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[daverwd]

Have nearly finished my manta 400r... Its running a c20xe engine & now that its sitting back on its 4 wheels i would like to lower the
car 30mm to 40mm as it seems a bit high on standard suspension, Does anyone know where i can buy a set of lowering springs to suit the car?
Also what would the lbs of the front & rear springs need to be for a comfortable ride as the car is for road use ?..

[monzta]

www.fahrwerke.de or www.avouk.com would be a fine place to buy this. Very good quality from both manufacturers.

[daverwd]

thanks .. will try them

[garymanc]

may be try tim jones motorsport http://forums.mantac...g/user/553-tjm/

[Kevin Abbott]

A cheap way of doing it is to cut a couple of inches of each coil wind and try the car, keep cutting until you get the required ride height, this will also raise the spring rate though.
In my experience you can cut a full coil or 2 off and the car handles great, i do however like a billiard table ride quality  
You will have to cut the bump stop 'cone' off inside the middle of the front spring to avoid riding around on the bump stops
Cheers
Kev

Kevin Abbott, on 09 May 2011 - 10:37 PM, said:

A cheap way of doing it is to cut a couple of inches of each coil wind and try the car, keep cutting until you get the required ride height, this will also raise the spring rate though.
In my experience you can cut a full coil or 2 off and the car handles great, i do however like a billiard table ride quality  
You will have to cut the bump stop 'cone' off inside the middle of the front spring to avoid riding around on the bump stops
Cheers
Kev

EDIT, just noticed you are on standard suspension, you may not be able to trim those to get a good ride as they are not a progressive spring IIRC  
Standard shocks won't work with cut down springs either, sorry if i'm telling you how to suck eggs  

[daverwd]

Thanks Kevin had thought about cutting the springs but actually rang AVO about 30mm lowering springs  & they can supply them for
£120  so have ordered a set.. there on the way..