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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: DAMOjarra on 23 February 2014, 21:52

Title: What's a good ride height ?
Post by: DAMOjarra on 23 February 2014, 21:52

Hi iam looking to drop my gti, I'm just after some opinions on what height I should go for with 18". Wheels??

Title: Re: What's a good ride height ?
Post by: davidgtrr34 on 23 February 2014, 21:58

really depends on what roads you drive on and do you care about your smacking the ground
40-60mm looks good and anything lower can be annoying
for example my car is lowered 100mm on back and 90mm on front and is very restrictive because I scrape everything

Title: Re: What's a good ride height ?
Post by: DAMOjarra on 23 February 2014, 22:05

Wow 90-100 is low. You got a picture? I was thinking 60mm like

Title: Re: What's a good ride height ?
Post by: davidgtrr34 on 23 February 2014, 22:17

ill get ya a picture soon. 60mm is a good height. you might get a slight tapping noise from the exhaust touching the rear axle.

Title: Re: What's a good ride height ?
Post by: DAMOjarra on 23 February 2014, 22:23

Cushty belta

Title: Re: What's a good ride height ?
Post by: dom on 23 February 2014, 22:31

(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/DSC_1185_zpsa48021b6.jpg) (http://s790.photobucket.com/user/codling1234/media/DSC_1185_zpsa48021b6.jpg.html)

 :whistle:

Title: Re: What's a good ride height ?
Post by: DAMOjarra on 23 February 2014, 22:35

Nice car dude the wheels sink lush into the arches :smiley:

Title: Re: What's a good ride height ?
Post by: MarcIV on 24 February 2014, 09:54

Quote from: dom on 23 February 2014, 22:31

(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/DSC_1185_zpsa48021b6.jpg) (http://s790.photobucket.com/user/codling1234/media/DSC_1185_zpsa48021b6.jpg.html)

 :whistle:

Agreed, previous owner to my golf lowered her about 30mm, I don't really have any problems, I'm on 18's and she doesn't look low enough
(http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i249/marcgaines1991/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-02/B5A1E485-B664-4DBD-A28F-600E31413645_zpsyse76fnu.jpg) (http://s74.photobucket.com/user/marcgaines1991/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-02/B5A1E485-B664-4DBD-A28F-600E31413645_zpsyse76fnu.jpg.html)

60mm sounds ideal!

Title: Re: What's a good ride height ?
Post by: Kruga on 24 February 2014, 20:04

Not sure why the back doesn't sit as low as the front i didnt fit the coilovers garage did
(http://i.imgur.com/JsXtO0H.jpg?1?5542)