17s on a 9n - no lowering???

LowPoloCo. · Post by **LowPoloCo.** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 10:42 pm

Hey guys,

Im looking at some replica RS4 alloys for my 9N.

Im fed up with my steels (they look DIRE), but I dont think my parents would be very happy with me if I got it lowered. Would this look stupid if I had 17s and didn't lower it? GaryUK said it would be really high up, which is fair, anyone got any pics of one on 17s not lowered.

They might not suit if not lowered, so maybe 16s, or 15s even (but then id defnitiely need to lower it)

Loose loose
Cheers

mc_iver_9n · Post by **mc_iver_9n** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 12:50 pm

It will look stupid if its not lowered on most alloys really inless they are really small but will look like it needs lowered anyway. lol. Jus get it lowered before you put your alloys on and your reants prob wont notice tbh, thats what i pretty much did, then told them when i was pickin it up at a kwik fit and they couldn't do much lol. But as it was a well known gargae they were fine with it.

mc_iver_9n · Post by **mc_iver_9n** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 12:52 pm

Also mines lowered 50mm at the front and 35mm and i still want it lower so if u can, just get coilovers or airbag suspention or something.

dino · Post by **dino** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 1:59 pm

Heres a pic of my friends 9n with 17" RS4 reps on;

It is the sport model so is lowered slightly.

willriseley · Post by **willriseley** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 2:45 pm

id say you mite get a 40mm drop on 17s depending on width and offset
mite need the lips rolling or even pulling

LowPoloCo. · Post by **LowPoloCo.** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 2:46 pm

Cheers guys,

Dino, is that polo lowered on VW sports springs? coz thats only like 15mm isnt it? my parents 9N2 is on sports suspension, and its only a 15mm drop.

I like the idea about not telling the parents, like mc_iver_9n said, but my dad knows what i'm like!!!

I think I may just get some 16s in that case, am i right thinking that 15s would look no better than my 14 steels, and 17s might look really tall?

Cheers

sorted · Post by **sorted** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 4:49 pm

whats it got to do with you parents about lowering it ?

Dee-vub · Post by **Dee-vub** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 9:20 pm

17's look really good on the 9n. There was one on 17"schmitds and also one on 18" Audi RS6 which also looked really good. Both at the polo show. If your gonna go 16" they have to be pretty wide and you'l have to go very low. This is the one on 17's from the polo show. There'll be pic of the one on 16's somewhere id think.

LowPoloCo. · Post by **LowPoloCo.** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 11:49 am

www.neil-f.net wrote:whats it got to do with you parents about lowering it ?

Its partly their car aswell, for all other purposes its mine, but, when i got to uni, they're gonna have to run it. So they dont wanna look stupid in a lowered, de-badged polo, with different lights, and fat alloys.

Is Dino's lowered on those Montreal 2s?

dino · Post by **dino** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 9:44 am

LowPoloCo. wrote:Dino, is that polo lowered on VW sports springs? coz thats only like 15mm isnt it? my parents 9N2 is on sports suspension, and its only a 15mm drop.

Yep, only standard VW sport suspension.

LowPoloCo. wrote:Is Dino's lowered on those Montreal 2s?

Again only on standard VW suspension for now

jmv · Post by **jmv** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 4:58 pm

Dee-vub wrote:

Wow that looks well smart, i prefer bigger euro wheels.

i have mine on 17's and not lowered at the moment and you can live in the rear arch, the front isnt too bad though