Removal of lowering blocks

[CryptoWesty]

Hey I have removed my 1 inch lowering blocks as the car was too low and have now bolted back together without, I have poly pads on the blocks, I have put the poly pads back and then tightened back together, is this ok or should I have removed them? So it’s metal in metal 

[DT36]

They are good to go. Leave them on for general road use.

Lots of people removed these years ago, as it was recommended in books like Escort Performance. Depending on what racing you were doing, they also stated to remove the rubber bushes on the top of the shocks.  All well and good on a race car, but noise and vibration are not a problem for them.

Some people say that they cause a little bit of movement in the axle when under hard use, but let's be honest, we would probably never notice it puttering about on a Sunday to go and get a breakfast roll

[CryptoWesty]

7 hours ago, dt36 said:

They are good to go. Leave them on for general road use.

Lots of people removed these years ago, as it was recommended in books like Escort Performance. Depending on what racing you were doing, they also stated to remove the rubber bushes on the top of the shocks.  All well and good on a race car, but noise and vibration are not a problem for them.

Some people say that they cause a little bit of movement in the axle when under hard use, but let's be honest, we would probably never notice it puttering about on a Sunday to go and get a breakfast roll

I was going to say that the lowering blocks had location dowels and a hole which locked everything in place, now if I had taken the poly pad out the standard dowel and hole would align but the pad doesn’t allow this but we were thinking that as long as them 4 bolts are nice and tight and on nylon nuts surely it can’t move around? I have put a little line across the nut and the thread sticking out so I can see if it’s loosened 

but I just thought I’d check incase people were going to tell me some ntertibme stories from the past! 😆 

thanks mate

[katana]

Just drill a location hole in the spring seat - no possible slippy slidey!