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Lowering
Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 5:02 pm
by PhilGTi
How long did your springs take to settle down to there correct height and stuff.. jus outta interest. Ive hardly drove my car since it was lowered. It dont seem to really be much lower then before, was wondering if it takes time?
Phill
Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 6:30 pm
by Bedi
how much is it lowered by?
and what suspension set-up have you got (e.g. spring or springs and shock uprated)?
Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 6:32 pm
by PhilGTi
30mm on standard shocks, eibach..
Someone i know has the same car, same wheels and same springs. When he got it lowered it didnt change much but then after a few weeks it went alot lower, jus wondered if anyone else had the same thing.
Phill
Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 6:34 pm
by PhilGTi
This is the same car, with the same springs, only after a little time...
It has the same setup as mine!
Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 8:00 pm
by Bedi
i aint gonna lie to you... a 40mm drop is nothing let alone a 30mm drop....
things get worse when you do the drop on just springs and not uprated shocks....
i wouldn't be optimistic about the car getting much lower than the way it is currently... but time will tell....
Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 10:19 pm
by cyhliu
I had the Eibach Pro-Kit springs on mine initially and they didn't make much of a difference too...even with a tonne of rubble in the boot to bed it down a bit...no seriously!
In the end the kind people at JBS replaced them with the Sportline kit which should lowered it by 50mm but I think it is less than that currently...more 35-40mm...
I didn't have the springs on long but I had done some miles in it...couple of hundred with the rubble in the back...still had't really made much of a difference...hope this helps...may be not what you want to hear...sorry!
Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 10:33 pm
by carmadaaron
polosilver wrote:
This is the same car, with the same springs, only after a little time...
It has the same setup as mine!
isnt chris's GTi? i mean different shocks?
Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 3:01 pm
by 13twelve
the apex springs on mine did sit the car lower
and made the ride better
thing it took a couple of weeks to settle down though
bearing in mind my 300-400 miles a week
plus sitting mates in the car lol
Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 3:10 pm
by PhilGTi
Ive done about 30miles since i got it done now and it seems to be settling down nicely. There is about a 2cm gap between the arch and the wheel still but it had about 6cm before
. Looks just about right, maybe 5-10mm more wud be perfect. But i guess with 2/3 people in the car it will be like that?
Phill.
Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 3:17 pm
by carmadaaron
lol, find some heavy mates
got anypix of the 'final product'?
Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 3:22 pm
by PhilGTi
Ive not had anyone in the car since i got it done, so maybe that would help it along a little? Gotta go pick my gf up tomorow night, which is about 30miles each way, gunna welly it there and back.
The biggest improvement i would have to say is motorway driving, the car seems to be alot more "together" now. If the car stays the way it is ill be a little gutted, should have got -50mm springs. Doh!
Phill.
Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 3:35 pm
by PhilGTi
Not alot of difference when compaired to before but it is lower for sure.
Phill.
Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 3:54 pm
by carmadaaron
i can see the difference, so the earlier pic, is tat lowered at all ( if u c wot i mean, compared to standard height) ? or does it gradually lower 30mm
Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 4:00 pm
by PhilGTi
Takes 200-300 miles togo to 30mm according to the shop that fitted them, with them being such stiff springs they take some abuse to settle down. They said that they would fit sport springs if they didnt get any lower.
Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 4:31 pm
by 13twelve
the moving lamp post scares me