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Re: Post a pic of your MKIV
« Reply #520 on: 14 December 2008, 21:39 »
If so, what was the quoted mm drop?  I'm thinking R32's or RS4's for ours, but don't like tractor look!

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Re: Post a pic of your MKIV
« Reply #521 on: 14 December 2008, 23:40 »

Is this sitting on standard suspension?  i.e. ride height is standard?

Hey mate

Yeah thats my car , its a GT150 so its lower and stiffer than other TDI and 1.8Ts
Not sure how lower it is than a 1.8t thou

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Re: Post a pic of your MKIV
« Reply #522 on: 14 December 2008, 23:44 »

Is this sitting on standard suspension?  i.e. ride height is standard?

Hey mate

Yeah thats my car , its a GT150 so its lower and stiffer than other TDI and 1.8Ts
Not sure how lower it is than a 1.8t thou

It' not I don't think.

The GT TDI 150 and GTI 1.8T are the same height, everything else is higher.

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Re: Post a pic of your MKIV
« Reply #523 on: 15 December 2008, 11:29 »
Yeah thats my car , its a GT150 so its lower and stiffer than other TDI and 1.8Ts
Not sure how lower it is than a 1.8t thou

It' not I don't think.

The GT TDI 150 and GTI 1.8T are the same height, everything else is higher.
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Tim is correct - TDI 150 and 1.8T sit at the same height - its the Anniversary that is slightly lower and the R32 too i belive

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Re: Post a pic of your MKIV
« Reply #524 on: 15 December 2008, 11:46 »
how much lower is the 150 than the others??  Still deciding on how much to lower by!!  This is killing me!!!

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Re: Post a pic of your MKIV
« Reply #525 on: 15 December 2008, 11:48 »
how much lower is the 150 than the others??  Still deciding on how much to lower by!!  This is killing me!!!

about 15-20mm

30mm drop is best - any lower and you'll have issues..........

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Re: Post a pic of your MKIV
« Reply #526 on: 15 December 2008, 12:02 »
that's why I'd ideally want coilovers as personally i'd only want 20mm

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Re: Post a pic of your MKIV
« Reply #527 on: 15 December 2008, 12:04 »
 :shocked: Thats seriously low! How do people get their cars any lower then :huh:

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Re: Post a pic of your MKIV
« Reply #528 on: 15 December 2008, 12:06 »
:shocked: Thats seriously low! How do people get their cars any lower then :huh:


it isn't that low really lol - the road outside my house is heavily cambered and the car literally sits either side of that camber so it looks like its super low

in reality i haven't had any problems at all - only thing i scrape is my mud flaps on the most awkward of speed humps; the squarer type usually

i posted the pic to highlight how you will have problems if you go lower than 30mm; especially if the roads where you live are like mine

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Re: Post a pic of your MKIV
« Reply #529 on: 15 December 2008, 12:25 »
Oh right, seems pretty sensible really!

A guy on a local forum is on his 3rd sump on his bora which is slammed right down. I couldnt be bothered to keep changing it personally :shocked: