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TommyB
01-05-2009, 08:34
This is how it was before
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i257/tommyb_65/100_3928.jpg

This is how it is now.
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i257/tommyb_65/100_4923.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i257/tommyb_65/100_4916.jpg

I just need to bring the back down a fraction then is will be as low on the 15's as it was on the 13s.

What do you guys think?
Sy5GTT
01-05-2009, 08:41
Low is good.. I'm sure Spooky will agree. :agree:
BriC
01-05-2009, 08:48
Looks good :agree: You have a good taste in wheels. What wheels are they?
DaveMayGTT
01-05-2009, 08:53
That looks incredibly low but damn nice. Doesnt look like a lot of clearence on the front bumper
TommyB
01-05-2009, 09:20
Looks good :agree: You have a good taste in wheels. What wheels are they?


I believe they are BMW E30 325?? BBS wheels 4x100 ET24

LOW IS GOOD!!! :D
BriC
01-05-2009, 09:29
I believe they are BMW E30 325?? BBS wheels 4x100 ET24

LOW IS GOOD!!! :D

Aah right.. makes sense
Tiny Tim
01-05-2009, 09:32
Not low enough Tom ;)
Schakal
01-05-2009, 09:54
that looks sweet :p
show us da camber :smokin:
Spooky
01-05-2009, 11:13
Niiiiiiiiice :smokin:
Tom, have you slipped coilovers on her now then ?
5alldaway
01-05-2009, 11:55
thats the sheet!
scratcher
02-05-2009, 11:37
That looks sick :agree: And the phase 1 bumper finishes it nicely.
How low is it on 13's :D
TommyB
02-05-2009, 12:14
I'm runing 2 degees neg camber on the front

Yep thanks to GTT nutter i now have some coilovers :agree:

On 13's the subframe would be on the floor.

I did have it about an inch lower than the pictures if im honest, but had to lift it alittle.

Thanks for all the nice comments,Going to fit adjustable rears on Monday or Tuesday to get the back lower.

Do i take the crown for being the lowest R5 yet?
Blick
02-05-2009, 12:24
i may drop mine abit more now after seein that!!!!! :agree: :laugh::laugh: like the rims.
Brigsy
02-05-2009, 12:27
Mine were as low as that in 05;) Does your rear axle knock off the rear chassis rail when you hit a bump?

At one point i had mine lower at the front, the coilovers were bottomed out & i ground the subframe out pulling it off a kerb!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/brigsy/York%20Raceway/DSC00152.jpg
Spooky
02-05-2009, 20:13
I've ran mine silly low for a very long time :)

The lowest it has ever been was when I drove it to FCS/ND in 2007, on the 13s it was catching EVERYWHERE.

The funniest moment being sat on a ramp at Wicksteed Park with a huge queue of cars behind me, making my passenger get out and lift the front of the car to help me clear it :wasntme:

I planned to drop the car further but I'm concerned about the distance my driveshafts are from the inner chassis legs, I've lowered it before where it'd be about an 1in away before striking the chassis :eek: :cooter:

I think having shorter stroke suspension, firmer springs, poly'd lower arms etc etc need to be considered when going this low because the car simply isn't designed for it.

Well that's what I think :ashamed:

LOWER IT MORE! ;)
Kris M
02-05-2009, 20:23
http://www.rtoc.org/boards/album.php?albumid=53&pictureid=6288

http://www.rtoc.org/boards/album.php?albumid=53&pictureid=6287

:D
Spooky
02-05-2009, 20:32
thats awesome :D
Blick
02-05-2009, 20:50
http://www.rtoc.org/boards/album.php?albumid=53&pictureid=6288

http://www.rtoc.org/boards/album.php?albumid=53&pictureid=6287

:D

that is dirrrrrrrrrrrty low!!!! :laugh::laugh::agree:
Penfold aka The Dealer
02-05-2009, 20:59
http://www.rtoc.org/boards/album.php?albumid=53&pictureid=6288

http://www.rtoc.org/boards/album.php?albumid=53&pictureid=6287

:D


Such a sexy car, been alround abit.... Ricardo found a pic of it in a mag once... wonder if he still has it?
TommyB
02-05-2009, 21:50
My chassis legs are now modded due to the driveshafts hitting them.

I'll ge the back lower next week and put pictures up here.

I liking this as a lowered R5 thread.

Anyone have pictures of the red one that used to be on the home page.
5teve L
02-05-2009, 21:53
The lower it goes the more dangerous it is IMO, they bloomin bounce all over the place & catch all the ruts etc, never understood why you all like them that low, they can't be nice to drive, skittish as fook i'd have thought :confused:
Adey aka Ewok
02-05-2009, 23:03
if you aint scrubbing...... you aint dubbin. oh hang on, renaulting??:confused::agree::laugh:
Dan O'Neill
02-05-2009, 23:07
Anyone have pictures of the red one that used to be on the home page.[/quote]

That car is so sweet I love it.
sphinX
02-05-2009, 23:38
The lower it goes the more dangerous it is IMO, they bloomin bounce all over the place & catch all the ruts etc, never understood why you all like them that low, they can't be nice to drive, skittish as fook i'd have thought :confused:

Dangerous or more uncomfortable? Bouncing makes you feel like a rally driver (only joking) But I want my 5 lowwwwwwwwwwwwww! coilovers here we come, hopefully the sidey won't cause pain
5alldaway
03-05-2009, 03:05
it does look damn good when its low, but if you guys are happy with the inconvenience it brings then fair play, mines aint even that low and it catches on most things, i may even have it raised to standard height sometime in the not too distant.........
sphinX
03-05-2009, 09:14
Would you say the drawbacks outweight the positives? At the mo my ride is pretty comfortable at only 30mm drop ~ but cornering it could be a lot better, so im thinking drop it on coilovers 50mm etc. It looks better and handles better but the ride is harsher. Guess I will have to see for myself
Blick
03-05-2009, 09:19
Would you say the drawbacks outweight the positives? At the mo my ride is pretty comfortable at only 30mm drop ~ but cornering it could be a lot better, so im thinking drop it on coilovers 50mm etc. It looks better and handles better but the ride is harsher. Guess I will have to see for myself

mines dropped 50mm on coilovers on 13`s with 888`s..... she loves it ;) if i go slow enough over speed bumps she doesnt tend2 catch. any lower and i think she would. get it decked son :agree: :D
sphinX
03-05-2009, 09:48
mines dropped 50mm on coilovers on 13`s with 888`s..... she loves it ;) if i go slow enough over speed bumps she doesnt tend2 catch. any lower and i think she would. get it decked son :agree: :D

haha will do, just need to find the right coil overs for the right price :D
Alastair
03-05-2009, 11:00
I've had to do the opposite! 15s and R888 scrub a fair bit so I have raised it back up, and have very limited negative camber adjustment available as the inner tyre wall sits VERY close to the coilover spring platform, and there is no room for spacers! To compound the problem the MOT tester failed the car as on full lock the tyres touch the inner wheel arch ! Gutted! Still I want handling not just looks... Horses for courses.
Rob@Backyardracing
03-05-2009, 15:55
Looks awsome Tom :smokin: im liking the wheels too :)
Winston
03-05-2009, 16:29
Loving it :smokin:
ollie j
03-05-2009, 18:34
Looks great mate

This is my old 5, she was on the deck. Cant find a side pic of her though. Cornering was a bit skitish, there was no body role at all so tended to skip a bit.