lowering

[MattNova]

right all, i want to lower my car 40mm and i want to know if just getting the springs is advisable? or should i get the full kit. the reason being is that i dont have a lot of money to spend and if i was to get the kit, it would be a lot longer before i can afford it. so what would the disdvantages of just geting the springs be?
please advise
Matt

[robb]

The shocks are also generally lowered and stiffened/adjusted/played with to match the springs, why not get a second hand set of good kits like Bilstein or leda, these generally have had harsh lives but are built to last and work properly.

Failing that do a search as kits are avaliable from around ?200.

I have a mate running -60 on some -40 shocks and they seem alright. It's a confortable ride but he still running 60+ sidewalls on tyres.

[MattNova]

thats what i thought id have to do, but at the moment my budget doesn't stretch as far as ?200 (no where near infact) i was just thinking about getting the springs as a temporary thing, and them at a later date (when i can afford it) get the shocks aswell.
is this not realy an sensible thing to do then?

[5door_racer]

you can rung lowering springs on standard shocks but the ride quality will be s**t and the shocks won't last long as i've heard the extra force on the skock wears them out quickly. go on ebay, there's always cheap suspension on there