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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: Rockey5uk2001 on 04 June 2013, 21:01

Title: Ride Height
Post by: Rockey5uk2001 on 04 June 2013, 21:01

Looking at my car out of the window it does look really low. how to I check if my car has been lowered?

Title: Re: Ride Height
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 04 June 2013, 21:08

pull up next to a mk4 golf gti/1.6/anni/r32 which ever you have and check if theres a difference.


or jack it up and look at the suspension see if its aftermarket

Title: Re: Ride Height
Post by: Rockey5uk2001 on 04 June 2013, 21:14

Front of mine back of my wifes
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v506/PKj_Rockey/DSC_0356.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/PKj_Rockey/media/DSC_0356.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Ride Height
Post by: dom on 04 June 2013, 21:15

Yours has 15s on with smaller tyres than the balloons on the other. Yours a gti or poverty spec?

Title: Re: Ride Height
Post by: Rockey5uk2001 on 04 June 2013, 21:16

mines a GTI hers is a 1.6SE

Title: Re: Ride Height
Post by: barrym381 on 04 June 2013, 21:18

are those mk3 wheels  :shocked:

Title: Re: Ride Height
Post by: Rockey5uk2001 on 04 June 2013, 21:19

Yeah I know ive only had the car a week or so god knows why it has mk3 wheels was going to buy some LM BBS 17's but now I need a new water pump lol

Title: Re: Ride Height
Post by: dom on 04 June 2013, 21:27

Gti is lower than SE from the factory, I think the rest of it is probably due to incorrect tyre size.

Title: Re: Ride Height
Post by: Rockey5uk2001 on 04 June 2013, 21:28

what wheels "should" it have from the factory?

Title: Re: Ride Height
Post by: dom on 04 June 2013, 21:31

16" Monty II's

Title: Re: Ride Height
Post by: barrym381 on 04 June 2013, 21:34

Quote from: dom069 on 04 June 2013, 21:31

16" Monty II's

mine came with 16 split rims  :smiley:

Title: Re: Ride Height
Post by: Rockey5uk2001 on 04 June 2013, 21:35

I would love 17" bbs wheels but not yet lol

Title: Re: Ride Height
Post by: kingaz on 05 June 2013, 04:17

Go for anni wheels, 18s and quite cheap. Thats what are on mine and it sits nice  :smiley:

Title: Re: Ride Height
Post by: barrym381 on 05 June 2013, 08:33

Quote from: kingaz on 05 June 2013, 04:17

Go for anni wheels, 18s and quite cheap. Thats what are on mine and it sits nice  :smiley:

anni wheels are not cheap  :laugh: