00 V70R Lowering Options ?

Baptiste1106 · Post by **Baptiste1106** » 14 Sep 2015, 20:43

WTD 00 V70R AWD F&R Lowering Coils. TME coils are a bit above budget right now. What are you guys running ?

Suspension Set Up
Front: Bilstein Tourings and OEM AWD Coils

Rear: 025 Euro Nivomats and OEM AWD Coils. Rear has dropped from the 025 nivos. 027 is what was taken off

Post by **j-dawg** » 14 Sep 2015, 23:02

Sandbags in the cargo area. Sandbags under the hood.

I have Eibach springs, for which the IPD site claims a 1.2-inch drop. I like posting pictures of my car so I'm using this thread as an excuse - attached is a photo of the car unloaded. I drove it packed wall-to-wall, floor-to-roof from Pittsburgh to central Texas earlier this year, and noticed no problems besides the car being stupid heavy. With a drop of that height, the rear wheels tend to look very "tucked-under", so prepare to have troubling dreams about wheel spacers.

I have an FWD T5, so the rear springs are not compatible with your Nivomats. You can use a "drop bolt". That places the top of the Nivomat unit higher relative to its normal position on the body, so the air spring "thinks" it's fully extended but the car sits lower than stock. Seems like an elegant solution: it retains the self-leveling function and takes minimal hardware changes.

Baptiste1106 · Post by **Baptiste1106** » 15 Sep 2015, 01:59

So I can get any FWD lowering coils for the front ? If so what brand? With winter approaching I plan to run my stock rims w/ snows 205/55/16 when it hits 40 degrees. I have 17' Volans w/ my summer tires. Will this matter on ride height if/when I drop the front

Post by **j-dawg** » 15 Sep 2015, 23:07

I believe the fronts are the same, yes. I dunno what brand sells just the front coils; I've always seen lowering springs sold as a full four-corner set.