Lowering a Trophy

[edd1e]

Hi guys, i'm fed up of the 4x4 comedy ride height of my trophy and the body roll on track.

Are there any spring options other than the Eibach's? I believe they only lower the Trophy 15mm? I'm thinking that I want 30mm at least?

I could obviously get some coilovers but then I'd need to lose the Sach's.

I think Mark Fish motorsport do some springs, but i've read that these are just the Eibachs rebadged?

cheers!

 

[Gaz_]

Eibachs, any lower and you are looking at DECENT coilovers, or what's the point?

 

[Jon.G]

Sportlines, or the Mark Fish springs with revalved koni's for the rear.

 

[Fletcher]

Do a search, quite a few people have the ( mark fish) set up. They make the car sit a lot better IMO.

 

[welshname]

This has had the Mark Fish suspension upgrade

This hasn't

 

[edd1e]

Thanks mate ^^

 

[Jon.G]

FML, I need my xenons back and some MF springs/Sportlines.

That pictures copyrighted

 

[Beef-Mc]

Mark Fish setup is a good idea, removing the sachs is sacrilege to the Trophy purists though

 

[welshname]

FML, I need my xenons back and some MF springs/Sportlines.

That pictures copyrighted

Tell your lawyers to bring it

 

[Crispy Rice]

Is the Trophy suspension not adjustable?

 

[Sam@NP]

To reduce body roll on track, unpin the front dampers and play with the setting. On super sticky track rubber I go for about 32 clicks from full soft. A rear ARB will help to. I have custom springs on mine and I bloody love it. The sashs dampers are a superb road/track compromise dont bin them!

 

[Jon.G]

I'm still yet to have a proper play with my dampers after having them unpinned.

 

[edd1e]

Any idea when the BTM setup I see you guys are working on will be available? and have you got a rough cost?

 

[Sam@NP]

We are trying to get the cost down to a more reasonable price before it goes on sale.

 

[Fred@BTM]

^i've got some coilovers for you to try next obi wan youth team, Bilsteins motherfucker!

 

[Sam@NP]

Sooooooeeeeee!

Cant wait to give them a proper going over Fred, the vertical movement of the car on our bumpy roads is outrageously good on the current setup.

 

[James28]

Those Mark Fish springs seem to me as if they would only look lowered if compared directly to a standard.

 

[MarcB]

Mark Fish FTW

 

[Jamie]

The Mark Fish stuff is a fair bit lower at the back then front.

I've not tracked mine on the standard suspension, but can't really recall any excessive body roll as standard. Is all your current stuff fresh, or are you driving it very hard.

 

[Jon.G]

Have you got a side on picture of yours mark or jamie with the MF springs. Interested to see the difference, is the ride much stiffer?

 

[MarcB]

Have you got a side on picture of yours mark or jamie with the MF springs. Interested to see the difference, is the ride much stiffer?

I only have one picture of mine with standard springs and even then one of the front ones where broken as thats how it was when i bought the car heance why i bought the MF springs.

STANDARD SPRINGS

MF SPRINGS

 

[Jon.G]

Can hardly tell. But f**k me, looks weird on non-cup packed 182 wheels. :S

 

[MarcB]

Can hardly tell. But f**k me, looks weird on non-cup packed 182 wheels. :S

If im honest i cant notice any difference one bit on ride hight.

When i got the car one of the front springs was snapped and it was on its hoop so after doing some research aload of people told me to go with MF so i called him up and placed an order.

The 182 wheels are mad but i kind of like them as it matches the silver trophy sticker

 

[Jamie]

Springs are stiffer, but Mark slackened off the front by four clicks on mine - which is noticably softer. The overall package is the car is much less crashy and seems to be smoother. Clearly you can make it stiffer front and rear with the adjustability - just I've never had to, tbh, I'd make it even softer, especially with the s**t state of UK roads.

 

[Jon.G]

Which way do you turn to make softer

 

[Jamie]

I can't remember - on the dial it's clearly marked for plus and minus.

 

[Sam@NP]

Turn it towards the -

 

[JoshE]

Anticlockwise to soften, there are + and - symbols to show you which way also

 

[Jon.G]

Lol, should use my eye's its pretty obvious actually. I even took a picture of it.

What about the one at the bottom of the reservoir?

 

[JoshE]

Lol, Mick at Diamond Motors had to point it out to me to be fair

 

[Jamie]

Lol, should use my eye's its pretty obvious actually. I even took a picture of it.

What about the one at the bottom of the reservoir?

Not sure what you mean?

 

[Jon.G]

This one:

 

[Jamie]

I have no idea, I'm guessing that is holding it together rather than stiffenning/softening?

 

[Fred@BTM]

see the blob of yellow paint? that means "do not f**k with"

that looks like where the gas goes into the damper

 

[Jon.G]

see the blob of yellow paint? that means "do not f**k with"

that looks like where the gas goes into the damper

Noted. There's another bolt with this paint on as well.

 

[p@blo]

What about the one at the bottom of the reservoir?

Lol, its the N fill valve Jon

 

[Jon.G]

Presume that is just a schrader valve?

 

[p@blo]

Presume that is just a schrader valve?

Looks to be, seems most ohlins type needle fill usually just sit flush.

 

[Chris205]

One of mine on sportlines

 

[Sir_Dave]

On Sportlines & hero wheels:

I also run a Whiteline ARB. The Dampers are currently pinned at OE settings, nowt wrong with the standard positions imho.

In addition, there is nothing wrong with a bit of roll, tells you when your about to start staring out the side window.