LOWERING AND ALLOYS HELP

[kojack1]

I need some help, I wanna lower me Nova and stick a nice set of alloys on it but wats the lowest I can go with wat size alloys so I dont have to mess around with the arches,
Any help would be great. :?

[Philsutton]

a 40mm drop an 15 inch alloys an you wont need any arch work. but im not so sure on a 3 door. On my 5door i have 16s and a drop of about 70 but its still rubs some times, i did have it dropped about 130 but the wheels wouldnt turn as it was stuck on the top of the arch.

[novaexplod]

130??!! wtf? sicko :twisted:

[Philsutton]

yeah but that was with 14inch wheels, i drove around like that for a few months until i got my 16s

[General Baxter]

got any pictures of that?

[epo]

if its a mk2 u can go 60mm with 19\45\16 or 15 without havin to grind the arches
dunno if u can still take passengers at that drop

if its mk 1 ull need to grind the arches back as theres 5mm difference between the 2

[novaboy1981]

is any of this affected by the offset of the alloys? im in a similar position with my mk2 SRi and want 2 lower it by 35mm all round....trouble is the front wheels stick out about 10mm from the arches! :?

[epo]

ir i remeber right u want a 45-49mm offset

[novaboy1981]

is it poss 2 tell the offset now that theyre on? ive got 15" BSA Racing on 195/50, but they were on when i got it!
ive just been for a blast in derbyshire and ended up rubbing the front tyres on a few occasions even without being lowered!
i may just end up having 2 leave it as it is!

[General Baxter]

if you get stiffer shox, it wont move as much

im lowered 60mm on 15" but i had to do my arches as my tyres are really really really wide

But my sus is rock soild

[novaboy1981]

hmmm, interesting thinking! i can see the bill 4 all this spiralling away.....!!!
what size tyres r u running on?

[kojack1]

cheers for the advice boys, the motors gonna look proper when its done, i'll send in some pics with the finished result,
cheers

[epo]

if it helps am runnin 195\45\15 lowered 60mm i get no scrubbin at all altho i dont carry passengers as no back seat and ive not had to touch my arches

[dave.gsi]

my 14's rub lmao


if it doesnt rub its not low enough

[novaboy1981]

must b fookin low or fookin wide then!! lol

[novaexplod]

i want to lower mine -60mm but im worried bout the camber angle being knocked out? ive got 195/45/15's as well. ne1 had the camber problem?

[epo]

i want to lower mine -60mm but im worried bout the camber angle being knocked out? ive got 195/45/15's as well. ne1 had the camber problem?
nope not 1 problem mines bin on since xmas and i do 300 mile a week in it

and dave i thought u had 15's

[novaexplod]

did u just get em tracked? if ur tyres start wearin badly, on one side of the tyre give us a shout lol :lol:

[novaboy1981]

yes, ive had 2 get the 2 rear tyres changed just after i bought it. debate was as to whether theyd been moved from the front which would make sense, but the previous owner said this hadnt been done.
i havent got round 2 tracking it yet but could b a good idea

[epo]

if ur cars lowered i thought it was 4 wheel laser allignment u wanted not trackin as that wont make ne difference