coilovers

[danraper]

hi guys,
hi i have recently purchased some coilovers and was wondering on people thoughts how low i should put my car.
i feel the lower the better..
cheers dan...

 

[rsmith]

Not to low, While lowering does improve handling, once you go to low it has the opposite effect and your suspension bottoms out, this has been my experience anyway.

What coilovers did you get?

 

[danraper]

hi cheers m8 um i didnt have much money 2 spend so bought some german ones off ebay there called technikes or something like that but they look decent.. i also ordered some top mounts aswell...

 

[adam cupra 20vt]

I lowered mine about 35mm to start with and it handled really well but looked a bit crap.

I then lowered it about 60mm and although it doesn't handle as well [still better than standard] it looks a lot better.

Guess it depends on what your looking for?

 

[danraper]

ok m8 im lookin 4 it to be quite low gunna go 4 a euro look eventualy gunna get some merc alloys should look good. how low would 60mm set it do you recon.

 

[adam cupra 20vt]

ok m8 im lookin 4 it to be quite low gunna go 4 a euro look eventualy gunna get some merc alloys should look good. how low would 60mm set it do you recon.

I don't really get you? its 60mm lower than standard hight.

I personally wouln't want to go any lower as the bottom arms sit at a nasty angle at 60mm

You'll also need uprated ARB if going lower than 40mm.

 

[danraper]

ok cheers m8 sorry about the confusion.

 

[adam cupra 20vt]

No problem mate I just didnt get what you were asking

what wheels will you be running?

You could possible go really low with the whiteline ARB as it goes under the shafts so won't rub......might handle like a bag of crap tho.

 

[danraper]

ummm standards atm well the ones that come with the 1.6 model so about 15" i think will look unusual i think but different, when funds allow me i am hoping to get some merc amg 18" alloys as i like the euro look.
what do you think...

 

[adam cupra 20vt]

ummm standards atm well the ones that come with the 1.6 model so about 15" i think will look unusual i think but different, when funds allow me i am hoping to get some merc amg 18" alloys as i like the euro look.
what do you think...

Well the good thing about coilovers is there adjustable so I'd personally go for a sensible drop with the 15's to help with the handling then re adjust it when you get some merc rims

Only thing with the 15's is the tyres might be close to the coilover, my 16's with bigger tyres were a lot closer than my 18's are.

 

[danraper]

ok thanks m8 will bare all this in mind them arb's are a bit pricey 4 me. so il see 2moro how it all looks.

 

[adam cupra 20vt]

ok thanks m8 will bare all this in mind them arb's are a bit pricey 4 me. so il see 2moro how it all looks.

About 40mm then mate, thats really about the limit before it starts rubbing on the shafts.

 

[danraper]

ok cheers m8.