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Offline carpetmonster

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lowering
« on: 14 March 2006, 20:56 »
hi
i have a mk2 golf gti 16v and would like to buy a set of lowering spring as i am on a budget.But the question is how low can i co before it start rubbing arches.The tyres i have are 185/55/15.Thanks for you help
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Offline ...joe

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Re: lowering
« Reply #1 on: 14 March 2006, 22:26 »
hi carpet monster, hows life after the big breakfast? do you miss jonny and denise? :P  can only really get away with -40mm springs on original shocks, so your best bet is to buy a set of lowering shocks and springs. on here alot of people reccommend the bilstein/ventura set up from www.eurocarparts.com which is just under £200 but is very good. only a -40mm drop but its done very well.
or look at venom's website (google it) as they do -60mm or -80mm kits which are pretty good -40 or -60 is probably the best bet for daily use.
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Re: lowering
« Reply #2 on: 15 March 2006, 08:33 »
60mm!!!!  :grin:
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Offline TheFog

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Re: lowering
« Reply #4 on: 05 April 2006, 19:47 »
how wide is your rim and what ET

I got 7J with ET 25, and lowered 60mm front......and that's as good as it gets :) no more lowering potential :(
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Offline RaKeR

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Re: lowering
« Reply #5 on: 10 April 2006, 19:29 »
Guys,

Similar question for me too - just painted gti steels for my jet project - purchasing the bilstein/ventura set up hopefully sometime soon - but need tyres for the steels for use now - what would you guys suggest for a 14" daily driver tyre with a view to lowering 40mm?  185 60's on the bbs ra's at the mo . . . . . what combinations?

Help greatfully  received!

Si.
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