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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: Whimsa on 22 August 2012, 00:51

Title: Advice on lowering with 15 inch wheels, non low prof tyres, and only 1.6 engine?
Post by: Whimsa on 22 August 2012, 00:51

Want it to be a practicle driver but not sure what 60/40, 40/35 is all about, guess im asking which is lower as I want to go one of those routes without ruining ride confort on speed bumps ets.

Title: Re: Advice on lowering with 15 inch wheels, non low prof tyres, and only 1.6 engine?
Post by: 67buggers on 22 August 2012, 02:29

It means 60mm front 40mm rear, or 40mm and 35mm. I personally wouldn't bother with 40 and 35 .....not gonna make any noticeable difference

Title: Re: Advice on lowering with 15 inch wheels, non low prof tyres, and only 1.6 engine?
Post by: Gavv8 on 22 August 2012, 06:00

As a rule of thumb the lower you go the worse the ride/handling is unless you spend more money on better quality suspension, if you want a good compromise go for shortened shocks and springs with a 60/40 drop but if you want to go lower than that you'll need coilovers which can be adjusted to go as low as 120 but be prepared for a very hard and bouncy ride unless you pay a lot of money for expensive ones.

Title: Re: Advice on lowering with 15 inch wheels, non low prof tyres, and only 1.6 engine?
Post by: Whimsa on 22 August 2012, 14:55

Thanks thats helpful.

Title: Re: Advice on lowering with 15 inch wheels, non low prof tyres, and only 1.6 engine?
Post by: search on 22 August 2012, 21:01

don't be such a girl! get it on its ass. im only on a 1.4 and my downpipe is lower than any other part on my car! every now and then i even get scrape points ;-) and yes its bouncy but no different from when i had it a bit higher!

Title: Re: Advice on lowering with 15 inch wheels, non low prof tyres, and only 1.6 engine?
Post by: Gavv8 on 22 August 2012, 21:29

BTW mines on its arse complete with bouncy ride/occasional scraping and one smashed spoiler... :grin: :evil: and it makes me very happy...

Title: Re: Advice on lowering with 15 inch wheels, non low prof tyres, and only 1.6 engine?
Post by: search on 23 August 2012, 23:36

Quote from: Gavv8 on 22 August 2012, 21:29

BTW mines on its arse complete with bouncy ride/occasional scraping and one smashed spoiler... :grin: :evil: and it makes me very happy...

thats what i like to hear!