I have a 2015 skoda yeti outdoor. I want to lower the suspension but not by much juat to bring the height down in the arches a bit and firm it up a little. It was my underatanding that the outdoor has the heighest suspension with the greenline yeti having the lowest. Is the difference just the springs or is it more than that. Would i be able to just buy some springs from the greenline and fit them to mine to achieve the effect i want?

Have you looked on the YETI PROJECTS section ,I'm sure somebody has attempted this.

They have used bilstein shocks with ebiach lowering springs which i think will take it a bit low for what i want

Why did you buy a car built for practicality and ground clearance if you just wanted to lower it?

There is only 25mm difference with the Greenline and personally I think the ride is already on the firm side. The car can go round corners faster than I can!

Its more for looks to be honest. But 25mm is about what im looking for. Can anyone confirm that its just a change of springs id need to do

You really need to change the shocks for new Bilsteins as well. Don't forget to advise your insurance company and  be prepared to pay a higher premium.

Whot something like this is what your after

As much as i like that no. Just a small drop to bring wheels up the the arches a bit

26 minutes ago, Sad555 said:

Whot something like this is what your after

That's ace

Hmmm, the collapsed suspension look 

Sh1t3

14 hours ago, 137699 said:

Why did you buy a car built for practicality and ground clearance if you just wanted to lower it?

I think most folks buy it for the practicality rather than the ground clearance.

 

Like most vehicles of this type most rarely see more than a grass verge or a gravel drive! 

 

The ground clearance just comes as part of the package, particularly so with the 2WD versions like mine which is no off-roader.

Hi,

If you have any issues with your insurance for this modifications then please feel free to drop me a line.

Regards,

Dan.

I will be giving you a ring in march when the warranty runs out as that when i will be doing certain power modifications

My mates dropped his black edition just enough to make the wheels look right in the arches ( nice even gap all round ) 

I'm trying it soon and if ride not too bad mines coming down as well.

i'm also about to try some 20" rims but I think ( I know ) that it will make things a bit too stiff..

springs only at this stage but my other cars are lowered on coilovers so that the ride height and handling can be adjusted 

Changing the rims means even thinner tyres and worse ride quality as the overall diameter has to stay the same for gear ratios, speedo etc. Hence the fit in the wheel arch looks identically.

my old Greenline  with 16" rims fills the arch exactly the same as current car with 17" and low profile wheels.

Dont forget if you put 18" or even 20" the car is probably illegal as not type approved with that size wheel.

Yep it's a thorny issue.... lowering gets the arch and car height right... to my eye ... I prefer larger rims ..... I check speedo against gps anyway.....very few speedos are accurate ...usually over reading...

Yetis are ripe to modify.    Not many people seem to...

we're all old farts that's why!!  ; - D)

• I'm glad I didn't say that

On 24/08/2017 at 19:51, Sad555 said:

Whot something like this is what your after

Owner? I really wan’t to see more <3

I suspect more will be modified as they get cheaper due to age.

 

I actually think the photo above looks good, and would suit a street car with a souped up engine, but I want a car with off road ability as well so mine will stay standard.

2 hours ago, kenfowler3966 said:

I actually think the photo above looks good, and would suit a street car with a souped up engine, but I want a car with off road ability as well so mine will stay standard.

 

These days, given the lack of maintenance on many of our roads (plus fun features like sleeping policemen etc), IMO even a "street" car needs a degree of "off-road" ability!

 

(Poor road surfaces is also arguably one of the reasons why MTBs became so popular so quickly back in the 1980s-1990s.  Very few are actually ridden on any surface more challenging than smooth grass.  Then Brits started winning the TdF and everyone and his dog is riding a roadie these days, despite the manifest unsuitability of skinny wheels and tyres to many modern road surfaces.)

On 24/08/2017 at 18:51, Sad555 said:

Whot something like this is what your after

Looks like a hearse.

When i'm stiff i wouldn't mined being in the back of one of those for my last ride ??  

Edited 26 January, 20197 yr by JED