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[Funky206]

Chink need some help with lowering m8.

I will be getting 40mm lowering springs from Ecossie and l want to lower the back to 50 - 60mm.

But l dont no which one to go for 50 or 60mm?
I want to no if l fit 17" will l have to get any work done to the back arches ? if so what work is needed?

Also what is the drive like is it hard or about the same as the standard springs etc plz give me some guidence

[Chink]

Hi mate well ive got 40mil ecosse springs exactly the same and 60mil drop on the back! U will need to do arch work to fit 17's but its nuthin you cant do yourself! Theres a large plastic inner arch and its got this little nobbly bit of hard plastic that sticks out just underneith on the inside of the rear arches about here:

[Chink]

You need to just cut that off with a stanley blade or something sharp and it shouldnt catch at all then!

What I did was lower the car first on the standard 15"s then bought the 17"s after, slapped em straight on and found it catching even on body role when cornering! So i rolled one of the arches the one side myself then realised that the distance straight up between the tyre and the arch wouldnt have cought anyway so we cut the plastic nobble off that side and instead of rolling the arch straight away the other side just cut the plastic nobble off first to see if we actually needed to roll it! And it worked! so ive got one arch rolled and one not cuz it was only that plastic bit causin the problem!

The ride is hard compared to standard springs but thats to be expected anyway even if you went out and bought £600 bilstein colovers the best you can get the ride is still gonna be hard lowered on 17"s cuz theres less give and the tyre depth is less 2 but its not a harsh ride its still comfortable and amazin round corners ;)

It will catch over speed bumps if you have a full car tho! but only slightly still! I had a mate with it dropped just over 100 mil on 17"s and it didnt catch so I shouldnt worry too much!
You can seriously fit your head and upperbody inside the rear arch of a 206! and the front I can get on full lock with no rubbage whatsoever!

Hope that helps mate, let me know if you need to know anythin else :D

[Funky206]

Sound m8 l think l will go for 50mm drop on the back think 60mm will be to much for me.
and in the end l can always drop it more if needed. got some one to drop the back for me £40 thats all :)

[Chink]

Sound! thats a bargain considerin the amount of work that has to be done but i'd ask them if that includes the price of extra parts you might need to buy! How old is your 206 if you dont mind me askin cuz if its fairley new it shouldnt be a problem! Older ones some of the bolts etc can sieze etc and may need cutting off and replacing! Also i'd absolutley drench both torsion bars with WD40 before starting! Check out the guide if you want to know how its done!

TORSION BAR GUIDE (http://www.streetrace.co.uk/torsionbar.htm)

[Funky206]

W Reg 2000 l think Hopefully it wont need anything cutting or replacing

[Chink]

Should be alright mines a V! But I can pretty much guarantee something you'll need replacing when fitting the front springs.. the stabalising arm! Unless your very carefull! Cuz theres a torx bolt that holds it on and its very weak! You have to hold it in place with a torx bit (size 40 i think) and turn the bolt with a ratchet but I ended up threading the torx bolt so the thing was stuck on and because its attatched you have to buy the whole new arm! This only happened on the one side but exactley the same thing happened to bailey when we did his 106! Their only about £12 to replace from peugeot tho! Just make sure youve good set of torX bits!

Also when fitting the front springs dont let the center bar drop too low or you'll end up pissing gear box oil over the drive! This is easier said than done when fitting the shock back in and again we did exactley the same on both mine and baileys! No big problem just means a pool of oil on your drive and that stuff stinks like the bog of eternal stench!

[Funky206]

Its all gud the bloke who is doing the back for me is also doing the front as well in the same day, so if anything goes wrong it is his fault :p

but thanks for the tips chink

[ste]

The funnest fing was when chink had finished he lowered the trolley jack down n his car was 2 low 2 get the jack out!
Bout 5 of us had to lift the car up while it was pulled out! Was on the std rims though!

(Its a **** when a wheel needs changing n the jack dont go under n u have to drive up ramps first, then ur front spiliters dont clear the ramps . . . .etc)
aaaarrrrr, the joy of a lowered car!

As you can see, chinks mota looks pukka now!!!!