Opinions Please!

[mk1rob]

Hi! Im thinking of lowering my car on the front. Its lowered 2" on the back but standard RS2000 struts on the front. Do people think it needs lowering? The only thing puttin me off is that the lowest part of the exhaust is only about 4" off the ground and the gearbox cross members pretty low too. It already catches on things. Is that normal?

Also, if i was to lower it, what springs do ppl recomend i use? Its not going to be used for track use but i dont want it to be like a boat either! Thanks in advance.

 

Heres some pics:

 

 

[badchild]

Mine is exactly the same and im thinking of lowering it as well, springs depend on what engine you got too i think, btw that is one gorgeously clean escort

[Copey]

i would say lower

[5hane]

defo lower the frond

 

 

brill car tooo

[walsh253]

got to be lower theres far too much space there

[Tom]

4 inches of space!?! not gonna cut much grass with that now are we

[tim]

your car do as u want and are happy with,id fit higher profile tyre and then lower it but thats just me

[caprinerd]

how low can you go ,i said how low can you go

[mk1rob]

Thanks for the comments. Still need to think about it, id love it to be lower but not sure if i want even more of the gut wrenching feeling when it bottoms out!

Cheers

[capriaddict]

Looks fine to me i'd say leave as is,

 

But then again i've had a few to drink tonite

[mk1super]

Mate it looks fine ive noticed when they have the chin spoiler on em they seem lower than they are maybe an idea?

[corsair dean]

ive noticed when they have the chin spoiler on em they seem lower than they are

 

exactly what i was thinking as i read the thread car looks great as is and is sitting level at the mo go for the chin spoiler!

[4parajon]

There does seem to be a big gap between the tyre's and arches. If it was mine I would lower it, but its your car mate, whatever makes you happy

[antz]

my dads escort had 1inch of space when he bought it and it scraped like a bastard coming up the motorway...but that was a combination of capri struts, saggy rear shocks and leafs AND lowereing blocks.

 

new shocks, no lowering blocks, and having the exhaust refitted brought it all much higher and he has probably about 4 inches now and its fine!

 

its only on the country roads we have up here that are very hilly it bottoms out....(i can bottom out my volvo 240 though so thats not very good )

 

 

if i were you id go for 1 inch at the front and see what you think.

[tazrocks88]

Mate it looks fine ive noticed when they have the chin spoiler on em they seem lower than they are maybe an idea?

 

mate she looks fine but as said if u want the front lower fit a bib spoiler they look the nuts

[sol]

bigger tyres!