Hi Guys, I have a corolla ke 25 and because the car is sitting so high. plus the 12" wheels with high profil tires,handling around corners and overall is average to poor. So i decide to make some changes,but because i don't know exactly what to do and also funds are limited,i am asking here for your help if anybody has done this on the cheap.
To start with,i have never seen a brand name lower spring live to compare it with the oem ones so if my question is stupid please ignore it.Are the lower springs suppose to be physically lower in dimensions comparing to original ones,or are the same height as the original but because they are progressive?? they are the same height as original and when installed from the weight of car,sitting lower??
So of the springs from the car and going around reckers to find different springs. I have allready given by a friend of mine corolla E80 inserts which are 33cm body lenth, 38mm diameter and 16.5cm rod lenth. Original 1 is: 41.5cm body, 38mm diameter and 20cm rod lenth. So i will make a 85mm spacer to put it under the insert in the shock so i will have 35mm less rod travel from the insert. Any suggestions are welcome.
Now to the springs issue.From the picture i have posted,from right to left is: Corolla KE25 oem spring,36,5cm long, Corolla fwd rears uknown model 34cm long, and Alfa Romeo 33 '86 model 32cm long.
The fwd corolla is softer than oem but more progressive, alfa romeo is stiffer than oem but a bit more aggressive rebound(just press them with my hands). Any suggestions also here will be helpfull. So the question is , is any of these springs suitable for the KE25 just from looking at them?
Forgot to mention that the wheells will be changed to 13'' with 175/65/13 tires.
Thank you in advance.