Lowering and new wheels

[101phil]

Im thinking about lowering my 159 a little bit, at the moment it is sitting a bit too high.. I like the height of the Ti, possibly a bit lower.

Possibly wanting to fit 19"s aswell but I like the standard wheels so lowering may be enough to start with..

Has any one on here lowered their 159, Did you replace the shocks and springs, or just lower springs?
Any advice would be appreciated.

[alfagtv100 (Biggus)]

Ho 101phil,

All I can tell you is that my 159 scrapes its under tray often.
I have never looked at a 159 and thought, "It doesn't look right.  Should be lower".
In my opinion, if you are thinking of lowering the car, consider a combination of performance springs and shockers.
Perhaps something from Autodelta in the UK.

Cheers,

Marco

[Doug Gould]

I'm thinking about the same for my 159. Should have bought the Ti. When I get to it, I'll call Barry Brooks at Topperformance (Koni).

Doug

[shiny_car]

i would recommend Eibach (Pro Kit) springs. these are available for all models of 159, and are top quality. i've used them on several cars (incl 156/155/GT).

i have seen pics of 159s with these. they claim to offer a -30mm drop compared with standard, but i wouldn't say the car ends up lower than the Ti (which is claimed as -20mm). wouldn't surprise me if the Ti has Eibach springs rebadged.

better shocks would be ideal, but if the car has travelled under 60K km's, they will cope ok. springs like Eibach are designed to work with standard shocks, but you will certainly have a bigger improvement with something better (if you want a sporty ride).

[101phil]

Excellent thanks for the advice. The car has only done just 3000kms so if I can use the standard shocks that would be ideal. See how it rides and replace shocks if I need to.