^^^ LOL

 

thanks Sonny, enjoy your travels!
With the lip installed, do you have trouble with driveways and exits from public places like gas stations? In my GT3, its always an issue and often scrapes, even with care. In that car its not much of an issue as the lip is soft plastic and can be replaced. When the lip is cf its another story.
I do like how the spacers fill out the wheels wells more completely. thanks, John

 

The problem with this, is that measuring the results for these things is less than scientific, and difficult to do accurately. We measured our original V8V Coupe at 1.25" drop on our spec H&R Spring, but I have had people measure it on their cars and tell me it is 1" for example. I have also had people report the results from the standard H&R Spring at anywhere from 1/2" to a full 1"....

You should all buy coilovers they are fully adjustable

 

It'a rare, but it does happen. I'm happy with the frequency of occurence, I suppose. Parking garage entrance/exits comes to mind, but never a filling station. The driveway/curb junction seems to be the most habitual offender.

 

Stuart,

How much is a set of adjustable coil overs? Also, should you get the car realigned each time you adjust the height?

 

The coilovers are $3695 (you can email me for 6speed pricing ) IMHO they are every bit as good as the AM Sportpack, if not better because of the adjustability, and a lot less expensive. Long-term you also have the advantage of a rebuildable unit for which all the components are available so it is a reasonable investment I think. From what I can tell with our car, which is probably right in the middle of the ride-height adjustment and about 1" and a bit lowered, I think you could even go all the way up to OEM ride height if you so desired.

 

Sorry, missed the second half of that. As far as realignment, yes and no. If you want to keep the suspension geometry (camber in particular) as close to OEM as possible, you should get a realignment. Some of us boy racers like the added camber you get from dropping the car so it is a personal choice. Will wear the inside edges of the tyres faster, rears especially.

On the flip side, I like the way the car handles without a realignment. I autocrossed it a little and the back end felt more planted, really had to try to get the back end out.

 

Stuart, thanks for clearing that up.

And Sonny, thanks for the feedback on driveways. Guess I will go for the drop and hope for the 1" result!!

 

Getting H&R springs and spacers installed on my V as we speak. I'll chime in after I get the car back and hope to further the confusion lol...

 

Sonnyd,

I like the V12/vantage S sill's. Can I ask where you picked them up and around how much?

I almost did this about two years ago when one sill was damaged. I was talking with Aston Bits out of the UK.

Thanks.

P.S. Your car is looking great!

 

Thanks, Korn.
I got the sills from Stuart @RSC. They may not be in their online catalog, but he was able to get me a pair, and quickly enough so that it could be shipped with my other goodies without delay. They're the genuine AM part, not a replica, if that matters to you. Price wasn't bad, but I can neither remember nor check at this moment. I do recall that I got a quote from my closest dealer, and Stuart's price was slightly better, and he cut me a deal on shipping.

Painting both cost me $260 at a reputable local body shop. Install requires little skill but much fiddling. I took photos, but am too lazy to post. Gimme a week or so.