ride height lower

badazz · Post by **badazz** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 11:42 am

jst wana know,
i have a 40mm drop and i was wondering if i should cut a coil off or not?
As Id like the car to be 10mm lower, but im not sure if imma get a bumpy/bouncy ride or what..
Heard that one coil shouldnt make a difference

any comments pls?

carmadaaron · Post by **carmadaaron** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 12:43 pm

dangerous to cut springs IMO

dont do it!

dubpolo · Post by **dubpolo** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 7:41 pm

you can get lowering caps for the front but i don't know weather they work?

Speedlaw · Post by **Speedlaw** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 7:56 pm

Don't cut coils, it's no good. (See my sig)

Rather, get some decent springs + shocks and you'll never look back.

M7 · Post by M7 » Mon Jul 04, 2005 11:16 pm

i agree with others on this.

if you have any pride in your car you wouldnt do silly things like that. charvers in their nova's cut coils...vw's do it with style on coilovers.

if it was fine to cut them dont you think everyone would do it!?

save for some shocks and lower springs or coilovers

badazz · Post by **badazz** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 6:55 am

thanx guys..
i already hav a lowering kit, 40mm..jst dat i'd like to be 10mm lower..
Car aint low enuf for me

GroovyCarrot · Post by **GroovyCarrot** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 8:33 am

Buy yourself a -60mm kit and sell your current springs, someone on here will almost certainly buy them. Sorted

badazz · Post by **badazz** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 6:16 am

GroovyCarrot wrote:Buy yourself a -60mm kit and sell your current springs, someone on here will almost certainly buy them. Sorted

i wish!
me live in South Africa mate..

polo2k · Post by **polo2k** » Mon Aug 22, 2005 7:05 pm

maybe those bonrath strut bearings???

DTR · Post by **DTR** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 4:05 pm

I heard lowering caps are a deathtrap, if you go over some bad bumps the whole suspension can fall off or something?

hardhitter · Post by **hardhitter** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 4:35 pm

Lowering spring caps / topmounts are crap in my experiance. I wouldn't waste my money on them. Buy the coreect lowering springs/shocks or coilovers.

tupac2makaveli71 · Post by **tupac2makaveli71** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 10:20 pm

if i was in south africa i would get a BRAND NEW mk1 golf or a ''city car'' as you call it there (something like that) mostly only 5 door though, amazing cars :>