BG5 lowering and pics

[FST4RD]

I have a BG5 Station wagon and just got some 17's on it. Wanting to lower it.

Not wanting to lower it to much, still want to have a gap between the tyres and the guards.

Can people please put up pics of their Legacys lowered and let me know what springs you are using.

Thanks

[gazzy2000]

V7 STI KYB shocks with adjustable damper and H&R lowering springs

wheels are 16" stock BBS 205/50/16

[FST4RD]

Perfect! That's exactly the height I want. My wagon is identical to yours including the spoiler and black bits

I just swapped out my BBS alloys for some Motoform Sektors (keeping the BBS's though cause I love them).

Do you think yours would be the same height with factory BG5 suspension and the H&R lowering springs?

[gazzy2000]

 FST4RD said:

Do you think yours would be the same height with factory BG5 suspension and the H&R lowering springs?

yea i love the BBS wheels too.

Yea i think the H&Rs would be sweet on stock shocks, you should try in get some V7 STI KYB pink shocks though... very nice ride! u can pick em up cheap enough.

they cam on teh struts when i brought them so i dont know if the are Low or super low etc

[mattapo]

kings

[gazzy2000]

Matt, that old BG of yours looked good, u should get another BG..

[Joker]

some gold springs it came into country with : I snapped one 2 years ago, Mac's 17"s

Now sports Oz racing 17"s and standard front springs

[Slidesector]

FACTORY Struts, shortened 65mm

Tein Ajustables, only real picutres i have-

No idea if this will work?

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http://www.performancecar.co.nz/news-5900/full-gallery-v-4rotary-nationals-drags/attachment/nationals-drags-2012-143

[FST4RD]

Cool thanks guys, gives me lots of food for thought!

I don't want it to low, I live in Christchurch, our old house was red zoned in Avonside and our new house is only 1 block away, albeit in the green zone, although the streets are still quite terrible to say the least!

Would be quite good to get a pic of all Legacys with their suspension combo so people know exactly what they are going to get when they buy a certain lowering spring. Might be a good Sticky?

[funkytown]

i found with my BG on low springs, the front end would tend to 'crash' down on things if you werent careful. Compared to my WRX they feel like there is a fair bit more sticking out over the front wheels, and or heavier. Like for like and the WRX was on superlows.

lows on factory bilsteins is a nice combo.

factory 17's

more artistic shit

[gazzy2000]

 funkytown said:

lows on factory bilsteins is a nice combo.

that top pic looks good funks.

lows on a nicer shock like the bilstein or the v7 STI KYB make for a nice ride, one of the BGs i had had stock shocks with king lows and it was quite harsh

[funkytown]

 gazzy2000']

[quote name='funkytown said:

lows on factory bilsteins is a nice combo.

/quote]

that top pic looks good funks.

lows on a nicer shock like the bilstein or the v7 STI KYB make for a nice ride, one of the BGs i had had stock shocks with king lows and it was quite harsh

imo had a really nice rake that car, you find with lowering springs the wagons ALWAYS sag in the rear and makes it looks a bit retarded.

[Nick_96_RSB]

not a BG but my BD like Funky's wagon is on factory Bilsteins and Tein Superlows, only dropped it about 30 or 40mm from standard, doesn't seem to catch many gutters either so am pretty stoked, not too low, not to high, and still gives a nice comfortable ride, except for pot holes and having fatties in the back, but i guess that's partly due to the stiffness/rebound rate of the Bilsteins also

oh and also i have wagon struts in the arse end, thanks to sub a roo auto spares sending me the wrong ones, but i don't notice the difference