Have any of you lowered your F Type w/ new best of springs or coilovers?

 

a few folks have lowered their cars. The 2 options I know of are the velocity springs and the H&R springs. The H&R springs lowers it more. There are also some options that european guys have gone with, but not really familiar with them. There is a coilover option but it's pricey and you lose the switchable suspension setting.

 

As soon as I get my MINI back out of the shop in about a week, I'll have the H&Rs installed. Will bring it down to about the same height as the project 7. Will not accommodate steep driveways or parking garage ramps, but that's not a factor for me. Lots of threads regarding lowering: Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum - Search Results

 

Not sure how "set of springs" got turned into "best of springs" but anyway...I appreciate the info. I did a search for "lowering F Type" but found nothing. I had a set of Bilstein PSS9 on my 996 Turbo and had it just as about as low as possible. It looked beautiful. Will look into H&R. Thanks!!

 

H&R will lower by 1.25" and Velocity AP will lower by .75". Both claim to have fully progressive springs, but both seem to imply the other does not. Go figure.

 

So I've gone thru both options. I started with the H&R's. Loved the look but the lack of camber adjustments along with my HRE wheel offsets had me burning thru rears in about 3800 miles.

So...I removed them and went to the Velocity Springs. Much less aggressive but still look good with my offsets. My shop was able to get the camber back to factory with the Velocity Springs.

 

Interesting....about the camber issue. Wonder if other people have the same issue, or specific to you running HRE wheels.

 

KW Suspensions has two options available as well.

1. Is a coilover sleeve that goes over the stock strut. It will give you height adjustability.

2. Is a full coilover replacement that give you height, rebound and compression adjustability.

 

Great info guys...thanks!!

 

On my HRE and H&R springs setup I haven't had any issues with camber or tire wear.

My setup is 20x9.5 ET+42, 20x11 ET+26 which I believe is 1mm more conservative in the front and 4mm more conservative in the rear than SandManTR's setup.

I'm also on the OEM tires, however will plan on upgrade to wider Michelin PSS once worn down.

 

Looks fantastic!

 

The 15mm spacers and H&Rs go well together.
However, the stiffer springs (under compression) and the standard damping rate are a mismatch and the shocks can't keep up with the springs. With the suspension in dynamic mode, however, the ride smooths right out.



I love this car!

 

Looks fantastic! Do you have enough clearance to avoid rubbing?

 

Thank you!

I went over a couple speed bumps today with no issue. The only time I ever bottomed out the stock ride was driving across a drainage channel in the road too fast. Generally, I never need to drive up steep driveways or approach steep garage ramps. My only concern is driving up Charles Street in Baltimore and traversing the phenomenally large bus ruts at the Baltimore Street crossing. If I can make it over those on Monday, it's clear sailing (or a different route to work).

 

Actually, I was asking about fender clearance w/ the lowering and 15mm spacers. It looks closer than w/ the Velocity springs.

I know the other kind of rubbing is only a matter of time. ;-)

 

With the springs removed, the tuner checked for clearance through the entire range of motion. No rubbing whatsoever with sufficient room for tire deflection. Apparently, the geometry of the suspension causes the fenders to roll over the tire when the springs are compressed. Of course, I performed some vigorous product testing on the way home. No issue whatsoever. However, I certainly would not go any wider than the 15mm spacers.

 

Anyone that's lowered theirs how much stiffer is the ride? Do you trade a lot in comfort for the bad *** look?

 

Very little ride quality is sacrificed over normal road surfaces. The lowering springs are progressive, so they are no harsher than the stock springs over normal surface undulations. The lowering spring will, however feel firmer going over potholes and railroad tracks. Fortunately, in my neck of the woods, the potholes generally aren't wider than these tires.

 

I believe Arden makes a set Of springs as well.

 

1" drop about 2-3 times the cost of the H&Rs.