Ive Lowerd My Escort Mk6 And Im Having Problems Helppp

[Guest McGoo69]

Hi ive lowerd my escort mk6 around 40mm i think using standerd shocks and just lowering springs, basicly its been done on the cheap to get my escort cosworth wheels on but the bottom or the car scrapes to much and ibe had enough

 

what suspension set ups are available to give my car no more than a 20-30mm drop?

 

coilovers or suspension units im not bother i just want to sort out the ride before i sell it or change the wheels

 

matty

[Guest MCBob]

Scraping on speedbumps?

[Guest McGoo69]

yeh scrapes on speedbumps, i think its on the plate that is underneath the exhaust

 

also i carnt have more than 3 people in the car including me else it rubs on the arch's too much

[Guest MCBob]

Get stiffened shocks and springs. Drive over broken bumps with one wheel on the bump.

[Guest McGoo69]

yeh i do that anyway but some arnt broken so even if you hit the bumps at a angle so only one wheel goes up the bump at a time it still scrapes a bit

[gingergman]

yeh i do that anyway but some arnt broken so even if you hit the bumps at a angle so only one wheel goes up the bump at a time it still scrapes a bit

thats the joys of a lowerd car lol. impractial but worth it

[Guest bertwheelz]

HI MATT, FOINDING IM HAVING THE SAME TROUBLE ON MY MK4, AM JUNKING THE 17s AND GOING BACK TO 15 INCH WHEELS, AT LEAST THAT WAY YOU CAN DRIVE OVER THINGS LIKE MATCH STICKS WITHOUT THE FEAR OF RUBBING!, ALSO IM HEADING BACK TO STANDARD RIDE HIGHT, THEY ARE SOO MUCH NICER TO DRIVE WITH THE STANDARD SETUP, ALL THE BEST, BERT :party09:

[Guest McGoo69]

cheers the thing is i love my escos wheels i get soooo many comments on them, it doesnt rub ive done some work to the archs but its the underneath thats the problem, im sure its the plate under the exhaust im gonna remove it see what its like

 

im also going to get some bilstein 30mm drop springs and shocks this should be alot better than lowering springs on crappy shocks

[Guest SteveB]

cheers the thing is i love my escos wheels i get soooo many comments on them, it doesnt rub ive done some work to the archs but its the underneath thats the problem, im sure its the plate under the exhaust im gonna remove it see what its like

 

im also going to get some bilstein 30mm drop springs and shocks this should be alot better than lowering springs on crappy shocks

 

if that fails mate i have a set of 16" mondeo five spokes very similar to the cosworths i would be willing to swap you that should stop your rubbing issues?

[Guest Dazzaas]

if its just the rubbing problem have your arches crimped or change tyre size cos that worked for me 205/40/17 sorted rubbing

but they came with 215/45/17 and rubbed like a dog on heat

after change in tyre size had 5 people crammed in back and no rubbing (mr policeman it was a 7 seater honest guv )

dazza

[Guest McGoo69]

mondeo wheels arnt a option they look crap and are no where near as good its either all or nothing for me

 

the tyres i have on now are 205/45/16 i think and there not to bad but i might drop down to 195's?