Illegal drops

For many youngsters, their first car is their pride and joy. And in most cases, youngsters want their first car to look good by means of a good spray job, rims amongst other things. But whats a good looking car if its not dropped?

There are a number of ways to lower a car but ALL come with side effects, some worse than others.

Illegal drop.
These drops are illegal for a reason as they are hazardous to drive with and could easily snap, bend or simply crumble while you driving... and on top of it, the ride is just plain crap. Comfort is none existant but thats what you get for the price you'll pay. Illegal drops can also result in a hefty fine or having your license disk pulled.

Heated springs
Heated springs is one of the most dangerous forms of lowering a car. Heated springs is when springs are heated and compress using a blow torch. A spring that has been heated loses its flexibility which increases the chances of it snapping when hitting a bump too fast. The weakend spring is also likely to bend over a period of time with completely destroys your suspension and wheel bearings. Heated springs are extremely dangerous because the spring can give in at anytime. And to top it all off, the ride is hard.
Heating springs- R200+-

Cut springs
Not as dangerous as heated springs but a lot less comfortable. Cut springs is when coils are removed from a spring to shorten it. By removing coils the spring becomes shorter and loses its durability. A shorter spring as less space to compress when going over a bump which means the wheel is most likely to graze the arches. Cut springs also wear away the wheel bearings and damage the suspension.
Cut springs- R400+-

To lower a car, the best route to go with is air suspension or coil overs which are extremely expensive. The next best way is to buy a lowering kit. These are springs that were manufactured shorter than normal springs. Dont be mistaken by thinking that this will be comfortable as it is not (Its not as bad as an illegal drop). Dont be fooled into buying any lowering kit as a lot of them are pirate/chinese makes which can be more dangerous than than an illegal drop. The two most common and trusted drop kits are Eibach and koenic. Eibach the more expensive of the two but Koenic is also sufficed.
Koenic- R1500+
Eibach- R3000+