little_leary - 23/2/2006 4:51 PM

so wot if i dont take it all out? would it still be a bit dodgy. cheers for the advice by the way guys

BenG - 23/2/2006 4:56 PM

Have you looked at the how to guide on the main site which shows you how to lower you metro?
TBH your much better off lowering it this way(the proper way) rather than just letting fluid out..

114gta - 23/2/2006 6:52 PM

Letting *some* fluid out will give you horribly overdamped suspension. It is also regarded as dangerous, although i have seen alot of metros lowered this way without serious lack of control. As the spring rate will be so much lower, the handling will be really bad. Dont even contemplate letting *all* the gas out, the bumpstops wont get damaged but thats not the point anyway - you will have no suspension atall, grip will deteriorate like crazy and besides, it'll look stupid. Suspension is there for a reason, Rover weren't stupid when they designed the system. Over every tiny bump in the road your tyres would do all the work and you would lose grip all the time as the tyres lose contact with the road, you'd no doubt spin within moments of hard cornering. Plus, just letting gas out will lower it at the front and not the back. This is because the units are linked front to back with pipes allowing the fluid to pass between front and back units - as the engine is in the front, all the weight is up front, as the pressure in the system drops, the weight at the front will force the gas to the rear units resulting in a nose dive.

Do it properly, your lecturer is wrong.