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Offline tobybrennan

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height adjustment
« on: 25 June 2009, 17:10 »
well im going to fit coilovers to my golf
never done it before

i want my car as low as possible, but want it to be able to get over speed bumps:)

so what height front and back am i looking at going for?  :smiley:
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Offline Adam

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Re: height adjustment
« Reply #1 on: 25 June 2009, 17:13 »
Depends on your speed bumps,  where I live the speed bumps can kill my car and mine ain't that low!
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Re: height adjustment
« Reply #2 on: 25 June 2009, 17:15 »
whats yours?
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Offline Wayne

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Re: height adjustment
« Reply #3 on: 25 June 2009, 17:17 »
Set them just below half way, then drive the car for a few weeks and let it settle, then adjust as required.
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Offline shepgti

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Re: height adjustment
« Reply #4 on: 25 June 2009, 17:17 »
go for around an 80 mm drop (about 3cm form the bottom of the thread on the coilies)
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Offline tobybrennan

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Re: height adjustment
« Reply #5 on: 25 June 2009, 17:20 »
yeah yours looks about perfect for what i want shep
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Offline Wayne

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Re: height adjustment
« Reply #6 on: 25 June 2009, 19:18 »
Quote from: tobybrennan on 25 June 2009, 17:20
yeah yours looks about perfect for what i want shep

Worth remembering they will settle so you are better to set them higher 1st and then tweak the height a few weeks later.
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Re: height adjustment
« Reply #7 on: 25 June 2009, 19:57 »
okay wayne will do!
cheers
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Re: height adjustment
« Reply #8 on: 25 June 2009, 20:56 »
If you have loads of speed humps you will have to be sensible! Plus check new height at kerbs!
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Re: height adjustment
« Reply #9 on: 26 June 2009, 06:25 »
 I slammed mine 70mm on some hotuning coilovers with some 17" TT alloys, its ok with speed humps aslong as you take it easy over them, does catch on the front slightly on full lock but nothing too bad, i can live with it cause it looks quality.
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