there is almost no 'suspension' at all and it crashes and bangs at the slightest crack in the road:tut: :rant: :tut:

Would be interested to know what others have used to drop the suspension but maintain some ride quality .

Nice wheels by the way Pat - but i think the Revolutions would suit better, especially if they are black with silver rims on your black car

cheers

 

Was just going to say you need to lower it about an inch or so to make it look right

 

not too bad pat, i do like wheels with a darker centre though there is a guy selling some 15" revolutions on the items for sale section, for a 75 but may fit not cheap though :tut:
i do like the cloverleaf standard alloys though, but 15's would be nice

 

hi kev i saw those revolutions but they are 5 stud also have seen the work that you have put in the sud am im well impressed with how your getting stuck in cannot wait to see it on the road mate.
p.s what would look good on your car is getting your alloys polished and laquered.

 

shame about the 75 wheels, didn't realise they are 5 stud
polished alloys was just gonna get them blasted and sprayed, might be worth a go
looking forward to it on the road aswell mate

 

I think they look good

 

what are the springs from justsuds like did wonder about getting some for mine, eventually i don't want it to be too low though, back breaking cats eyes are not my thing :tut:
have just got hold of a pair of front koni inserts though :thumbs:

 

kev i see you won the front panel on ebay well done ,did you have the konis as well.

 

Pat,

I like the rims, but agree that you need to lower your sud slightly.
I had koni gas shocks and eibach springs on my old 33 1.7ie that dropped it about 25mm. Made the thing corner like it was on rails. Ride was stiffer but not too bad apart from one bump on the M40 just south of the junction for the A34. Always used to hit my head on the roof !

 

well done mate you got a bargain there mate:thumbs: .

 

i was very tempted myself mark, and as it was only around 35 miles away it was difficult to stop myself going to have a look :lol: i know i would have ended up buying it, especially if it wasn't that bad went for the grand total of £58 soemone got an absolute bargain then :thumbs:
collected my front panel today from him so am happy enough
did have a quick look in his boxes of bits, seems there will be plenty of bits and bobs coming up for sale soon :thumbs: again, had to stop myself going on a spending spree :lol:

 

i must admit i was going to bid as well but the distance put me off

 

i also had the problem that the rear of my sud was too low at the back with the sud loweringsprings, rearsprings were also way too soft, so standard Ti wheels rubbed almost constantly.
i solved it by using standard 33 1.7 16v QV springs, decompressed they were about an inch shorter than the sud loweringsprings, but much firmer, so i put them on the car, it raised the rear by an inch compared with the sudloweringsprings, handling improved very much
next job on the todolist is fitting my koni sports adjustable shockabsorbers front and rear, and that will improve it some more

my english is not so good, so i hope it makes a bit of sense

 

makes perfect sense :thumbs: good tip with the rear springs

 

33 16v springs it is then :thumbs:
what about the front springs i have my koni inserts so will get suitable springs to match

 

I have 33 16v Jamex, (fit straight on) on the front theyre a good inch shorter and a little bit firmer,
tho i know demontweeks used to list sud springs too

 

another pic of the car

second two are of the mk 2 sud ti that my old wheels are going onto ,davids car.