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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: chimp on 27 September 2005, 09:51

Title: LOWERING ON 19" RIMS
Post by: chimp on 27 September 2005, 09:51: HI, I HAVE JUST FITTED SOME 19" OZ SUPERTURISMOS TO MY MOTOR. THEY ARE FITTED WITH 205 35 TYRES, THE ONLY TROUBLE IS IT LOOKS LIKE A LAND ROVER ITS SO HIGH I KEEP HITTING SEA GULLS AS I DRIVE ALONG.
I WANT TO LOWER IT BUT DONT KNOW HOW MUCH I CAN WITHOUT AFFECTING THE WHEEL ARCHES AND TURNING CIRCLE, ANY ADVICE WOULD BE NICE.TA
Title: Re: LOWERING ON 19" RIMS
Post by: Sugar79 on 27 September 2005, 10:12: i pretty sure you can still lower it by 35mm/40mm.. mr topher will know for sure :cool:
Title: Re: LOWERING ON 19" RIMS
Post by: Sugar79 on 27 September 2005, 10:23: ^^^^ actually if i can remeber correctly, iam sure ive seen golfs lowered on 60mm with 19's :undecided:
Title: Re: LOWERING ON 19" RIMS
Post by: CamelJockey on 27 September 2005, 11:10: Chimp you lucky bugger, have you got any pics. I think I have also seen Golfs with 19's and sucking tarmac.

What about those adjustable shocks. By using them you can knock over seaguls on Sunday and scrape up dog turd on Tuesday :grin:

Please post the pics
Title: Re: LOWERING ON 19" RIMS
Post by: GazB on 27 September 2005, 21:03: You should be able to lower it 50-60mm easy as with the lower profile tyre the overall diameter will be preaty much the same as 18's with a 40 profile. Just get some coilovers then you can play about
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Title: Re: LOWERING ON 19" RIMS
Post by: chimp on 27 September 2005, 23:11: sorry cameljockey i havent got the technical ability to produce pictures, my camera went tits up last week.Thanks for the advice though i like what i hear. ive heard theres a guy from belgium doing chips for golfs and audis and apparently he is really rather good.he sits in the passenger seat with his laptop whilst you drive like sh!t off a stick, have you heard of such a man
Title: Re: LOWERING ON 19" RIMS
Post by: GazB on 28 September 2005, 15:18: whoever remaps your car will sit in the passenger seat with a laptop :undecided:
Title: Re: LOWERING ON 19" RIMS
Post by: boxxer1973 on 28 September 2005, 16:31: thats live mapping for you the best way actualy tailored to the car
Title: Re: LOWERING ON 19" RIMS
Post by: R32_T on 28 September 2005, 19:47: Quote from: chimp on 27 September 2005, 09:51
HI, I HAVE JUST FITTED SOME 19" OZ SUPERTURISMOS TO MY MOTOR. THEY ARE FITTED WITH 205 35 TYRES, THE ONLY TROUBLE IS IT LOOKS LIKE A LAND ROVER ITS SO HIGH I KEEP HITTING SEA GULLS AS I DRIVE ALONG.
Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â I WANT TO LOWER IT BUT DONT KNOW HOW MUCH I CAN WITHOUT AFFECTING THE WHEEL ARCHES AND TURNING CIRCLE, ANY ADVICE WOULD BE NICE.TA

205 35 Tyres on 19's???? :huh:

I think they might be 235's dont you think

drop it 40mm, got 19's on mine & dropped 40m on H&R springs, no problems!
Title: Re: LOWERING ON 19" RIMS
Post by: razla on 28 September 2005, 21:48: I wa talking to a guy in Revolution the other day and he's lowered 60mm on 19s with no problems at all :cool: