Need advice lowering my Polo

NFS · Post by **NFS** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 4:28 pm

Just put a set of 16" Fox racing alloys on my 1.4SE Polo with 195/45 tyres. However the car looks lyk its sitting to high and so im thinking of lowering. Just wondering what is the best height to lower it by. I want the wheels to fill the arches nicely but not too much that the wheels hides under the arch!

Also is compressing the springs just as good as buyin a set of H&R lowering springs?

young dubber · Post by **young dubber** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:02 pm

i would say a 35mm drop would be fine! what do you mean as in comprssing the springs does that mean chop them?

3LL1077 · Post by **3LL1077** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:18 pm

For god sake dont chop them!

Your speedo will be out if you have 45 profile tyres on 16" wheels

You need 40 profile

H&R are a quality company, they will be far better than "compressing" your springs

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:01 pm

I'd look at getting 40 profile tyres mate, it won't sit as high, it'll look miles better and if you do get it lowered it won't scrub as much if at all (totally depending on the height).

I'd look at a 60+ drop

NFS · Post by **NFS** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 11:06 pm

What do you mean by the speedo being out if i have 45mm tyres?

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 11:14 pm

the wheel will have a large circumference, so will take longer to make a full rotation, therefore will technically be going at a different speed to what your speedometer tells you.

In this case though it's very minimal, its the last thing you'll have to worry about.

3LL1077 · Post by **3LL1077** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 12:21 am

Could mean the difference when you get to a speed camera tho Tim

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 12:25 am

Talking of which I got 3 points last week, damn it lol. My car predictaments are just getting worse!