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Running ssls on stock shocks ?

Jai_latham

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790E8858-C0D2-4A9A-B913-397EC67745BE.jpeg How will I go running ssl’s all round on stock shocks on my 2002 vx series 2? Will running 20’s effect it at all? And will it be below legal height
 

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Yes you can run stock shocks with lowered springs with no worries. In saying that, shorten shocks will provide a better ride, and handling.

Depending what tire profile you have, tires may scrub.
 

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If you want your car to ride poorly, go ahead. Ideally you would match those springs with a shortened shock to retain some sort of ride comfort.
 

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Shorter springs require shocks that suit.

https://www.shocksurplus.com/pages/lowering-springs-and-factory-shocks-a-doomed-romance

Hence why FE2 shocks from a SS are different to "stock" shocks from a Berlina or Calais.

If you don't match your shocks and springs your handling will suffer and the life of the shock will be reduced.

You can get shocks to match your springs, or, a better option if you wsnt more thsn the drop FE2 suspension gives you, is to contact MCA suspension for a setup that isn't a huge compromise.

https://mcasuspension.com/shop/catalog/288/VX-Sedan

Or drop them for your "look" and forget about actual performance and reliability.
 

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Cheers for the reply’s ! Definitely not running lowered springs on standard shocks.
 
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