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Offline owensy

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which height is best
« on: 27 March 2008, 22:28 »
hi pips want to lower my golf with coilovers which height is best is 40mm to high or is 90mm to low what have you lowered yours by thanks
p.s ive got speed ramps all over my area
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Offline hobbiniho

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Re: which height is best
« Reply #1 on: 27 March 2008, 23:32 »
if you have got ots of speed bumps the  i would say that somewhere between 40 and 50 mm would be the best
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Offline Jay

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Re: which height is best
« Reply #2 on: 28 March 2008, 09:59 »
40mm is the best for handling, 90mm would be crazy
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Re: which height is best
« Reply #3 on: 28 March 2008, 16:47 »
I'm going down 30mm - too low looks silly, all depends on what you want to achieve...looks or handeling.
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Offline Conker

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Re: which height is best
« Reply #4 on: 28 March 2008, 18:14 »
Quote from: Andy Jeffries on 28 March 2008, 16:47
I'm going down 30mm - too low looks silly, all depends on what you want to achieve...looks or handeling.

Sounds just right to me.

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Offline JamesS

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Re: which height is best
« Reply #5 on: 28 March 2008, 19:06 »
I'm not sure exactly how much I have lowered my car (mk2 Driver +20mm higher over a gti). Around 40-50mm roughly. When I fitted my coilovers I left the height at how they came in the box. Which happened to be about 80-90mm, didn't look v good to me. I kept it like that for a few hours and a giggle but it's just not worth it when you felt how harsh and crap the ride was + you couldn't full lock, go over speed bumps properly, carry passengers + girls just get pissed off with it etc etc. I think for practicality no more than 40mm for a gti.
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Re: which height is best
« Reply #6 on: 28 March 2008, 19:10 »
lower it until the wishbones are parallel! i have no idea what drop that is, 40-50ish i think
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Offline MarkS

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Re: which height is best
« Reply #7 on: 28 March 2008, 21:26 »
Quote from: veedubgti16v on 28 March 2008, 19:10
lower it until the wishbones are parallel! i have no idea what drop that is, 40-50ish i think

Aye that seems about right to me  :smiley:
About 40mm I think it is
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Offline lowridermk2

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Re: which height is best
« Reply #8 on: 28 March 2008, 23:59 »
hate to be the one that disagrees, but i'm slammed 120mm on coilies, can get over most speed bumps ( as long as there not mountains!), can carry passengers ( had me, two mates, and big tool box in the boot, no probs), have full lock( with a bit of minor scrapin) love the way it handles, and love the look of it!!! sorry peeps, each to their own i guess! :evil:
« Last Edit: 29 March 2008, 00:00 by lowridermk2 »
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Offline tinman

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Re: which height is best
« Reply #9 on: 29 March 2008, 00:09 »
Quote from: owensy on 27 March 2008, 22:28
hi pips want to lower my golf with coilovers which height is best is 40mm to high or is 90mm to low what have you lowered yours by thanks

i think this is a 40mm drop on a 16v, and heres mine to give you an idea.



personally, i think it looks just right. not too high, not stupidly low, and quite comfortable to drive.
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