Spacers or Bigger Coil Springs

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waleed80 (Waleed Akhtar) 2011-04-21 09:40:17 +0500 #1

hi there....aoa.....i want to raise my platz as with 2 ppl on board in the rear seats, it hits each and every imaginable bump on the road...now one solution is putting metallic or rubber spacers, but i have heard, and its true also that it destroys ride comfort and also weakens the shocks i.e. they are then needed to be replaced much frequently...the other option is replacing the standard springs with a spring with more turns (offcourse rear wheels only) which i can easily find from shoba bazar as i have few links there, but then it comes with the problem of modifying the car....so..please suggest me which option to go for...option 1 or option 2....or shud i leave my car as such...thanks....waiting for ur kind replies

margallar (margallar) 2011-04-21 10:25:21 +0500 #2

bro bigger coil springs. go to bilal gunj or any other scrap market. there are many shops dedicated to shocks and springs. they will fit what is best for ur car. i have tested spacers and coils both. the bigger springs work well

waleed80 (Waleed Akhtar) 2011-04-21 10:47:49 +0500 #3

@margalla
thanks for the advice...but wud u be kind enough to tell me how did it affect ur ride, specially on the roads which arent too smoooth....did ur ride become stiffer ??

margallar (margallar) 2011-04-21 11:32:48 +0500 #4

bro the bumps became real soft. the drive was so good that i can say that i can compare it with my corolla. the only drawback was that it is 19-20 higher than before. but i accidentally hit speedbreakers at even about 60 and the shock was minimal. i dont even have to be careful around speedbreakers it wont touch. thirdly in original configuration whenever there were too many passengers or luggage the car went so low that the tyres touched the mudguard. that doesnt happen anymore. the total cost was 1400 from bilal gunj. certainly worth it

umarpal7 (umarpal7) 2011-04-21 11:59:11 +0500 #5

bro go to bilal gunj lahore...... they will change your springs. ihave got my charade's springs replaced and believe me they work really well. now even if a make three people sit in the rear, the ar never touches no bumber and it has even got that jumpy thing goin on aswell by the contraction and relaxation of springs...... on top of that the springs are not expensive aswell as they are desi made...... so go for replacement of springs rather than putting in spacers

levin (levin) 2011-04-21 12:00:02 +0500 #6

who invented this thing called spacer anyway?.
whts the story behind it?

a cheaper solution?

umarpal7 (umarpal7) 2011-04-21 12:01:18 +0500 #7

hey i got them repalced for 600. two years back

umarpal7 (umarpal7) 2011-04-21 12:03:22 +0500 #8

yeah they are cheap but instead makes ur car stiffer and the springs weaker as already told by a friend above.

hey did anyone notice why pakwheels is giving GMT time?

margallar (margallar) 2011-04-21 12:32:34 +0500 #9

i did exactly the same with my margalla. it glides on the road now

last_look (last_look) 2011-04-21 13:47:19 +0500 #10

lower the rim size i think you are rolling on 14s go back to 13s

waleed80 (Waleed Akhtar) 2011-04-22 01:12:35 +0500 #11

@last look
me ? nopes...not at all...i m running 13s with yokohama A-drive 185/70s no 14s here...i stick to stock always, and thats the exact reason i m hesitant to go for non-OEM springs

@margallar and umar
well....thank u both for ur kind input...i wud try going for springs now...but desi...eerr....i mean i was aiming to look for something japanese from Shoba Bazar peshawar...i dont know anyone there in bilal gunj warna wahan hee chala jaata

waleed80 (Waleed Akhtar) 2011-04-22 01:16:25 +0500 #12

1400 years..how many years back ?? thanks to zardari, i can imagine them to be twice the price now

86rocker (86rocker) 2011-04-22 01:44:28 +0500 #13

AOA waleed bhai, i don't recommend you to go with bigger coil springs, now a days i personally use (coil bigger springs) in my jdm ee80, but i feel that my car smoothness is gone due to replacing this coil springs, if u love ur car smooth drive than don't go with these coil spring.
Regards.

waleed80 (Waleed Akhtar) 2011-04-22 02:44:08 +0500 #14

@86rocker
thanks for the advice..i wud consider it for sure