does a lower suspension cope with snow and ice better than a normal suspension, i am not talking a foot of snow just a little bit.
does a lower suspension cope with snow and ice better than a normal suspension, i am not talking a foot of snow just a little bit.
I very much doubt it.
Deep snow is very sticky, once it hits the underside of the car causing resistance your probably doomed.
I've contemplated raising my Fiat 500 on the coilovers this winter because of the above. Its very low and would just get stuck !
it'll make your car good a ploughing lol
The distance between the ground and the underside of the body should be the same
The suspension is lowered from standard, but this is offset by larger wheels
The main benefits from the stiffened and lowered suspension are for cornering at speed, typically at 40mph and above
Therefore it will help you when driving on country roads
However, the Vectra C has wide tyres, and for driving in snow you really want narrow tyres; the only way to achieve this is to have an entire set of wheels for snow use
Equally, the wide tyres can help when driving on ice
Part of the tyre may end up on ice but another part may end up in direct contact with the road
Therefore at low speed this can be helpful
Dunno if it's just me, am I going mad?
But the car now on gas (as opposed to oil) shock absorbers, seems slightly lower in cold weather.... Particularly noticeable at the rear where my wheels are actually up side the arches by a few mm's.
I've got the Eibach Pro's and Bilstein B4's btw.
But as for the OP, lower is only good for high speed stability.
I think most people on this thread are referring to the likes of Eibach springs (-30mm) and similar, in which case the wheel doesn't compensate for the reduction in height.
after bottoming out the vectra in snow 3 or 4 times this morrning on standered sri suspention the last thung id want it lower its bad enough being the local snow plough as it is.
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)
Bookmarks