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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: golfmk31993 on 29 February 2008, 19:31

Title: advice needed, lowering on springs and shocks
Post by: golfmk31993 on 29 February 2008, 19:31: hi,

ive been offered a set of springs and shocks for my mk3 golf 1.4 from a member of this site,

they will lower the car 60/60, i am just wondering if anyone who has lowered there car 60/60 can send me a pic, and also is this gunna be really low, i dont want it too low

anything else i should know when it comes to springs and shocks?

thanks
Title: Re: advice needed, lowering on springs and shocks
Post by: golfmk31993 on 29 February 2008, 20:25: ive just been told they are made by raceland,

are they any good
Title: Re: advice needed, lowering on springs and shocks
Post by: monkeyalan on 29 February 2008, 20:32: -60 will be a good compromise between looks and practicallity on a 1.4. no idea about raceland gear i'm afraid. :smiley:
Title: Re: advice needed, lowering on springs and shocks
Post by: saul79 on 29 February 2008, 20:45: Quote from: golfmk31993 on 29 February 2008, 20:25
ive just been told they are made by raceland,

are they any good

raceland make allsorts -think there from belguim/holland not sure ,but the stuff is okay had it before on an breadvan
Title: Re: advice needed, lowering on springs and shocks
Post by: golfmk31993 on 29 February 2008, 20:57: ok im gunna go have a look at them on saturday hopefully, if there good condition ill buy them for Ã‚£70, hopefully get a friend to fit them on sunday
Title: Re: advice needed, lowering on springs and shocks
Post by: boneybradley on 29 February 2008, 23:24: can i add is that 60mm lower than gti or 1.4?? as each kit seems to list it different and 40mm gti is 60mm normal!!
Title: Re: advice needed, lowering on springs and shocks
Post by: golfmk31993 on 01 March 2008, 09:18: all i know is the kit lowers the car 60mm, the guy who is selling it had it on his gti, but aparently it will fit my 1.4
Title: Re: advice needed, lowering on springs and shocks
Post by: saul79 on 01 March 2008, 15:45: Quote from: golfmk31993 on 01 March 2008, 09:18
all i know is the kit lowers the car 60mm, the guy who is selling it had it on his gti, but aparently it will fit my 1.4

it will fit if has the same diameter cups on the top and its not off the 2.0 16v