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Offline stu 88

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Help me go lower!!
« on: 10 August 2009, 22:09 »
How can I get my Mk3 lower??  Its on coilovers with 205/40/17's with a offset of ET35 but at the hight it is at the moment it scuffs onthe front arch if I hit a bump, I want to keep the plastic arches but want to go lower!!!  Any idea's???  (the rear is lower now)






I want to get this low (I know its a mk2! but I love the stance)



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Offline VR6-Joe

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Re: Help me go lower!!
« Reply #1 on: 10 August 2009, 22:26 »
Air ride!!!!!

This was the lowest I could get on 17's with coilovers..



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Re: Help me go lower!!
« Reply #2 on: 10 August 2009, 22:28 »
By the way, that was with rolled arches/trimmed GTI arches. Wheels were 7x17" ET40 front, ET30 rear, 205/40/17 tyres. It still rubbed though.
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Offline mk3 tdi

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Re: Help me go lower!!
« Reply #3 on: 10 August 2009, 22:39 »
i saw a dub once where he had lifted the subframe 7 inches up into the body!! - tottally slammed
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Offline ace

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Re: Help me go lower!!
« Reply #4 on: 10 August 2009, 22:43 »
have u thought about getting 195/40/17 tyres. the stretch should let u lower it a bit more.
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Offline stu 88

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Re: Help me go lower!!
« Reply #5 on: 10 August 2009, 22:45 »
Ive just put new 205/40/17's on  :undecided:  Think Im going to live with it for now then so for a set of 195's or 185's?
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Offline spunkymonkey

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Re: Help me go lower!!
« Reply #6 on: 10 August 2009, 23:13 »
Dial in some camber on the front to push the top of the wheel away from the arch.
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Offline Wayne

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Re: Help me go lower!!
« Reply #7 on: 10 August 2009, 23:25 »
This was as low as I could run mine on 17"s, the rear arches were trimmed back but even with camber the fronts would catch now and again.

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Offline tobybrennan

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Re: Help me go lower!!
« Reply #8 on: 11 August 2009, 15:23 »
wack on some 14's  :wink:
you'll have no problem getting lowerr;)
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Offline Wayne

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Re: Help me go lower!!
« Reply #9 on: 11 August 2009, 15:39 »
Quote from: tobybrennan on 11 August 2009, 15:23
wack on some 14's  :wink:
you'll have no problem getting lowerr;)


I switched back to 15"s in the end.
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