Lowering...
 

Alright guys, well it's a mod i'll be wanting to do because lets face it less roll around corners and lowered is just amazing. So... Was wondering whats the deal with this news i've hearing about shocks and springs? Sounds like this would be the best option but was looking for a bit of a good drop so coilover conversion may have to be done.

Any advice would be greatly appreciate! Cheers XD

Not much help on these forums to be honest, only kind of help i've been getting is some sort of answers from our american friends but seems to be if you know a bit about cars.

i'm havin the exact same dilemma, for the front i've used the standard shocks with threded sleeves & 5" long, 800lb springs from Demon Tweeks but tryin to get answers for the rear. Tryin to work out how i can ditch the rears seperate spring / shock setup & fit a Macpherson strut cos i want to go really low, worried if i put a lower spring in the back it'll pop out

i'll let you know if i find out more

Yeah do keep me posted mate! Any info you can give on the fronts or pictures aswell would be appreciated.

I have put 35mm lowered springs on all round and leda gas struts on at the back. Just about clears everything with 215/45/17 on all round.

cool, where did u get them from? i need new rear shocks cos it looks like one side is leaking

:o

You can still get kyb gas shocks for s12's,but as fer as I know you will have to get the springs made by a spring company.If you do a search for lowering springs then you will get the info you need.
I've got 40mm lowering springs but I bought mine from canuc in canada and I don't think they do them anymore.You won't have any problems with them popping out.

i'll have a look for the springs but it's the shocks i'm interested in. cos i've already butcherd the standard front shocks & made them into custom coilovers i mite as well do the same to the rear. i think i'm goin to get kyb shocks & some rally springs but i'll have to make some kind of perch to keep the spring in cos i want my Silvia realy low

i've already found the KYB fronts on ebay but not rears, i'm goin to call KYB themselves 2mora

Somewhere on here there is info on using some ford escort shocks on the back for really low cars.I think they are shorter and won't allow the spring to pop out.Whatever way,with your car that low it will handle like a dog.
This is how my car sits with 40mm springs.Maybe not the way you want it to look,but in the handling stakes for a road car it is perfect.
http://i981.photobucket.com/albums/a...ishs12/s12.jpg

Think im getting some S12 designed leda coilovers :D