Coilovers now fitted :) Pics up

polo_dude · Post by **polo_dude** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 5:16 pm

Haha, i'm agreeing with vw-po-low, 13's FTW

And as everyone else said, make sure you get some pics up!!

Dan 6N · Post by **Dan 6N** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 10:46 pm

Tim_GTi wrote:
Dan 6N wrote:I'm jealous! Really want to lower the Polo but I have no money
It's most definitely the first thing you should do

I'm working on it

Trouble is, there's a nightmare speed bump at school and I don't reckon I could go much lower without having problems when going over it especially with a full car

Rupie · Post by **Rupie** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 7:08 pm

some piccies now ive got them fitted, only gone down about 40mm so far, ill wait until they bed in then readjust them. Fitting took about 20 mins each on the back and nearer an hour each on the front.
No ones seemed to mention the need for spring clamps on the front ones when fitting, this lengthened the whole job abit as m,y jack broke half way through so i had to pop back to my mates( who was giving me a hand) to get a trolly jack and his spring clamps. lol
anyway, let me know what you all think to the pics, i know many of you think it should be lower,

but there are some killer speed bumps round here so ill drop it bit by bit, wanna keep it drivable as i daily have to drive over some nasty speedbumps

Josh_polo · Post by **Josh_polo** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 7:19 pm

That the lowest you can go?

Polo96CL · Post by **Polo96CL** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 7:23 pm

Once they settle i'm sure they will be fine, especially seeing as you have balloon tyres i'd be confident over speed bumps at that height. Looks much better though - black valver mmmm

Looks as though your camber is out though?

Rupie · Post by **Rupie** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 7:27 pm

nahhh, thats at the top of the threads lol, i set it half way down to start and then couldnt get the jack out from under the car it was that slammed lol...
i know them camber is out, shes off in for her MOT on fri, and they are sorting that and a wheel bearing

Josh_polo · Post by **Josh_polo** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 7:36 pm

you could get it lower imo... it aint dubbin if it aint rubbin

BIG4244 · Post by **BIG4244** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:08 pm

josh YOU need to go lower

Josh_polo · Post by **Josh_polo** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:11 pm

BIG4244 wrote:josh YOU need to go lower

kyle1b1 · Post by **kyle1b1** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:36 pm

very nice.

i need to go low still in monster truck mode

Rupie · Post by **Rupie** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 11:53 pm

josh YOU need to go lower

lol, yeah come on josh, its at least 40mm lower than yours

dont worry, one they are bedded in ill wind them down again, you wanna see some of the speedbumps i have to drive over everyday

on some of them it rubs even at this height!

kipper · Post by **kipper** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 1:23 am

u should go as low as me.i got 15's and 45 profile tyres and iv lowered it so much i can barely get my finger inbetween the tyre and arch and i scrape so much. i got loads of speed bumps and pot holes in my local area. i spend more time planning my journey as in looking at the road itself trying to avoid all the holes then i do looking at the traffic.

think i might raise it tho by about 10mm or a bit mroe and see how it goes then.

TheDubStrikesBack · Post by **TheDubStrikesBack** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 8:02 am

i really want to lower my car has the monster truck look as well, but the whole issue of how it affects insurance worries me i called up my insurers to get a blunt if u aint 25 then no mods to your car, so im having to wait out the year insuranc ebefore finding a more leniant provider, any 1 else have same problem?

Josh_polo · Post by **Josh_polo** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 8:57 am

TheDubStrikesBack wrote:i really want to lower my car has the monster truck look as well, but the whole issue of how it affects insurance worries me i called up my insurers to get a blunt if u aint 25 then no mods to your car, so im having to wait out the year insuranc ebefore finding a more leniant provider, any 1 else have same problem?

Why tell them

clarkson · Post by **clarkson** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 9:30 am

looks good pal, i had mine dropped 40mm makes a difference, but i didnt tell me insurance **** that they will never know !!!!!!!!!!!!!