lowering golfs

[scottyboy08]

 
hi all i have been telling this fella at work that i am looking into getting my golf lowered about 35-40mm all around and he said yeah it would look the bollocks blah blah blah!
but then afterwards he said lowering is bad for the car even if you get shock and springs or even coilies because he said when he lowered his 2.0l redtop cavvy a few years back he said all the panels inside like the dash etc. start sqeaking etc? is this true anybody?

[Jay]

Yes lowering a Golf makes the inside squeaky.










I better go now, it's flying pig season and I want me some bacon.

[scottyboy08]

so your taking the piss? at a guess with a reply like that?
its ok to lower golfs or not?

[AdamMk2]

Loads and loads of people lower Golfs, and to be fair its more the stiffer ride that will shake the "loser" components, but from my experience nothings ever just dropped off or anything similar so I wouldnt worry!

Only bad thing is lowering a 4wd golf Ive heard as it completely messes up the geometry on the Syncro stuff I believe?!

[mongchops]

Best have a look at the cars on here to see how many have been lowered. That'll put your mind at rest.

[scottyboy08]

yeah i agree and my isnt a 4x4 lol its far from it lol its a 1.4  but i mainly going for looks than performance as i use it around the town and thats it becuase i am still 18 and cant afford 3k insurance for a gti or vr6 lol

[Mikester]

I lowered mine on coilies about 60mm. Stuff bangs about a bit, when i go over bad roads, but to be honest i can now go around a round about so fast im not listening to the interior, im watching the road

[boneybradley]

mines currently 90mm front and 70mm back down on coiliess....no extra noise from bits falling off etc. I think that says loads about vauxhall and their build quality or lack of it! rather than saying all cars will suffer

[JC]

never catch me loering a car 

[gibby]

Only bad thing is lowering a 4wd golf Ive heard as it completely messes up the geometry on the Syncro stuff I believe?!

...so that would mean that all Rallye's that are lowered have messed up geometry ! Interesting.

Older cars will start to rattle and get loose trim anyway, it's par for the course. As with any car, if you do lower it make sure you get the tracking setup afterwards otherwise you'll be paying out for new tyres in about 6 months time.