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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: 1 Lp on 09 January 2006, 16:37

Title: how low can I go.....
Post by: 1 Lp on 09 January 2006, 16:37

can any body tell me how low I can go with on coilovers with 14inch BBS ra's. I want to keep my car driveable, with no scrapping?? sugguestions please

thanks

Title: Re: how low can I go.....
Post by: Agreeable Slick on 09 January 2006, 16:41

probably 70-80 mm but you need t look out for the wishbones beginning to point upwards and how low the sump is getting as you really don't want the sump to split.

Title: Re: how low can I go.....
Post by: 1 Lp on 09 January 2006, 17:06

ok. how much arch will I have? my mate had his mk1 slam 100mm, but that was undriveable. too much scrapping

Title: Re: how low can I go.....
Post by: Agreeable Slick on 09 January 2006, 17:10

Not much at all. Ideally the optimum drop for a golf is 40mm, the ideal balance between comfort and handling, but hardly anyone does that now.

Mine is only dropped 55mm and hits on things like speedbumps etc on the front bumper etc, but never scrapes when i wang it into corners.  :cool:

Title: Re: how low can I go.....
Post by: 1 Lp on 09 January 2006, 21:02

does the bottom scrap over speed humps?? thats one of the main problems, especially living in london. U say doesn't scrap round corners?? is that with people in the back??

Title: Re: how low can I go.....
Post by: ...joe on 09 January 2006, 21:06

mines dropped 110mm and it doesn't scarpe on much, but then i don't drive it over speed humps, multi storey car parks etc. when i had it on -40mm springs it used to catch on stuff......

so i guess i'm saying if you ant it low you can have it low but you'll have to take more care when driving it. ;0

Title: Re: how low can I go.....
Post by: 1 Lp on 09 January 2006, 21:32

what size rims have you got on your car??

Title: Re: how low can I go.....
Post by: ...joe on 09 January 2006, 21:58

8v15's sometimes sometimes 7x15's :P