I agree, I’m not a fan of the new model either. I understand the CBF, man I reckon you’ve spent as much time at the dealer as some of their staff! Lol
Height is a secondary consideration, fixing the stock suspension issues is a must. But the reason for asking all this is I had a chat to DHF and they said "well, what height do you want?".
Mad research starts. I know it will come down to personal preference and driving style ... for context last car was a 2000 Forester GT which we loved for it's modest size, super practicality and more fun than than the base model. Levorg is such a massive jump up in many ways, but was chosen for the same reasons to be a great family getaway wagon. Interesting! I will certainly check with my insurer as well.
When I say handling won’t be as good if you lift it, that’s only in comparison to the your Levorg now, not in comparison to an SUV. I would think a lifted Levorg will still handle better than a Forrester as it’s not only the height that affects the handling.Coming from an SUV I get annoyed at the approach and departure angles - so if I can fix the suspension on poor roads and jack it up a little 'without being disappointed with the handling' - that would be ideal. Perhaps I'm asking the wrong audience how high I can lift it
Anyway, what a nice feature of coilovers that I can try out a few heights and decide what's right for me.
That's what I'm hoping, even if I go up a few cm's.
I don't understand. If I can adjust my Coilovers above stock height a few cm ... don't spacers do exactly the same thing?
I meant if the Coilovers don’t go high enough for you, then you could add spacers as well to get a bit more, bit of a double dip
before covid!
I know right! Can't wait to drive more than 5k's for something other than work! Must say the weekly fuel bill has changed to half as much and half as often thoughLooks good, I remember the days we could go for a nice long drive in our cars
They feel good, still new so takin it a little easy on them, no hard braking yet. They’re supposed to be better with heat and less fade. I was surprised how much meat the old front ones still had after 98,000 odd km’s, heaps of life left, the backs were quite low though in comparison.
Thanks for that, mine has done 60k so based on what you have said I should have lots of life left! I hope....
Rear pad in front and Front pad at rear of photo, this is after approx 98,000km, front has quite alot of meat left, rear more worn but still not needing replacement yet. So if you've only done 60k you should be right for a while yet. Glad I bought pads that should be an improvement over the OEM's or I'd be spewin I replaced them too early. I'm surprised how well these OEM pads have lasted TBH. The fronts would normally wear before the rears, but I use the Adaptive Cruise Control more than not, so the rears have been earning their keep, hence wearing quicker than the fronts.
you must be driving somewhat angrily - my EU (benelux) levorg got new rear pad at 90k and front pads & discs at 105k
Not at all. I bought the car used with 32000 km on it. Previous owner maybe. Discs were done for too. Car drives like new though, currently on 56000 km.
