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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: Rmachines on 12 May 2008, 01:15

Title: Why is my car scared of the ground?
Post by: Rmachines on 12 May 2008, 01:15
My CL is on its tiptoes,  It looks like its scared of the ground!!  Compared to the GTI it seems high, they are both stock springs and shocks, was the GTI made any lower?  It could be one or the other is worn out and sagging or something but it sure looks stupid on its little steelies up in the air.  Also the TDI seems to sit more like the GTI, but its a much later one so may have used GTI suspenssion on all of them then ayway as its pretty much identical.


Basicly what im getting at is.. did they change the shocks at all?  Or is it my imagination?

I cant remember what my red car looked like as it always had alloys and i lowerd it before i had any other golfs.  :smiley:
Title: Re: Why is my car scared of the ground?
Post by: Shady Pioneer on 12 May 2008, 01:26
As far as I'm aware it's the same as my GL. They sit 20mm higher than GTIs.

I'm hopefully getting the GTI shocks and springs to take my GL down 20mm lol!
Title: Re: Why is my car scared of the ground?
Post by: nelds on 12 May 2008, 08:02
why not skip the GTI springs and go the whole hog and drop it on its ass
Title: Re: Why is my car scared of the ground?
Post by: Rmachines on 12 May 2008, 08:16
HA i knew it  :grin:  A few people had said its all the same in the past so i always thought that was the case but it just didnt look the same.

I may stick on the GTI shocks seing as i have them lying about,  fit some -15m spring caps on it while im there,  gives nice little drop without effecting the ride then.  I like the softness of my CL because my other golf is slamed and gets a bit hard after a while  :grin:
Title: Re: Why is my car scared of the ground?
Post by: mark3valver on 12 May 2008, 10:39
even the GTI's are in desperate need of lowering!!!!! hence why the handling isn't great standard, but drop it and its pretty good
Title: Re: Why is my car scared of the ground?
Post by: Shady Pioneer on 12 May 2008, 11:18
Can't drop it much because of insurance. I'm not doing the ass dropping until renewal next year lol! I'll be happy with GTI height once I've got my BBS 16s on!
Title: Re: Why is my car scared of the ground?
Post by: remapped on 12 May 2008, 11:52
yep  non gti are flaming high ! my old mk3 derv  had a 4x4 look to it and it was on 13/14"


hey shady !!
 (sorry to jack the post )but i have my old oem set up if you would like to get it of me cheep ?? but i would recommend getting them hot tunning  coilovers and have you tried HIC (martin) for insurance as they were able to sort me out a tunning insurance for the golf when one else could or would !!