Advantages and Disadvatages of Lowering you ride

[mackkcam]

Hi guys,
just want to know (and I know, for some of the readers) to know the Advantages and Disadvantages of Lowering the Car, mapa-Family car or Self-Driven or panggala or pangporma type of car...

honestly ang alam ko lng na advatage is maporma lng, i dont know any logical things about it, well, sa disadvantage naman is, maLessen ung people na makaksakay or ung Load na kayang dalhin ng car mo,

kayo po???

[shadow]

I think wala ng madagdag sa alam mo ng advantages and disadvantages ng lowered car... since pretty much yun lang naman talaga...

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based on experience:

advantage:
maporma kung naka mags
better handling (dapat pati shocks palit)
mas masaya para sakin

disadvantage:
prone to kalampag
patay sa baha
less pips can carry
sayad sa humps*
patay ang bumper sa harang sa mall parking kung hindi tanchado*
* kung masayadong mababa...

over all, kung ayaw mo ng hassle... dont lower the car. personally, mas gusto ko lowered oto ko.

[mackkcam]

how about kung tamang 1.5 drop lng, maxado na ba syang mababa? gus2 ko kc medyo may control ang ride, and syempre maporma na rin... and also, alam ko may mga 1" drop lng na lowering, kaso not sure kung worth it pa sya kung 1" lng ang drop

[shadow]

personally for me if your feet is already wet might as well jump in...

kung alanganin ka mag lowered and gusto mo konti lang huwag na lang, if you really want it then go full lowered as low as hanggang pwede yun drop...

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ok na yung 1.5 inch drop... sakto lang.

i went from stock to supa low to 1.5... mas ok yung 1.5 kasi may comfort pa din and hindi sasagad yung shocks mo sa bumps.

yung 0 gap na ko dati... kahit gaano kababang humps sayad na pero saya sa handling.

its really to your taste, sacrifice mo na ba yung comfort for the porma and handling? then go low as you can go...

gusto mo ba may comfort pa din? neuspeed green to tein can provide that for you at 1.5" drop. palit gas shocks na din.

[mackkcam]

yep, un na nga din eh, sabay ng palit ng shox ko or convert na lng + ung lowering, tama llng kc sa akin ang 1.5" eh, ayaw ko naman kc ng supa dupah low eh, ayaw ko rin naman ng stock height, nattataasan ako eh. hehe anyways, medyo OT na Tau.. proceed na lng tau sa main thread..

[Memphis Raines]

Changing your ride height is perfectly alright so as long as you can live with some of the inconveniences mentioned here.

If done properly, it shouldn't affect the durability in the long run. Don't cut your stock springs, get the proper lowering aftermarket spring set-up recommended for your ride.

Most of all, don't rush your lowering set-up. It pays to scout around for good bargain parts. Ask before executing as I always say


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[afrasay]

Pro- Mas stable sa curves because of the lower center of gravity. Cons-madami to mention kasi malapit na ako umuwi

[ezem]

advantages:
+maporma
+better handling lalo na sa curves or when turning (pagliko)
+less drag...therefore mas mabilis ng onti ang andar mo and better FC (kung walang trapik at lagi ka mabilis ang andar)

disadvantages:
+pipirma ka sa mga humps lagi
+problema sa baha
+madali sumayad yung ilalim mo sa abnormal road conditions like madaming pot holes, uncemented roads like sa province, etc
+putting more things into the car or accomodating more people into the car makes your car lower

advice:
if you're going to lower your ride, use 1.5" drop springs that offers best overall ride quality and comfort for a performance lowering spring or normal feeling, not the ones that offers grip feeling, yung tipong ramdam na ramdam mo yung kaibahan sa handling pero ang medyo masa sacrifice e yung comfortability...

try using the 1.5" drop Tanabe Sustec NF210 (normal feeling), not the GF210 (grip feeling)...

when changing stock springs into lowered performance springs, change also your shocks, from fluid type into gas type. Mas stiff kasi ang lowered springs, kaya dapit ang shocks mo stiff din (gas type)

if you want to get the best of both worlds (lowered & non lowered), go buy the adjustable shocks, though it is expensive (starting at 6k-8k each)

kung family car at madalas na may nakasakay sa likuran, lowered mo yung harap lang (tukod)...para pag may sumakay sa likod, papantay lang halos

DON'T have your stock springs cut or yung "compressed", each spring type has load computations and suited to the condition only particular for each type...better invest on bnew performance springs

Trivia:
in some countries, like singapore, the government advices the car owners to make performance modifications on their car/s like lowering it and putting "high "spoiler (not the ducktail type only) for aerodynamics purposes for ride advantages like better mileage, aerodynamics purposes also for safety, having larger rims also for aerodynamics and for more grip, installing bodykits for aerodynamics purposes, installing performance mufflers that doesn't violate their noise level standards, etc. since their road condition is not like ours here in the Phils. (malubak, panay humps, baha, etc). You can see the gov't ads regarding this at "strait times" singapore news paper, i think every sunday...also they (sg gov't) have ads on how to have better FC, advices on car maintenance, etc.

dito lang saten yung pag naglagay ka ng mataas na spoiler, sasabihin parang eroplano, pag nag bodykit ka, may maririnig kang mga hindi magandang side comments, ugaling talangka kasi mga tao...kung hindi misinfromed ang mga tao e uninformed, not like sa other countries like singapore, alam ng citizens ang purpose ng mga performance mods dahil ang gov't mismo ang nagpu push sa mga ganung changes (laging may informative ads sa newspaper regarding automotive-maintenance, aero, FC, etc), kaya hindi ka sasabihang parang eroplano ang car mo or mga negative side comments like "feeling racer" or "kala mo naman ang bilis ng kotse nya"...

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