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Offline GazTheHat

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Drop it like it's hot!
« on: 31 March 2005, 13:10 »
Couldn't resist the Snooooop pun.

Umming and Arring about spings and wheels. Seems like 17"s on the Mk3 GTi 8v don't run very well (anyone disagree with that??) So i think i'll just stick with the scabby OZ 15"s on there ATM. The car still lOOks like a Paris Dakar entry, so i want to lower it.

What's the best spring kit around? And how much to lower it - without ruining the ride. If 17"s are no good, then would the spring kit work with 16"s without rolling arches and faffing around??

Thanks for the advice.

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Offline yellowconcept

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Re: Drop it like it's hot!
« Reply #1 on: 31 March 2005, 14:06 »
HI M8 HAD THAT PROBLEM ON MY MK3  GTI IF YOU WANT 17" RIMS YOUVE GOTTA HAVE 205/40/17 TYRES ON THEM ELSE WHEN YOUVE GOT PEOPLE IN THE BACK IT SCRAPES THE ARCHES VERY BAD AND CUTS THE TYRES MINE IS NOT LOWERED BUT SITS LOW ON 205/40/17'S AND IS NOW MINT ON THE ROAD, HOPE THIS HELPS
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Offline mr wong

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Re: Drop it like it's hot!
« Reply #2 on: 01 April 2005, 09:38 »
Gaz,

I would'nt touch 17" wheels, the handling goes all wrong with them. I went back to 15" after about two weeks and sold my 17" Audi wheels. My car is lowered aboub 30mm all round and the arches have been roled.  I have just bought a set of 16" alloys and will try them.
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Offline GazTheHat

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Re: Drop it like it's hot!
« Reply #3 on: 04 April 2005, 09:01 »
I'll wait for a report on your 16"s then, to compare them.  I read somewhere else on here that 17"s were a pain in the ass, but above is the first positive comment for them. How much it cost you to roll the arches? Although i don't really want to go that route.

ECP quoted about £45 for lowering springs of 40mm, sounds good. I've recently noticed that the rear tyres have scuffs on, which i got on my Integrale from the arches. The last thing i want is it to be like that again, 5 door car but can only have 2 in the front!!  :laugh:  Could it be the shocks are soft/gone? They're 195/50/15.
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Offline tote

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Re: Drop it like it's hot!
« Reply #4 on: 04 April 2005, 13:19 »
Hi i 've just done mine on 16'' with 205.45.16
it looks and drives ok lowred 35m
can send you pics if required from my mobile

Hope it helps
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Offline GazTheHat

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Re: Drop it like it's hot!
« Reply #5 on: 05 April 2005, 08:26 »
Quote from: tote on 04 April 2005, 13:19
Hi i 've just done mine on 16'' with 205.45.16
it looks and drives ok lowred 35m
can send you pics if required from my mobile

Hope it helps

Yeah, up some pics if you can, would be good to see. Do you get any scrapage? Are they alloys off another motor or new ones?
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