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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: waterpumper on 02 March 2011, 20:45

Title: How low is this??
Post by: waterpumper on 02 March 2011, 20:45

Can anyone tell from these pics how much lower our 8v GTI has been lowered by?? Got a damaged rear spring and a leaky shock (pot holes!  :evil:) so have decided to replace with a new lowered kit its just previous owner didn't know how much it was lowered by :rolleyes:  on 205  15s. stock wheels.

Iam thinking 60mm.    All the info I can find on shock is PI silver logo sticker and 69077   and  G070605.  muat be old model no.s as they are not on the PI site.

We like the ride height, What do u slammed golf owners reckon. pics taken at wheel level. anyone got pics of their golfs lowered 60mm on stock 15s?

(http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/ww108/vwsplitbus/P020311_1618.jpg)
(http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/ww108/vwsplitbus/P020311_1618_02.jpg)
(http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/ww108/vwsplitbus/P020311_1618_01.jpg)
(http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/ww108/vwsplitbus/P020311_1618_03.jpg)

cheers

Title: Re: How low is this??
Post by: justalex81 on 02 March 2011, 20:50

60 rear 40 front or

80 rear 60 front

Title: Re: How low is this??
Post by: F17BAD on 02 March 2011, 20:54

35 / 40 mm

Title: Re: How low is this??
Post by: dom on 02 March 2011, 20:58

Quote from: F17BAD on 02 March 2011, 20:54

35 / 40 mm

^^ This

Title: Re: How low is this??
Post by: Wayne on 02 March 2011, 21:29

Quote from: dom069 on 02 March 2011, 20:58

Quote from: F17BAD on 02 March 2011, 20:54

35 / 40 mm

^^ This

Yep 40mm max tbh  :smiley:

Title: Re: How low is this??
Post by: waterpumper on 02 March 2011, 22:07

Thanks So you reckon its 35mm as that is all thats available for this model/year in the PI brand range  (35mm or 60mm).

Anyone got pics of 35mm drop ?

would a 60mm drop cause any tyre rub or other probs ?

cheers fellas

Title: Re: How low is this??
Post by: joff GTI on 02 March 2011, 23:07

Quote from: waterpumper on 02 March 2011, 22:07

Thanks So you reckon its 35mm as that is all thats available for this model/year in the PI brand range  (35mm or 60mm).

Anyone got pics of 35mm drop ?

would a 60mm drop cause any tyre rub or other probs ?

cheers fellas

i uploaded some pics of mine the other day at the top of the forum headings , & thats 35/40 & on 16` alloys & its more than low enough especially with a splitter fitted... looks good & no tyre rub ;)

Title: Re: How low is this??
Post by: Wayne on 02 March 2011, 23:26

60mm drop is a lot lower, for a everyday car 35/40mm is fine.

Title: Re: How low is this??
Post by: Dan_GTi8v on 03 March 2011, 12:14

This pic is 40mm all round, yours looks lower on the back than mine

overall ride height looks the same though and I have skirts fitted making it look lower, so yours may be lower all round?

(http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r309/Danuk100/Golf%20sept%202010/CIMG0498.jpg)

Title: Re: How low is this??
Post by: justalex81 on 03 March 2011, 12:34

still think it's 60/40

Title: Re: How low is this??
Post by: dom on 03 March 2011, 13:13

No way is it 60/40, my front is down about 60mm and looks like this:

(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0336.jpg)

I did however manage to do this yesterday :rolleyes:

(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00460.jpg)

Title: Re: How low is this??
Post by: justalex81 on 03 March 2011, 13:28

teach you for buying cheap splitters!

and i meant 60 at the back

Title: Re: How low is this??
Post by: Wayne on 03 March 2011, 13:34

If they are Pi springs then it will be 40mm all round but the rears have gone soft.

Title: Re: How low is this??
Post by: waterpumper on 03 March 2011, 15:59

Thanks for all the replies  :smiley:

Ordered a Jamex 40mm lowering kit (as it was £100 cheaper than the PI) not as much to spend sorting the golf as just slammed and narrowed my 60s bug.
(http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/ww108/vwsplitbus/P260211_1553.jpg)

Spring is broke on rear of golf so may look a touch lower (although sure it has always been this height).

Nice looking GTI dom sweet stance :cool:

Quote from: dom069 on 03 March 2011, 13:13

No way is it 60/40, my front is down about 60mm and looks like this:

(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0336.jpg)

I did however manage to do this yesterday :rolleyes:

(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00460.jpg)

Title: Re: How low is this??
Post by: wakeskater on 03 March 2011, 20:22

had  mine swopped today for some jamex 60/50 springs   and the front went down 75mm before it had time to settle, looked nice but was to low for where i live  so  of thay came again  thought i was pushing to at 60mm  lookin for some 40 again now

Title: Re: How low is this??
Post by: tomScotland mk3GTI on 04 March 2011, 04:53

looks to me like 40 front and 60 back - unless theres 3 slabs and 2 bags of cement in the boot.

Title: Re: How low is this??
Post by: Deano2711 on 04 March 2011, 08:20

Looks like a 40mm drop all round to me. It's defo not 60mm as the one in my sig picture was 60mm all round.

Title: Re: How low is this??
Post by: jdubgti on 04 March 2011, 20:36

My colour concept is 60mm all round, or so im told !!!

(http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg263/jdubgti/168590_1796940569241_1411542826_31989116_7216310_n.jpg)

(http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg263/jdubgti/166882_1796941569266_1411542826_31989118_307258_n.jpg)

Title: Re: How low is this??
Post by: Bellend on 04 March 2011, 22:59

(http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t265/JoshoRey/Untitled-4-1.jpg)

VR lip touched constantly so it had the CL/GTI one on.

Still didn't look THAT low though to me.  :huh: :grin:

Was about 110mm at the front IIRC, not much on the rear cause there was SOOO much tuck it just looked gay.