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Jon3sy
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20:th-Aug-2017, 15:26:55
Well as said in my last post I was going to try lowering the car on Thursday only took about 2 hours here are the results before and after

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20:th-Aug-2017, 17:09:14 (This post was last modified: 20:th-Aug-2017, 17:12:06 by Steveb19111978.)
Eibach springs look great, how does it handle?
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20:th-Aug-2017, 17:23:39
It handles like a dream very good not to much of a bumpy ride ether so all good


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20:th-Aug-2017, 17:40:32
(20:th-Aug-2017, 17:23:39)Jon3sy Wrote: It handles like a dream very good not to much of a bumpy ride ether so all good


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Awesome. was it a 40mm drop?
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20:th-Aug-2017, 18:06:00
No its 30mm drop think 40 would be to much


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20:th-Aug-2017, 18:10:33
(20:th-Aug-2017, 18:06:00)Jon3sy Wrote: No its 30mm drop think 40 would be to much


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Cool. Really want to get my Tourer done now.
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20:th-Aug-2017, 19:26:28
Worth every penny mate only £144 on the Eibach website and will totally change the look of your car they even chucked in a few stickers etc which was nice of them


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20:th-Aug-2017, 21:26:01 (This post was last modified: 20:th-Aug-2017, 21:29:59 by Steveb19111978.)
Seriously thinking about it mate. Just a little unsure if the standard Elite shocks on the Tourer are going to need replacing also. If they do then I'll just save up a little more and get a set of coilovers instead.
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20:th-Aug-2017, 21:29:07
The elite shocks will be fine & TBH your be thankful you kept them.


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20:th-Aug-2017, 21:34:02
(20:th-Aug-2017, 21:29:07)Rusty2009 Wrote: The elite shocks will be fine & TBH your be thankful you kept them.


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Cheers Rusty. All I want to do with the Tourer is improve the handling but not destroy the ride comfort.
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22:nd-Aug-2017, 07:04:24
Size wheels you got

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22:nd-Aug-2017, 07:50:34
18s mate


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23:rd-Aug-2017, 09:10:21
The Astra J should come lowered as standard, it sits so high otherwise.

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13:th-Apr-2020, 16:58:03
(20:th-Aug-2017, 15:26:55)Jon3sy Wrote: Well as said in my last post I was going to try lowering the car on Thursday only took about 2 hours here are the results before and after

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13:th-Apr-2020, 16:58:52
hi which model eibach is it? and is yours a 1.4T?
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