Would i need to lower my car??

[richardhammond]

Hi i have just bought some 16" alloys for my mk2 driver and have just thought if it would look like a 4X4 unless i lower it!! The suspention does look quite low with the standard wheels on what with it being 16 years old but as i said what do you thing here is a pic of my car on the standard wheels

[ToddyGTi]

Err YES! 

[golf8v]

slam it mate!!

[richardhammond]

But Do in NEED to i want to but have no money so it would be a real strugly to pay for it!!!!!!

[JC]

you dont need to do anything mate - unless you want to


But


I would slam it first - then worry about wheels later. 

[OakeyDoak16v]

Whats it look like with the new wheels on?

[Diamond Hell]

You absolutely do not need to lower your car.

You might want to for aesthetic reasons, but it is not necessary for fitment of the larger wheels.

If you're doing it right and 'plus sizing' the tyres (fitting lower profile to the larger wheels to keep the rolling radius the same) then you will take some of the suppleness out of the chassis as the tyres will have stiffer sidewalls.  By lowering the car you will lose further compliance in the ride - it'll feel like a demon on a billiard table surface, but you'll have to slow right up and drive like a girl if the road gets rough (which it does a lot in the UK).

At the end of the day it's entirely up to you.  If you like driving then lowering might just put a dampener on your fun.

[richardhammond]

Dont know what it looks like with the wheels on the bloke only droped them off to night so will find out in the morning!!
But what i was wored about was if the car would look like it was on "stilts" or would it roll in the courners?

[ToddyGTi]

it won't roll anymore than it does now, and the gap between the arches will be the same as what it is at the moment.

[richardhammond]

K thanks will put them on tomoz and see how they look i just hope it look ok as i said money is low!!!!!!!!!!!