Free Lowering with factory setting VS. GRP lowering kit

[675430VME]

I love everything about my Emira except it sits a little too high for my taste and the suspension is a little bit too jumpy for street use in my case. So for those who are not aware, our blistein shocks come with 3 ride height settings. Mine is a sport suspension which sits at the highest, by moving to the lowest, will give me 10mm lowering.

This is how it looks like with 10mm lowering, which I think it looks much better!

But still I am hoping to just lower slightly more to give that very aggressive look so I ordered the GRP lowering kit. It is able to give me that extra 5mm I am hoping for, and it does the job. Quality is good and very easy to install. Now I am sitting 15mm lowering than stock and I am happy with it. Ride quality is not big of a difference but since the spring rate has been decreased, the ride is a little softer which is perfect for me for street driving, a nice surprise with a smoother ride.

With a 12mm spacer now its perfect, however I wont recommended it if you do track a lot, as cornering is a little soft comparing to the stock setup.

 

[scc.131.fe]

I love everything about my Emira except it sits a little too high for my taste and the suspension is a little bit too jumpy for street use in my case. So for those who are not aware, our blistein shocks come with 3 ride height settings. Mine is a sport suspension which sits at the highest, by moving to the lowest, will give me 10mm lowering.
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This is how it looks like with 10mm lowering, which I think it looks much better!

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But still I am hoping to just lower slightly more to give that very aggressive look so I ordered the GRP lowering kit. It is able to give me that extra 5mm I am hoping for, and it does the job. Quality is good and very easy to install. Now I am sitting 15mm lowering than stock and I am happy with it. Ride quality is not big of a difference but since the spring rate has been decreased, the ride is a little softer which is perfect for me for street driving, a nice surprise with a smoother ride.

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With a 12mm spacer now its perfect, however I wont recommended it if you do track a lot, as cornering is a little soft comparing to the stock setup.

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Great write-up, and love the Batman spec!

 

[Nova]

Not a fan in general of the matte look, but that is a SWEET ride.

Take my like.

 

[VL3X]

Wait.. what? This is news to me that the Bilsteins at height adjustable..

 

[Nova]

Wait.. what? This is news to me that the Bilsteins at height adjustable..

Yea, and I forgot what the technical name is for that little ring. It's adjustable in the sense that it is possible. Doing so requires taking off the eyelet at the top and removing the springs and perches, I believe.

My take is that if you are going through all the trouble of doing that, you might as well just get a set of GRP lowering sleeves so you can have a wider range of adjustability, and being able to actually adjust without taking it all apart again.

 

[VL3X]

if you are going through all the trouble of doing that, you might as well just get a set of GRP lowering sleeves so you can have a wider range of adjustability,

Makes sense

 

[675430VME]

Yea, and I forgot what the technical name is for that little ring. It's adjustable in the sense that it is possible. Doing so requires taking off the eyelet at the top and removing the springs and perches, I believe.

My take is that if you are going through all the trouble of doing that, you might as well just get a set of GRP lowering sleeves so you can have a wider range of adjustability, and being able to actually adjust without taking it all apart again.

You don't have to remove the eyelet using the ring placement, but you do if switching to the GRP kit

 

[675430VME]

Great write-up, and love the Batman spec!

Thanks!

 

[675430VME]

Not a fan in general of the matte look, but that is a SWEET ride.

Take my like.

I used to not liking the matte look in the past, but now I have three cars that are matte, its strange how our perception changes over time.

 

[seriously]

I love everything about my Emira except it sits a little too high for my taste and the suspension is a little bit too jumpy for street use in my case. So for those who are not aware, our blistein shocks come with 3 ride height settings. Mine is a sport suspension which sits at the highest, by moving to the lowest, will give me 10mm lowering.
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This is how it looks like with 10mm lowering, which I think it looks much better!

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But still I am hoping to just lower slightly more to give that very aggressive look so I ordered the GRP lowering kit. It is able to give me that extra 5mm I am hoping for, and it does the job. Quality is good and very easy to install. Now I am sitting 15mm lowering than stock and I am happy with it. Ride quality is not big of a difference but since the spring rate has been decreased, the ride is a little softer which is perfect for me for street driving, a nice surprise with a smoother ride.

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With a 12mm spacer now its perfect, however I wont recommended it if you do track a lot, as cornering is a little soft comparing to the stock setup.

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So you are the one with the matte black Batman spec!

Your car looks AMAZING. And I love all the little details offsetting the matte and gloss black. The top and the sides. The gloss black lotus letters against matte surface, again on the engine cover. Black and silver on the badge.

Wow- I really dig it. Bravo.

And no. I had no idea our shocks were height adjustable. Great tip.

 

[slotus]

Great to know that the stock height is adjustable!

Just so everyone is clear, 10mm change on the shock is more that 10mm at the wheel. You would need to measure the lower control arm and do the ratio to get the exact change.

That ride height looks so much better though, like it looks in the configurator.

 

[kitkat]

For the v6 owners here you can’t do the same thing, the sport suspension sits on the lowest circlip for the rear and the middle circlip for the front. The front already looks a bit lower than the rear visually stock so you can’t really achieve a look you’d want.

The car pictured is the amg i4, naturally it is setup differently to the v6. Even the upper mounting points are different in the rear.

 

[slotus]

For the v6 owners here you can’t do the same thing, the sport suspension sits on the lowest circlip for the rear and the middle circlip for the front. The front already looks a bit lower than the rear visually stock so you can’t really achieve a look you’d want.

AHHHH plans ruined! Good to know before I pulled it all apart.

 

[Rcktmn]

You’re making me wish I ordered black instead of red

Why is it less stiff after lowering it?