Hello,
First post here.

Have an 07 Chili Red Cooper. It was going to be a lease return in August but thanks to some unfortunate money matters I decided to keep my Chili. Now that Im keeping it Im deciding to start my mods.

First will be Tint, then Lowering, then a blackout quest.

I would just like to know everyones opinions on springs. I am looking for the lowest drop for the lowest price. I also wanted to know if anyone here knew about maybe cutting a Mach V spring so it would sit a little lower. And what are the bump stops for? I heard that people remove them?
That is the height Im looking for. Actually thats what I want to do with my whole car! lol
any ideas on what wing that is?
thanks NAM Folks.
Gregory

 

No springs will get you that low. Cutting springs is a bad idea. Just get vmax coilovers or buy used. You can do things inexpensively but still do it right.

Edit: Bumpstops prevent over compressing your shocks. Some people cut them, I wouldn't however recommend removing them entirely.

 

If you look in my gallery there are a couple pictures of before and after Mach V springs. I can't imagine the car being much lower...it occasionally scrapes now. Something to remember if you cut coils...the more you cut the stiffer the spring gets.

Hoopty

 

Trw

 

i was debating selling my coilovers if you wanted to look into that option...

 

I have H&R sports and I LOVE EM on my club

 

This is on Mach V's....I really can't imagine being lower.

They do have a lot of rake (front sits lower than rear), so you could go lower in the rear...but I scrape over everything, I would not go lower. I love how the car sits....hate how it rides though