Lowering my Y REG 1.1
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Lowering my Y REG 1.1
Hi guys
I want to lower my golf tintop. however I dont want to loose any of the ride comfort. Does anyone have any sugestions?
Also my shocks absorders are Getting to the extent where i realy do have to replace them. Can you give me a heads up on makes/types ect that are good quality or that will improve the ride and handling?
Cheeers
I want to lower my golf tintop. however I dont want to loose any of the ride comfort. Does anyone have any sugestions?
Also my shocks absorders are Getting to the extent where i realy do have to replace them. Can you give me a heads up on makes/types ect that are good quality or that will improve the ride and handling?
Cheeers
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Local Hero
If you want to keep the ride comfort you need to leave it alone.
I am just about to lower mine from standard to -35mm which is pretty average I think and I am sure it will be much harder especially with the state of the roads and the speed ramps :evil:
Lots of people put on coilovers so they can adjust their ride heights and my car came slammed on them but I removed them straight away.
There is no easy answer everyone has there own opinions and some put look over comfort and others do the opposite :dontknow: :dontknow: :dontknow:
Venom motorsports have a good website where you can put the make and model of car in and then choose all types of suspensions from full kits, coilovers, lowering springs, dampers etc.
Cheers Chris
I am just about to lower mine from standard to -35mm which is pretty average I think and I am sure it will be much harder especially with the state of the roads and the speed ramps :evil:
Lots of people put on coilovers so they can adjust their ride heights and my car came slammed on them but I removed them straight away.
There is no easy answer everyone has there own opinions and some put look over comfort and others do the opposite :dontknow: :dontknow: :dontknow:
Venom motorsports have a good website where you can put the make and model of car in and then choose all types of suspensions from full kits, coilovers, lowering springs, dampers etc.
Cheers Chris
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I agree with Chris, but would add that if your budget stretches to it, Bilstein dampers and Eibach springs will keep a good ride quality and improve handling.
Dan
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As the car gets lower it has to get stiffer or the reduced suspension movement means the car would bottom out every time you went over a bump, as reccomended already, a set of quality eibach springs which i think come about 25mm lower with some quality shocks shouldnt make things too uncomfortable.
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Ok thanks very much for the good advice guys
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MOTY 2013
sachs or boge shocks & springs are good too, have 40mm lowering kit on my mk2 and it handles great without being overly harsh, but as above its always going to be a bit stiffer if you lower it.
on my mk1 cabby i had boge oil shcks and std gti springs and it handled absolutely awesome, so much so i didn't want to risk ruining it by fitting the lowering kit I bought!
on my mk1 cabby i had boge oil shcks and std gti springs and it handled absolutely awesome, so much so i didn't want to risk ruining it by fitting the lowering kit I bought!
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I'm selling some 35/40 mm spring if you are interested let me know. They are £35 and nearly new.
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Here is my newly -35mm lowered car to show you the finished look.
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Chris,
What springs did you go for? My ride is way too firm even with large wall tyres and I am looking to change them. Your cabby looks like the perfect height, is the ride ok?
Dan
What springs did you go for? My ride is way too firm even with large wall tyres and I am looking to change them. Your cabby looks like the perfect height, is the ride ok?
Dan
Dan
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I have a 120d sport daily driver too. 125k on the clock and still as fresh as a daisy.
Dan
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Feb 2012 update, I have lots of parts for sale in the classified section, they've all got to go.
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Feb 2012 update, I have lots of parts for sale in the classified section, they've all got to go.
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djsvw said
Chris,
What springs did you go for? My ride is way too firm even with large wall tyres and I am looking to change them. Your cabby looks like the perfect height, is the ride ok?
Dan
Dan the ride is fine obviously firmer but not harsh, everyone has their own opinion on what is harsh but I have had far worse on modern cars! The suspension is a JOM one that I bought of here second hand but only covered a few miles and I am delighted with it.
The BMW is great, the wife had an Audi A6 so I needed a smaller car just for me really and it ticked all the boxes, got the winter wheel and tyre package thrown in for nothing as well so it will hoefully drive in snow??
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