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Offline lee mk3

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how low can you go on 16s
« on: 25 July 2011, 11:35 »
hi has anyone got any pics of 16" rims on there mk3 cheers

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Re: how low can you go on 16s
« Reply #1 on: 25 July 2011, 13:04 »
mine is on 8jx16

  


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Re: how low can you go on 16s
« Reply #2 on: 25 July 2011, 19:53 »
mine is on 8jx16


looks great, how low is the drop and what tyre size are you running thanx

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Re: how low can you go on 16s
« Reply #3 on: 25 July 2011, 22:51 »
mine is on 8jx16


looks great, how low is the drop and what tyre size are you running thanx

around 100mm, had t pull the arches a nit to get it so low, got 25mm spacers and 30mm spacers and the rims are 8" wide.

rubber is 195/45/16





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Re: how low can you go on 16s
« Reply #4 on: 26 July 2011, 15:36 »
Mines not as nice as that, but down on 16's. Got 40 profiles on the front and helpers out of the coilies.




Essentially mate, you can get on the floor without a lot of hassle. Will just need to sort your arches and be careful of drive shafts if you're running really low as they will rub.
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Re: how low can you go on 16s
« Reply #5 on: 26 July 2011, 16:11 »
Im having issues with my sump and gonna have to have a special one sent over from the States

but in a nutshell, as above - you can go as low as you want, however you will need to modify the arches to go as low as we have
  


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Re: how low can you go on 16s
« Reply #6 on: 26 July 2011, 16:28 »
Around 70mm is a good choice, lower than that can lead to issues.

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Re: how low can you go on 16s
« Reply #7 on: 26 July 2011, 16:32 »
3 figure mm lowering for the self destruction win!
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Re: how low can you go on 16s
« Reply #8 on: 26 July 2011, 16:51 »
mine is on 8jx16


looks great, how low is the drop and what tyre size are you running thanx
mines lowered 60mm and i want to put 17"s can u sugest a tyre size were i dont have to mess with my arches

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Re: how low can you go on 16s
« Reply #9 on: 26 July 2011, 18:30 »
mine is on 8jx16


looks great, how low is the drop and what tyre size are you running thanx
mines lowered 60mm and i want to put 17"s can u sugest a tyre size were i dont have to mess with my arches

195/40/17
  


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