lower LOWER!!!

[ydg27]

i need to go lower - much lower, but i still want safe - this has probably been asked before a million times but safely how low can i go

[DUNOVA.]

How can anyone tell you not knowing the information about your car!
Wheel offset/arches rolled stuff like that
60mm

[whitey]

As low as a set of coilovers or remachined springs will let you!

Its not safe to use standard shocks with springs that lower 60mm or more but if you got a set of coilovers You could go upto 85mm I think but a splitter will be practically dragging on the ground!

Slim Jim asked all this a while back, he mite have some more info!

[DUNOVA.]

85mm touring car style :D

[Stuart]

the answer is.

put the car on the floor, and slowly raise it till it mores. it will handle like shitte lol

[beatin u]

im going down 150mm and its still gona handle :wink:

[Ste_Nova]

i;ve got problems with the spare wheel well catching on the floor.... i didn't wanna cut it out.. but i might have to

[beatin u]

haha, no spare wheel well or tank here.

might have to dry sump aswell as raise the exhaust manifold to get a bit clearance :o

all worth it in the end tho :evil:

[wrigleys]

gonna need to see some pics of that!! :)

[beatin u]

3 months time.....hopfully :D

[Gazza14SR]

i thought the lower you went the better the car handles (with uprated shocks obviously)

i had gmax shocks and 35mm springs but changed the springs for 80s. Handles even better now.

[beatin u]

on a uneven bumpy road the shox will bottem out more thus causing bump-steer = not good.

on a smooth road, like a race track, you wont need much travel in the shox and lower suspension would probably be better...im not 100% sure about this tho.

lower centre of gravity usually equals better stability/handeling. hence 'touring cars' low. :)

[dave.gsi]

what about airbags or hydraulics, the good thing is you can drop it on the floor when parked and raise it when you need to drive

http://rayvern.bigfathead.com/images/juice/KA%20portfolio%20Juice.jpg

[burgo]

me cousin has got a sweet as fcuk beettle which is more than low infact the wheels can actually come off the floor and it sits on it floor pan wen its parked its taken him ages like but its worth it http://groups.msn.com/HERTSVWCLUB/edscustombug.msnw to see all his pics he used a hydralic kit which i dont actually think was that much

[krobinson]

Mines down -80mm, check my feature..

It handles great, springs made by www.coilsprings.co.uk

[Phil_G]

As low as a set of coilovers or remachined springs will let you!

Its not safe to use standard shocks with springs that lower 60mm or more but if you got a set of coilovers You could go upto 85mm I think but a splitter will be practically dragging on the ground!

Slim Jim asked all this a while back, he mite have some more info!


anything over 30mm or so and uprated shocks are recommended


phil