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[OniFactor]

OrEo931, on 19 November 2009 - 07:38 PM, said:

The springs look good... Just as low as my iPd springs.

how much gap is there between the bottom of your car, and the road? just curious.

[johnloves850's]

randomdude, on 19 November 2009 - 08:24 PM, said:

its probably a good thing you didnt go much lower. because as IPD-lucky stated, the driveshafts are really hurting after 2"

No one has proof to whether or not this is true.
There are a lot of people who have been running more than 2'' drop here with no negative side affects, other than poor ride quality.

[magicaljake]

some guys on coilovers are below 2".... how many axle issues have been drop-related?

[devolv]

I'm running IPD springs and it's not nearly as low as that, but that could be due to the longer strut columns of the bilstein HDs. No Axle related issues and I doubt if I drop it another 1" that anything would happen either except a harsher ride quality. I do have some KW coilovers in my garage so I might experiment on slamming it a bit more with the IPD springs.

[Ipd]

Lowering your car past 2" doesn't mean instant death to your Cv's but as a retailer we have to be conscious of anything that could reduce the longevity of a part due to our product. So in an effort to prevent this type of issue we stopped at 1.75" drop. At 2" the CV angles I measured were getting into, and in some cases past, the maximum allowed working angle as spec'd by the manufacturer. So while you can certainly run a car that low, CV shaft longevity will be shortened.

[Jaxx]

Just because I'm curious, I'm running TME springs, which are different from the springs IPD is selling now -- what's the difference?

[ozzimark]

Jaxx, on 23 November 2009 - 09:54 PM, said:

Just because I'm curious, I'm running TME springs, which are different from the springs IPD is selling now -- what's the difference?

Moar lower.

Dunno the spring rates of either are, so I can't comment on that

[Falcone]

johnloves850's, on 23 November 2009 - 06:36 AM, said:

No one has proof to whether or not this is true.
There are a lot of people who have been running more than 2'' drop here with no negative side affects, other than poor ride quality.

I cut more than 2in off my springs last year, still no drive shaft problems. My spine shakes and I bite my tongur, I fcking love it.

[Ipd]

Tme's are approx 1.25 inch drop where Ipd is 1.75 inch drop
Ipd springs are approx 15% stiffer than Tme and were designed with Bistein HD valving in mind.

[devolv]

Ipd - Lucky, on 24 November 2009 - 08:26 PM, said:

Tme's are approx 1.25 inch drop where Ipd is 1.75 inch drop
Ipd springs are approx 15% stiffer than Tme and were designed with Bistein HD valving in mind.

Talk about IPD springs, I do have a question about them. When I was installing them on my car, I noticed that the springs were a tad shorter compared to the Bilstein HD struts, even with the cross-shaped bolt installed. You mentioned that the IPD springs were designed with Bilstein HD Valving in mind, although I haven't had any problems with this set up, I sometimes hear some nasty spring back going over uneven road.