lowering 40mm

Kelk11 · Post by **Kelk11** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 10:08 pm

ive been looking to lower my car 40/40 been looking at the cheap and cheerful jackson tuning kits. ive been looking at the 60/40-60 but i cant be bothered with the hassle of scraping etc on speed bumps and the likes of. has any1 else got any pics of theirs at 40mm? is there anything else i need to change at the same time. like bushes etc?
thanks

Post by **alexperkins** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 11:42 pm

Mines at about 40mm heres a pic:

and thats a really old pic of my car!! lol

Kelk11 · Post by **Kelk11** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 9:56 am

thanks that looks cool, i'm not gunna bother with coilovers as im never gunna change them and dont want to go too low. so my 2 options are the cheap jackson tuning springs and shocks, or because im only going 40mm would i be better keeping the original shocks and buyin some decent springs for the same price?

Post by **alexperkins** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 10:03 am

Ive just got some H+R Springs on the original shocks and they work fine with no problems whatsoever. Id just change the springs - cheaper and as effective

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 10:13 am

Mine in my sig is 60mm all round (although I suspect it is higher on one side

) though that is coilovers

Kelk11 · Post by **Kelk11** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 10:15 am

well i was thinking that the orig gti shocks are going to be better than those cheap sets. so it makes sense just to get the decent springs.
u got any links on where to get them?
also to fit them what is envolved? im a total novice btw lol

Post by **alexperkins** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 10:35 am

http://www.edworthys.co.uk/manufacturer ... =Max+Price

Its the 35mm front and back ones youll be wanting - the drop is more than that though for some reason!!

I got a garage to do it for me as I didnt want the hassle of doing it myself. Cost Â£60 to have fitted, so i was happy with that.

MaxZ · Post by **MaxZ** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 1:01 pm

I never realised yours was lowered Alex!

Kelk11 · Post by **Kelk11** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 1:18 pm

with the gti been 10mm lower already does it mean it will be 40 mm from that or actually be only 30mm? if u get me. does tracking and camber need to be adjusted when u just change the springs?

Post by **alexperkins** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 1:29 pm

MaxZ wrote:I never realised yours was lowered Alex!

lol it was like a 4x4 prior!!

Im getting coilies this year, so its gonna go down 60mm

Although, I may just do it on springs and shocks - the only issue is id like to be able to change it.

Camber may need to be done, but it depends on the skill of the mechanic

CymruPolo · Post by **CymruPolo** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 4:56 pm

alexperkins wrote:http://www.edworthys.co.uk/manufacturer ... =Max+Price

Its the 35mm front and back ones youll be wanting - the drop is more than that though for some reason!!

I got a garage to do it for me as I didnt want the hassle of doing it myself. Cost Â£60 to have fitted, so i was happy with that.

DO NOT buy from Edworthys! I had so much hassle with them, and I'm not the only one.

Long story short, tried buying a single BBS RX wheel which was "on order" from their supplier. 2 weeks past still not in stock, asked them to cancel the order and refund me, didn't happen. I was on the phone almost every other day for a month trying to get my money back it was only after saying I will get trading standards involved and take them to small claims court they sent me a cheque.

Kelk11 · Post by **Kelk11** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 5:01 pm

okay, any reliable sites u recommend that sell the h&r springs ? i dont want no hassle having to deal with turd companies.

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 5:02 pm

I think I'm down somewhere around the 70mm mark but not overly sure to be honest (pic in my sig)

Wouldn't want to go any lower, infact if I did I wouldn't be able to get into work, the splitter catches the ramp as it is

CymruPolo · Post by **CymruPolo** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 5:10 pm

Kelk11 wrote:okay, any reliable sites u recommend that sell the h&r springs ? i dont want no hassle having to deal with turd companies.

Not sure, just avoid Edworthys. Google them

(unless anyone can suggest anywhere else!)

Kelk11 · Post by **Kelk11** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 5:10 pm

one more thing, with the gti having oe sports suspension isnt it already lowered 10mm? so if i get 40mm springs will it only actually lower 30mm?