Lowering

[damo_]

Is it true that if i lower my Gen III liberty more than 30mm, i will start breaking drive shafts etc??

[teK--]

Not that I know of, but the angle of the tie rod ends and control arm will be totally out which means that you need to fit a roll centre adjuster kit to compensate for dropping the chassis so much.

You'll also need to fit shorter swaybar end links to correct their angles.

[damo_]

OK thanks heaps mate!

Would you know how low i can go before it becomes a bit unsafe

I'm thinking of getting Adjustable Koni shockers, with lowered springs to my desired height which is gonna be around 50mm from standard!!

[teK--]

Good move with getting replacement dampers at the same time, at least you're halfway to getting it done properly

With a 50mm drop it's going to be very harsh as you will be sitting close to the bumpstops even with just the car's weight at standstill. If you really must go that low make sure you fit new bumpstops which are designed for lowering (they are shorter but firmer). If you keep the stock ones, they will surely disintegrate within a few 10,000s of Kms. Do NOT just cut the stock bumpstops shorter unless you want to risk killing the KONIs.

Definately need a roll centre adjuster and shorter swaybar endlinks if if you are interested at all in having decent handling (Which I assume you are because you aren't just fitting springs). Definately need camber kit (front and rear) unless you wanna chew through tyres or you want the crazy drift look.

Although your car will be unroadworthy and the handling very harsh and bottoming out regularly, it will look really sweet . Also at that amount of lowering the KONIs won't last anywhere near as long as if you had a modest drop of say 25mm. (You will have to dial the rebound damping to at least 3/4 but probably 1 full turn or more. From memory max adjustment is 1.5turns).

[damo_]

Yeah spot on mate.

Well leaves me with abit to think about!! If i was to put coil overs in i'd have to do that same wouldn't i?

[teK--]

Yep but with coilovers you can at least dial them in to their lowest setting and still know that you aren't operating the damper outside of their designed travel range.

[marki]

I got mine compressed about 2 years ago. I would have liked it lower on the front end, but the bloke that compressed them said, if i was to ever jack the car up the springs would pop out. So unfortunatly it doesnt look as good as it should.

The tyres do require rotating, because the inner tread wears a bit quicker.

but overall ride quality UPFRONT is good, if i have a full car, i do hear passengers complaining over bumps

[damo_]

how low did you end up dropping it in the front and back?
did you change the shocks or anything?

[marki]

Im not sure how much the springs were compressed, take a squiz at the pic ^

the lowest point of the car is 90-95mm

I havent changed the shocks

[wassell2381]

nice job mate, it looks awesome!

[liberty_gen2]

My gen2 is lowered 70mm at the back and 50 at the front and has no issues with drive shafts what so ever.. is a bumpy ride and has all other support gear to keep it safeish it is defectable but knowing its harsh its not too bad but it is way too low..