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Offline golfyste

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Re: how low on coils can you go with 16"
« Reply #30 on: 12 March 2013, 18:38 »
Have you tried it? No :) the car handles fine!  It's so low it wouldn't make a difference if I had one or not so why waste money on Somthing I don't need haha :)

I know what your saying but have tried riding as low as you are with a uprated arb??
For all you know it could make a nice impovent that you didn't even know was there.

Not being b!tchy but in my mind anything that stiffens the chassis is nothing but good if equally balanced and getting rid is a rubbish idea  :smiley:


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Offline GTi_James

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Re: how low on coils can you go with 16"
« Reply #31 on: 12 March 2013, 19:39 »
as stated lowering springs are the thinking mans choise  :kiss:  :drool:

im not against coilies at all infact im still debating the two but as the car is a daily i want some comfort,  have to take my missus mum places sometimes as i'm the favourite  :grin: and i personaly THOUGHT that lowering springs and shocks were more stable than coilies, thats what i thought anyway, at the end of the day its personal preference, around here we have sh!t roads with the A12 so im more inclined for the lowering springs but if you have black top as smooth as a babies bum then by all means get them colies  :wink:


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Offline Sonic B0000M

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Re: how low on coils can you go with 16"
« Reply #32 on: 12 March 2013, 20:07 »
Yeah. I don't want it massively low just 40mm. So I think springs is the way forward for me.  :laugh:

Offline markallen

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Re: how low on coils can you go with 16"
« Reply #33 on: 12 March 2013, 20:14 »
This is mine on Pro Sport coilovers. Rears and as low as they will go without taking the adjusters out and the front is low with possibility of going a lot lower. Just to give you an idea mate?

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Offline dan2252

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Re: how low on coils can you go with 16"
« Reply #34 on: 12 March 2013, 23:51 »


Calm down dear, I was defending you :grin:
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 Haha I know mate I was on about the other guys slating Somthing they haven't tried! Haha :)
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Offline Sonic B0000M

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Re: how low on coils can you go with 16"
« Reply #35 on: 16 April 2013, 16:04 »
Just got my coilovers. What spacers do I need for the standard 16 wheels?