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From a handling perspective, being closer to the ground is better, less roll and that. Looks are an added bonus. (Racings are 15mm lower so I believe)
The easiest and cheapest way to get lower, is to replace the standard springs, and the cost of supply and fit is prob around £200 to £300 at a guess. (Springs only as cheap as £140).
You can get anything from 10mm lower (Bit pointless) up to 55mm Ive seen. My aim would be a pretty boring 25mm (H+R) reduction for first year or so. There are a fair few manufacturers of springs for the DS3.
Coilovers, with sport dampers (Shock absorbers) with a spring integral to the damper, are really good as you can lower and raise the ride height, and also adjust the damper so I understand? Again, SPAX, BC, (Not for the 51mm strut of the THP 155 however) Bilstein, (Not for the THP 155 However) KW and others all do a coilover system.
Thing is they are pricey at probably around £900-£1k for the better ones to buy and someone else to install. (Cheapish set to buy starts at £640 Ive seen) Am sure they are better than springs as they can be raised and lowered for road or track use (Not that easy as most you have to raise on a jack, and some are awkward to do) but how often would you raise/ lower if its hassle, and do they justify, say, 4 times the cost of springs? Not sure how the dampers are adjusted and whether the adjustment is on all Coilovers. Obvs another handy point of Coilovers is you can have the front lower, more weight/traction on the front wheels. and the back a little higher. Looks nicer too.
Yes- I appreciate the warranty bit.......
The easiest and cheapest way to get lower, is to replace the standard springs, and the cost of supply and fit is prob around £200 to £300 at a guess. (Springs only as cheap as £140).
You can get anything from 10mm lower (Bit pointless) up to 55mm Ive seen. My aim would be a pretty boring 25mm (H+R) reduction for first year or so. There are a fair few manufacturers of springs for the DS3.
Coilovers, with sport dampers (Shock absorbers) with a spring integral to the damper, are really good as you can lower and raise the ride height, and also adjust the damper so I understand? Again, SPAX, BC, (Not for the 51mm strut of the THP 155 however) Bilstein, (Not for the THP 155 However) KW and others all do a coilover system.
Thing is they are pricey at probably around £900-£1k for the better ones to buy and someone else to install. (Cheapish set to buy starts at £640 Ive seen) Am sure they are better than springs as they can be raised and lowered for road or track use (Not that easy as most you have to raise on a jack, and some are awkward to do) but how often would you raise/ lower if its hassle, and do they justify, say, 4 times the cost of springs? Not sure how the dampers are adjusted and whether the adjustment is on all Coilovers. Obvs another handy point of Coilovers is you can have the front lower, more weight/traction on the front wheels. and the back a little higher. Looks nicer too.
Yes- I appreciate the warranty bit.......
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