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Offline bulk66

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Slam it!!!!!
« on: 24 October 2005, 01:36 »
Hi i am planning on lowering my 8v gti H plate can any one give me any dos and donts. I heard some thing about the break biast control having to be adjusted, is this only when you go really low.I will only go down by about 30mm any help would be great thanks........ :wink:
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Re: Slam it!!!!!
« Reply #1 on: 24 October 2005, 07:52 »
the break bias doesnt have to be adjusted, i dont think mines ever been touched and the car acts and behaves fine on a 60mm dropped 8v. id say its adviceable to adjust it though if you can especially if youre goner go lower than 60mm.
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Re: Slam it!!!!!
« Reply #2 on: 24 October 2005, 08:48 »
You are supposed to adjust the bias valve so that the slack is just taken out of the spring with a 'normal' weight in the car, I'd say with about £10-20 worth of fuel in the tank.  If you lower too much without adjusting it might cause the rear to lock up too much, but with only a little drop you'd probably be OK, say dropping a GTI with a 40mm kit.  But I think if you proper slammed a 1.6 Driver without adjusting it you might have problems ;)
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Re: Slam it!!!!!
« Reply #3 on: 24 October 2005, 09:22 »
^^ gimmie a month and ill test that theory for you  :wink:
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Re: Slam it!!!!!
« Reply #4 on: 24 October 2005, 13:16 »
Choose Eibach springs, you won't regret it. Also consider replacing the shocks, bump stops and top mounts if they havn't ever been replaced.
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Re: Slam it!!!!!
« Reply #5 on: 24 October 2005, 15:13 »
My 1.6 Driver is slammed 80mm, i have never adjusted the brake bias (never got round to it and tbh i forgot i hadnt done it until i read this post!  :rolleyes:) I brake quite hard most evenings and have never locked the rear wheels up yet!
And now by saying that i have just jinxed my car....not going out in it tonight! :sad:
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Offline KingDom

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Re: Slam it!!!!!
« Reply #6 on: 24 October 2005, 17:43 »
I dropped my Gti 40mm and never adjusted the biast valve. This resulted in the back brakes locking up on hard braking. I gotta get this sorted, its sometimes scary.
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Re: Slam it!!!!!
« Reply #7 on: 24 October 2005, 17:46 »
not sure how much ive dropped mine by but i never adjusted the bias valve and its been fine...rain...sun...snow..ice..
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Re: Slam it!!!!!
« Reply #8 on: 24 October 2005, 18:39 »
mines dropped 110mm and i've never adjusted the brake bias valve. i'm not even sure it works!! its pretty coroded!!
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Re: Slam it!!!!!
« Reply #9 on: 25 October 2005, 15:37 »
Mines real low and up until recently when i adjusted the byas valve the back end used to swing out on round abouts in the wet.
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