Hey, just purchased my first evo (VII) and im quite keen to get into some serious mods. I was just wanting to know peoples views on lowering the cars (partically 7's). Im not familiar with the suspension layout and keen to know what would be the best way to approach this. Anyone have any prefered lowering kits? (coil overs ect?) or is it even worth lowering them?

I have a set of 19" Zenetti chrome wheels (19/235/35) and im after the best look.

Cheers for any help

 

Lowering them can reduce the drag a bit. With some coilovers it will help the suspension and you can lower em a little. Lowering them can def help with performance, but make sure you can clear the bumpers and dont make it too low so you scrape.

 

Cheers. Dont know any good brands? is there a need for a camber controller kit? or should it be pretty sweet as long as the car isnt too low?

 

Since you already bought 19" "CHROME" wheels, I say drop the car all the way for the killerz looks you want. It looks like performance is not the top priority anyway.

 

chrome = a hella lotta weight

 

lowering is also dangerous with amatures... as it puts pressure on the drive train....

 

Yeah i realise that chrome wheels arent the lightest. but i recently had a bmw M3, and i kinda dig the pimp look. I got the evo for performance reasons too, but not over the top performance. The weight in the wheels i can make up for with mods to come.
Any quick way to sack these puppies on their butts?

 

huh?

 

oh real. did you wanna go into any detail on the drive train thing?

 

Sorry - is there any quick, easy way to lower an evo7. without compramising handling or structural design?

 

Adjustable coil-overs (Tein, Cusco, HKS, Ohlins) are all good brands that are recognized for allowing you to lower the car a bit while retaining as good a suspension travel as you can expect.. Actually, unless you plan on racing on real smooth flat tracks, most don't lower the car all that much, its really only going to benefit by lowering drag a bit at high speeds..
Most of the better brands do already have the adjustments as part of the upper mount..

Honestly I don't think your lookiing for the best performance, but the lowest stance.. coilovers will get you real low, but expect to flatten your intercooler and fascia while parking if you go real low.

 

tein flex with edfc.......awsome

 

any time you lower a car, you compromise some aspect of its suspension.. springs will compromise suspension travel, and wear out struts/shocks, plus the ride may end up being a bit harsher in some circumstances.. Coilovers are a bit expensive, but will not sacrifice the components since your replacing the ones that are most prone to give you trouble.

There is no "cheap/easy" way to go about this if you don't want to sacrifice the capabilities of the car. 19" chrome rims are weighty, so your already sacrificing a bit to use them..

 

Cheers.

 

The Evo, any Evo, will need extra care when dealing with the suspension. Otherwise, you're more likely to do more harm than good.

The Evo's stock suspension is pretty good already.

In theory, a lower car will have a better drag coefficient and will have a higher top speed. It will also generally experience less body roll so handling will be improved.

But it's not that simple. Suspension is very complicated and everything is interrelated to everything else. You can't just optimise one dimension of the suspension and not affect everything else.

Lower the car, and you will throw the spring and shock ratio out of whack. You'll also mess up the camber of the car, on top of everything else. Sometimes it can be dangerous if you don't adjust the shocks just right; the car can bottom out with a shock that's too soft and cause an accident.

So think long and hard, and do a little research before you just throw on a cheap set of lowering springs.