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Title: 60 or 80 mill springs??
Post by: BobbyT on 21 January 2006, 18:15

i have been unhappy with the drop on my golf since i had it done last year, i had a 30m bilstein kit fitted which is a good ride and holds the road fine but it just isnt low enough! now as i am spendding a bit of cash on the engine i dont have the cash for coil overs so i am thinking of getting some different springs, i have seen some spax ones and they do a 60m or 80m drop! now i like the thought of 80 mil as the car will look slammed! but i am not sure if this is practical, what do you guys think? maybe the 60 mil ones are a better choice?  :undecided:

Title: Re: 60 or 80 mill springs??
Post by: monkeyalan on 21 January 2006, 18:47

80mm will be fine as long as you don't run over a rizla.

Title: Re: 60 or 80 mill springs??
Post by: Mr Blue on 21 January 2006, 20:22

40-50-60 on springs is as low as i would go.

80 would be toooo low imo

Title: Re: 60 or 80 mill springs??
Post by: Organisys on 21 January 2006, 21:38

60 imho.

Title: Re: 60 or 80 mill springs??
Post by: GazB on 21 January 2006, 21:49

60 imo too, 80mm will be too low unless you go for coilovers :undecided:

Title: Re: 60 or 80 mill springs??
Post by: Neaty on 23 January 2006, 19:16

The first of my mark 2's was lowered 80mm i ripped my splitter off a few times, had it 55 before then and it was fine to be honest, so to wrap up  :grin:..... 60mm

Title: Re: 60 or 80 mill springs??
Post by: BobbyT on 23 January 2006, 20:36

i think your right bro, i was thinking i may catch me splitter and rip it off with me number plate ( which is only glued on!! lol  :laugh:  :laugh: thats how i mod!!  :rolleyes:) so i think 60m will do, should look a bit better i hope!  :smiley:

Title: Re: 60 or 80 mill springs??
Post by: Neaty on 24 January 2006, 10:41

Yea should look a bit lower like, although from my experiences it never looks low enough at the back when u lower it, even tho my driver was 80mm it was low at the front but not at the back, well not as low as i wanted to be honest!!

I am thinking about putting standard springs back on my valver when i get it back up and running, as it started knocking a bit when it was low, and it kept sticking when i put full right lock on!

Title: Re: 60 or 80 mill springs??
Post by: baz_the_man62 on 24 January 2006, 23:05

my mk2 is lowered 60mm and the splitter scrapes occasionally... 80% success on speedbumps

Title: Re: 60 or 80 mill springs??
Post by: BobbyT on 25 January 2006, 00:26

Quote from: Neaty on 24 January 2006, 10:41

Yea should look a bit lower like, although from my experiences it never looks low enough at the back when u lower it, even tho my driver was 80mm it was low at the front but not at the back, well not as low as i wanted to be honest!!

I am thinking about putting standard springs back on my valver when i get it back up and running, as it started knocking a bit when it was low, and it kept sticking when i put full right lock on!

i know what you mean, the back looks higher than the front! but i suppose its the extra weight at the front that does that!  :smiley:

Title: Re: 60 or 80 mill springs??
Post by: Neaty on 25 January 2006, 10:15

^^^^ yours seems to sit just right looking at your sig but mine (the pic on the right) is where it was lowered 55 mm and suffered from the same trait!!  :angry:

Title: Re: 60 or 80 mill springs??
Post by: martinb on 25 January 2006, 14:56

i would be carefull going 80mm if just springs on your standard shocks. I have been told going this low just using spring will put loads of strain on your shocks and significantly shorten how long they last apparently.  :cry:

Title: Re: 60 or 80 mill springs??
Post by: BobbyT on 25 January 2006, 17:04

^^^^^ bit off track but are they smoked crystal head lights on your car mate? ^^^^^  :smiley:

Title: Re: 60 or 80 mill springs??
Post by: martinb on 25 January 2006, 18:03

^^no mate they just look dark in the pictures (looks cool though might have to get some! :grin:), i've changed them to the cystal cross hair ones since the pics! :grin: