how low can ya go (coileys)

[cupra.rich]

i am getting coilovers put on my car on saturday hopefully and i cant find any answers in other threads soooo. how low can i go until it affects the handling?? i heard about 40mm but i want to go lower if possible!
also what are droplinks?
cheers

 

[kenny-cupra]

all depend what coilovers you have got and also are you replacing the arb with a uprated one as it will hit the driveshaft if it to low and what tires sizes are on the wheels , as you can see there is a few factor you need to look at first before you can ask how low a car will sit

 

[cupra.rich]

ok the, i will replace the arb's but not straight away! i have 17/45/225 tyres and im getting v-maxx coileys.

 

[DannyC87]

from what I have read from Junior Senior's investigation; at standard ride height the LCR lower control arms are parallel to the ground; the optimal position; and so any lowering is going to lead to less effective geometry. However in lowering you are lowering the centre of mass of the car; meaning that body roll will be reduced and the car will be more stable. Therefore I think the perfect drop is finding the compromise between these factors; so lowest is not always best.

 

[cupra.rich]

i no that go really low can be worse than standard but as you said a compromise would be good but in favour of going low atm until i go to the ring then i will get it set up for the best handling but for now its only a weekend car so going low is ok i think.

 

[CupraMVR]

wat about hitting the floor and the nose hitting the deck all the time.

my car is pretty low and it wont have an under shield left soon.

just letting you know you can go low but it will hit the floor alot

 

[B3LSY]

mine is low to an splitter is always scrapping.wouldnt go to low

 

[BAD_MF]

What is the limit until you will need a sway bar ? 50mm ?

 

[smithygcupra]

mines lowered 50mm and has been for the past 3 months or so.... havnt had any probs... and doesnt need a new sway bar....

even though mine is lowered 50mm all round my front bumper is still quite high from the floor.... Facelift LC's and LCR's have bigger bumpers and side skirts so if you got a prefacelift like mine your not gonna get the scraping on the floor....