60's on standard shocks

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gareth136
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60's on standard shocks

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Hey will my car fail mot with just 60mm lowering springs on the front and standard shocks? will i need to cable tie the spring in so it don't pop out and will that get it through the mot any help would be good cheers
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You'll completely knacker the original shocks on 60mm springs, you should be replacing them with uprated shocks anyway. If a cable tie is all that's stopping the spring falling out then that's just plain dangerous and they should fail you for it.
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cool better think about about changing it then :lol: how would i stand with 40's i know it would be best to change the shocks too but money won't allow it :(
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yeah ive had 40mm on standard shocks its handles alot better but rather bouncy if i was you i would just save up till i could afford uprated shocks aswell it will be worth the wait.
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cheers pal thats what i wanted to know some one who has done it!! i know what you should always do but some times you can't and have to make do with what you got
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