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Title: Knobby's Golf with Brock B2's! Watcha think????
Post by: knobby on 20 July 2005, 21:18

Well long awaited picture..... What ya think??

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b185/kn0bby/Image100.jpg)
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b185/kn0bby/Image101.jpg)
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b185/kn0bby/Image096.jpg)
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b185/kn0bby/Image097.jpg)
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b185/kn0bby/Image099.jpg)


Knobby...

Title: Re: Knobby's Golf with Brock B2's! Watcha think????
Post by: topher on 20 July 2005, 21:25

liking that mate, very nice :cool:

Title: Re: Knobby's Golf with Brock B2's! Watcha think????
Post by: Agreeable Slick on 20 July 2005, 21:35

Sh!t.  :smiley:







































Seriously though i like them on your car, but not my thing generally. Prefer more solid wheels myself. Where is your house cis i could do with a driveway like that to play around with my motor.  :grin:

Title: Re: Knobby's Golf with Brock B2's! Watcha think????
Post by: ...joe on 20 July 2005, 22:14

looking sweet mate!! no arch troubles?

Title: Re: Knobby's Golf with Brock B2's! Watcha think????
Post by: jv on 20 July 2005, 23:00

looking seriously faaaaaaaaaaaaaat  :cool:

nice work :)

Title: Re: Knobby's Golf with Brock B2's! Watcha think????
Post by: knobby on 20 July 2005, 23:20

 :grin:

Thanks for all the comments guys.. hey i know it wont appeal to everyone but its taken some hard work to even get it to this stage and it still needs alot of work.

Arches where a b!tch..  they do rub but only on mad bumps.. just this week i hard a circlip go on one of the rear suspension struts so it wasnt as strong as it usually was. Hit a huge bump and its knackered a tyre.. Doh.

Knobby..

Ps.. whos going sunday?

Title: Re: Knobby's Golf with Brock B2's! Watcha think????
Post by: Hatchet Harry on 20 July 2005, 23:29

looks great really like the wheels dude.... drop it another inch though and put in some bumpstops  :smiley:

Title: Re: Knobby's Golf with Brock B2's! Watcha think????
Post by: knobby on 20 July 2005, 23:36

if i was to drop it anymore id have to cut away so much more arch.. Thinking of some stiffer springs to help with the rubbing.. Any ideas??

Knobby!

Title: Re: Knobby's Golf with Brock B2's! Watcha think????
Post by: ...joe on 20 July 2005, 23:37

going where on sunday? and i'd drop it more too!! :laugh:

Title: Re: Knobby's Golf with Brock B2's! Watcha think????
Post by: knobby on 20 July 2005, 23:41

I agree it could go down a few more CM's but its just gonna be a b!tch to do.. Trouble is.. Wheels sit outside the metal acrh.. and the tyre and rim used to rub on the new G60 plastic arches.. So had to cut these about too.

Sunday is BugJam at santa pod... http://www.bugjam.co.uk/

i should hopefully be there...

Title: Re: Knobby's Golf with Brock B2's! Watcha think????
Post by: ...joe on 20 July 2005, 23:44

oh right, well read a few of the bugjam threads on the other pages, theres quite a few of us going for the weekend. i'll pm my number if you want to meet up. think i'm going to try and leave fairly early on sunday though.....

Title: Re: Knobby's Golf with Brock B2's! Watcha think????
Post by: knobby on 20 July 2005, 23:47

i'm working saturday so will be coming up sunday morning (early). should be alright..

So which route do i take.. stiffer springs or coilovers???

Cheers

Knobby

Title: Re: Knobby's Golf with Brock B2's! Watcha think????
Post by: ...joe on 20 July 2005, 23:50

if you can afford it, coilovers. more versatile!!

Title: Re: Knobby's Golf with Brock B2's! Watcha think????
Post by: mix on 20 July 2005, 23:52

:cool:

Title: Re: Knobby's Golf with Brock B2's! Watcha think????
Post by: Judderi on 21 July 2005, 09:27

I hate to say i told you so, thought they would rub. None the less they look very nice and i think you did a brill job especially doing the arches yourself! Well done that man!  :wink: Im a great beliver in splashing the cash so id say go for coilovers! Then you can choose your hight and dampness.

Title: Re: Knobby's Golf with Brock B2's! Watcha think????
Post by: knobby on 21 July 2005, 10:26

OK then.. Coilovers it is... Need some that are height adjustable and stiffness/dampness adjustable... Recommend any?

Dont really care about ride, as long as it handles well and doesnt rub i'll be happy.

Cheers
Knobby

Title: Re: Knobby's Golf with Brock B2's! Watcha think????
Post by: Mr Blue on 21 July 2005, 11:56

ohh that looks soo rude :cool:

coilovers. supsersport goldlines are going for 290 quid brand new and are back breakingly hard. Comon drop it an inch more dont be shy :wink:

Title: Re: Knobby's Golf with Brock B2's! Watcha think????
Post by: Judderi on 21 July 2005, 12:36

Ive got KONI's which i would recomend anyday. There the more expensive of the bunch though. If your on a bit more of a tight budget you might be better going for a set of FK's

Title: Re: Knobby's Golf with Brock B2's! Watcha think????
Post by: knobby on 25 July 2005, 23:30

Ive just brought some Apex coilovers which are full adjustability of both damping and ride height. So this should do what i want... they retail for £499 + VAT i phoned around a few places, 1st call - £586 + 11.95 Del, 2nd Call 527.70 + 10 Del. 3rd call £535 + 10 Del.. so pretty much the same price everywhere.. i just got a brand new set on ebay for £341 + 10 Del. 186 cheaper than i could buy them for elsewhere....

Dilema is now.. do i sell them on or do i fit them to the car???

Was gonna cut some more arch off the rear of the car to allow me to lower it slighty more. Then fit the coilovers lower it slightly more and make it stiff as F*ck so i didnt get much travel so it didnt rub...

Watcha Recon???

Knobby!!!