09-24-2009, 04:37 PM
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I looked into lowering springs lately hoping to find a solution to this.
All the spec's I read about lowering springs will tell me how much they will lower the car (usually between 30-40mm) but it never states whether the rear and front will drop by the same amount or will they drop in an uneven pattern which will take out the difference between the front and rear.
If both drop the same amount, I gained nothing.
I might have gained better handling but to be honest, the handling is fine as-is. My money would be better spent on improving my driving skills.
I have no way of telling whether a certain spring manufacturer takes this, supposedly normal, stance into consideration with their aftermarket springs or not. Priced at around 400-500$ a set incl. installation costs for a good aftermarket set (Eibach, OMP etc.) it's a bit of a risk.
Which springs did you use and did they level out the car?
Do you happen to have before/after installation pics?
Thanks,
Ralph.
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09-24-2009, 04:49 PM
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You should probably take this discussion to an appropriate forum/thread and not the "Picture Room" forum. However, there is a cheaper way to lower your car. You could always cut one coil from the existing rear springs. I don't know the math, but taking an inch off the spring lowers the car something like 2 inches, there was a long discussion about this in the "Suspension..." forum. Or you could put a couple hundred pound of stuff in the trunk.
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09-25-2009, 11:20 AM
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Concorso 2009
This is a picture of my car from Concorso Italiano 2009 in Monterey! I was so lucky to get this picture!
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09-25-2009, 11:51 AM
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Nice. Good company to be in.
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Alfa Romeo Sempre il Primo
1982 GTV6 Balocco (Margherita)
1982 GTV6 (gave his life for Margherita)
1977 Alfetta Sedan(sold and driven into the ground)
1982 Spider Veloce (sold)
1986 Spider Quadrifolio (sold)
1991 164L (transferred to a good home)
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09-25-2009, 10:50 PM
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Originally Posted by skiwalk
This is a picture of my car from Concorso Italiano 2009 in Monterey! I was so lucky to get this picture!
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09-26-2009, 07:56 PM
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Meet Celeste
So I cleaned her up and took a pic......Ed K.
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09-30-2009, 05:02 PM
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Well, to keep up my tradition of taking pictures of my Alfa Romeo 164L with it's Italian cousins, here's a couple more!
2 Alfa's, 2 Lamborghini's and 2 Maserati's!!
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10-01-2009, 01:45 AM
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Well, to keep up my tradition of taking pictures of my Alfa Romeo 164L with it's Italian cousins, here's a couple more!
2 Alfa's, 2 Lamborghini's and 2 Maserati's!!
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well.. i have a 164, so 1 down 5 to go!!!!
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10-01-2009, 02:01 AM
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Yellow is not an ALFA colour !!!
That looks so average.
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10-01-2009, 05:19 AM
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That was actually the only yellow Alfa 8C I saw in person. The other 6 or 7 8C's that I took pictures of were all red.
Last edited by itsnevo; 10-01-2009 at 05:22 AM.
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10-01-2009, 08:15 AM
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Originally Posted by ALFA GTV6 GP
Yellow is not an ALFA colour !!!
John
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1988 75 3 litre (red).
1990 164 3 litre luxury pack (red).
1981 GTV 2 litre (red), daughter's daily driver.
1990 Volvo 480 Turbo (white).
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10-01-2009, 08:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Alfissimo Int.
Yes, very nice...very nice fuse box. Nice fuse box holder too.
Here is my 164 around 9,500 Ft on the top of San Fransisco Peaks in Flagstaff AZ. Sorry not the greatest shots when I am not paying attention to the camera. Had it on the wrong setting. New digital. Use to the old stuff.
Took the kids on the lift to the top.
Completely rebuilt motor, suspension, paint and more... Drove like a dream from Phoenix to Flagstaff and up to 9,700 Ft without an issue.
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10-01-2009, 09:27 AM
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Yes I know they have made yellow Alfa's for years...
I associate yellow with negative qualities.
John
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10-05-2009, 01:18 PM
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Well, it's not the same type of picture that I normally post, but here's my 164L with an Alfa Spider that was sitting in a local parking lot. It has only around 36,000 miles too!
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10-05-2009, 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by ALFA GTV6 GP
Yes I know they have made yellow Alfa's for years...
I associate yellow with negative qualities.
John
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