{"id":544,"date":"2014-08-04T16:47:05","date_gmt":"2014-08-04T16:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techmax.ca\/BMW-repair\/?p=544"},"modified":"2014-10-21T20:24:47","modified_gmt":"2014-10-21T20:24:47","slug":"bmw-lowered-suspension-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techmax.ca\/BMW-repair\/bmw-lowered-suspension-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspension Lowering"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lowering your BMW and or any car, should you or shouldn’t you?<\/p>\n

Before you\u00a0 spend your money lowering your vehicle suspension system<\/strong>, you should make sure, the change is compliant with your, country,\u00a0 province, or state’s, the Motor Vehicle Act.<\/p>\n

You should know that: In Ontario any modification in vehicle height of more than 10 cm (lower or higher)\u00a0 requires the inspection of the vehicle at an approved designated inspection facility to ensure that the modifications meet safety standards.<\/p>\n

Modifying your car to a lower stance, will make your vehicle sit closer to the road. It might improve handling, speed and control, but only when done properly. Some car owner\u00a0 lowering their car for\u00a0 cosmetic reason.<\/p>\n

What ever your reason is to lowering your car, it is fact a lowered car often create rougher ride. However there are car owners that don’t mind because they value aesthetics over the ride.<\/p>\n

There\u00a0 are a lot of different kind of lowering kit are on the market, however any kind of after market suspension lowering kit, and \/ or suspension system alteration<\/em> has its own specific effects on a vehicle.<\/p>\n

There are pros and cons to lowered suspension<\/strong> systems.<\/p>\n

The Pro’s: Lower center of gravity,\u00a0 to improve the\u00a0 cornering ability of the vehicle.\u00a0With a lowered suspension<\/strong><\/span>, less air going underneath the vehicle, and this can create a better outcome for wind drag on a car. It’s done on race cars to improve the\u00a0 cornering ability, to gain speed or keep high speed during cornering..<\/p>\n

Lowered suspension<\/strong> also increases camber which will furthermore increase the angle to fight the tire distortion in extreme cornering. It will ultimately cause excessive and extreme tire wear (sometimes less than five thousand kilometers driving).<\/p>\n

When the center of gravity is lower, the rollover risk is lower too. The higher the car sits, easier it rolls over.<\/p>\n

Take a look at the next photos and you will see, the tires are fairly new, but they have a lot of damage, wear inside and cracks, do to incorrect suspension geometry, and weight delivery.<\/p>\n