what amount of drop for 15" rims

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myfirstpolo
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what amount of drop for 15" rims

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hi everyone, i have a 1994 polo coupe "fox" the hugelly powerfull 1.05l lol, anyways i am in process of doing stuff to the car, I have just got a set of 15" asev (picture below) what i need to know is how low can i go with these rims on. I have seen spring kits that are 30mm 40mm then odd ones that are 60mm front 40mm rear, why is this, and also 60mm all round. I dont want the thing scraping the ground as i use the car everyday. oh the wheels are 7" wide. originally on a corrado.

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Kits that are 60/40 The 40's are rears and are normally adjustable, they'll adjust to 60.
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What's the offset of them mate?

If it's in the 30s or 40s (Which I imagine it will be) you could get down pretty damn low with some 165/50 tyres on.
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If you don't want it uncomfortable then go for 30/40mm. I expect if they are corrado wheels at 7" wide then 60mm might cause issues.

I don't see how a 40mm spring could be adjusted to 60mm. They are fixed heights unless you take out a "helper" and not even sure you can do this on your Polo.
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Re: what amount of drop for 15" rims

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hi guys thanks for the replies they were of great help. after seeing some of the cars on here they look great low so i have gone for a 30mm front 40mm rear..... ill add pics soon as it on.... cheers
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im down 120mm on 15s and no scrubbing :D
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