springs settling - how long?!

[kernow_joe]

had some shocks and springs sitting off a car for around 1-2 months and just got round to fitting them to mine, how long before they settle at the height they're staying, on average?

supposed to be 40mm springs on shortened struts

[Ed Doe]

They should settle within a couple of miles really?

That doesn't look far off -40mm... they 50-profile tyres?

[kernow_joe]

that's kind of what I thought with used springs, I jumped/bounced on the slam panel once they'd been fitted, and like I say only off a car for a month or 2.

yeah 195/50 backs at standard height

[Ed Doe]

My old diablo was on -40mm spax springs iirc...

[kernow_joe]

looks about the same, apart from the shining of your diablo, god I need to clean my car!
think I need to drop the back a bit though god damn it!

[Ed Doe]

looks about the same, apart from the shining of your diablo, god I need to clean my car!
think I need to drop the back a bit though god damn it!

Oh that's a rubbish photo of the old diablo; i'd only thrown a sponge over it after driving it back home from Peterborough where I bought it!







And the only Cornwall trip it made it to:



Shameless pic whoring, but god I miss that car :'(

[kernow_joe]

any excuse hey Ed! was bloody lovely car.

I really need to spend some time and properly clean mine, its only ever had a quick clean not seen polish in probably about 4 years, but I need to give it a good clay before that, will do it properly when its dry/ I have time.

[Ed Doe]

any excuse hey Ed! was bloody lovely car.

I really need to spend some time and properly clean mine, its only ever had a quick clean not seen polish in probably about 4 years, but I need to give it a good clay before that, will do it properly when its dry/ I have time.

Hey my new one is dirty-black no matter how hard I polish it, I need to whore the old one every so often

the Astor is actually HANGING at the moment. Filthy doesn't even cover it. I just cba to clean it, seeing as the weather is crap at the moment, and the lanes I have to drive to get to work just get it covered in mud and crap. Bring on the good weather!!

[kernow_joe]

Hey my new one is dirty-black no matter how hard I polish it, I need to whore the old one every so often

the Astor is actually HANGING at the moment. Filthy doesn't even cover it. I just cba to clean it, seeing as the weather is crap at the moment, and the lanes I have to drive to get to work just get it covered in mud and crap. Bring on the good weather!!

I feel exactly the same, my car looks nice for 5 minutes after its 'washed' (term used loosely) then drive out of my drive and its dirty again

[Toms306]

35mm drop on the correct profiles...just after fitting (about 20 miles iirc)



However its dropped more after a few weeks, no recent pics though. Takes more than a week for them to settle properly in my experience anyway.

[kernow_joe]

35mm drop on the correct profiles...just after fitting (about 20 miles iirc)

However its dropped mrore after a few weeks, no recent pics though. Takes more than a week for them to settle properly in my experience anyway.

correct profile lol!

[Toms306]

Indeed.

Don't care what anyone says, 55's fill the arches so much better on sensible lows (40-60mm). If youre going down ~80mm or so it'll look shite regardless of profile.