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I recently lowered mine by just 40mm and the shocks are not up to the job of controlling the spring. It's stays flat around corners but doesn't handle bad roads at all well as it bounces of the spring without an upgraded shock. waiting for my shocks and springs to arrive so I can change the lot (ordered complete set because I want to go to -60 as -40 doesn't look low enough)

Also couldn't believe how high the comfort level stayed with the stiffer springs, I usually find the comfort is wrecked when changing springs but not on -40 on a Polo it isn't.

All depends on what you actually want to do with the car, if you are lowering it to make it handle better then definitely need shocks, if it is just to look better then maybe not.

olop_chris wrote:yeah ive been ridin now for years, recently ive been riden less regularly tho.
where you from mate? impressed that you ride for wethepeople!

im from a town in surrey. kingston,, yeah u can tell im a bmxer, my plate cost more than my last car, yeah the polo is just my anti riding places mobile, and going 2 comps type thing ..

also i wanna go 60mm lower, but from what "kerley" said makes it sound like i wont be able 2 just change the springs,,,

the max i would spend is £100 all in to lower it, if not i think i might just get a real fat girlfriend

if any 1 wants 2 inflate the bubble that has just been popped please help

thanks

From Kingston Eh? Thats the place for sexy ladies
Especially now its nice and hot I cant help but drop by

mysteryboy wrote:From Kingston Eh? Thats the place for sexy ladies

lol

I love going shopping there on Saturday afternoons

So many teenage girls with absolute peaches of arses





anyway, the car is looking good so far! Get it on coilovers!

ah someone else giving up a 205 for a polo! Though admittedly mine did nto ahve nowhere near as funky a paintjob, it did probably have about that much primer on the boot lol. The only rear bad boyed peugeot 205 id ever seen was my own! i was so proud lol. How did the pug die?

Nice car!

Chris.

LeMeph wrote:ah someone else giving up a 205 for a polo! Though admittedly mine did nto ahve nowhere near as funky a paintjob, it did probably have about that much primer on the boot lol. The only rear bad boyed peugeot 205 id ever seen was my own! i was so proud lol. How did the pug die?

Nice car!

Chris.

i gave up a 205 for a polo aswell lol, (i wrote my othercar off and bought a shed to drive round in while i saved)

my gear box went on my 205, but i did rag it a few 100's miles b4, i drove 2 paris and back for a magazine report 4 a comp,but it ended up being a bit like a gum ball type thing,, it losdt all forward gears just as i went 2 reverse out side my house 2 park, talk about lucky,,







ahhh good times

iv bin advised not 2 go lower than 40mm without upgrading the shocks by a mate whos a mechanic. i ride 2 by the way, hav 2 strap my bike on the bk of the car with this sketchy ass universal bike rack i got. well dodgy!

i gave away my bmx to my mechanic! i loved my GT, biggest cycling mistake ever. Oh well. Anyhoo! Has anyone else found tat its better to just change the springs rather then the full shocks and stuff, as this is what my mates dad (the golf specialist) has found in his Mk2 golf. Im curious if the case is the same in polo's...

Chris,