Gentlemen,

Just completed for a local customer..

07 F430 Coupe with our GMG WC Lowering Spring Set.


Enjoy!


Here are some pictures of the car.










Here are the springs themselves:



http://www.gmgracing.com/ferrari_suspension.shtml

Install- alignment and set up all done at GMG.

We also do all routine maintenance and service work for Ferrari.
In house Factory trained technicians all factory diagnostic equipment.

 

Looks great - Grigio Silverstone is a great color. I am really wanting to pull the trigger on an F430.

 

Its nice but on the 430 you can just wind the coilovers down and do the same without spending money. The you do alignment etc. Looks nice though!

 

Perfect ride height! Some F430owners lower their cars too much! I've got an identical F430 coupe with stock springs. I have thought about lowering, but concerned about ground clearence. Is bottoming out, while driving at speed, an issue at all?

 

Yes you are correct you can wind the coils down. But the fact is that the damper cannot work in this capacity. Thats why a vast majority of 360 and 430 cars have blown out dampers and they leak all over the place.

Add to the fact that when you turn the coil down you have no preload on the spring so as you drive over speed bumps driveways all you here is spring pop and clank as they rattle around.


What we did was much like what Novitec did....We developed a proper lowering spring which works at a lowered ride height, has no issues with dampers leaking as they work in the proper damper stroke.

Additionally the factory spring is a single rate linear spring. While this does work very well we decided to improve on what the factory offered and went with a truly progressive spring which allowed us to have a more compliant ride quality around town and by running a ultimately higher spring rate we ended up with a spring that could hold the car up correctly when it was pushed and compressed.

The dampers were Dyno tested at Eibach have been matched to the springs. The stock damper can control the spring rate with out any problems.


There is no rubbing or bottoming out issues with the springs and you can set the ride height to stock to simply improve the ride quality or drop the vehicle up to 1.5" with danger of blowing out the internal seals of the dampers and no spring noise....!! So your Ferrari doesnt sound like a lowered econo box with springs rattle.


Springs are made by Eibach exclusively for GMG.

Hope that helps..............

 

Very nice

 

Hott!

 

IMO thats how it should come from the factory.. Where those picture taken right after they were installed or did you give it a few days to settle?

 

Gram


Quality manufactured springs do not need to settle. The "settling"effect happens from poor quality steel used in manufacturing.

We ( eibach) only use a high tensile strength steel when manufacturing.

The springs wont sag.. EVER!!


Thanks for all the orders........ We greatly appreciate the support we have a a few remaining sets available for any 6speeders who are interested.

 

I can't speak about your springs specifically, but I am familiar with Eibachs and other quality springs that DO need to settle. The compression right away will force the springs to settle in a few days of normal driving. After that, they will never sag. Sagging is not the same as settling -- my $.02

 

I think we are speaking of the same thing in different words.

Eibach has tested the springs at 600-700k cycles. What that means is that the spring is tested at full compression - ( full coil bind) and they retain the same rate and length throughout the spring. A spring will never see 600-700k complete cycles in its life time on a street car.

So in essence there is no "settling" of the spring. It mantains the same rate and length throughout its life.


Years ago springs would settle as the technology used in winding the springs and the grade of metal was not the greatest. Advancements in Auto technology has allowed manufactures like Eibach to offer a better made spring at a very reasonable cost. 10 years ago these springs would cost 3x times as much to manufacture.


Hope that helps and clarifies the any questions......

 

Yep, I think we are on the same page.

Do you know the spring rates compared to stock (only REAL reason to change springs on a coilover)?

 

Stock spring rates are around 800 lb and this is linear spring

I cant disclose our rate as it is confidential and the progressive design is not a fair comparison to the stock springs linear rate.

 

It has a nice stance.

 

I'm with you on this one. A good quality set of lowering springs will not need to settle.