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worried about lowering
Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 1:10 am
by adummy
im seriously toying with buying the famous coilover lowering springs but i am worried about my tyres rubbing the inner arch
put my steering on full lock today and saw that there was only about a 2-3mm gap between the tyre and arch
im going to get some low pro tyres when i can afford it and some spacers so this should help
anybody else had this problem or got their polo lowered and thier tyres are rubbing the arches?
Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 1:15 am
by 3LL1077
My tyres rub at high speeds and big bumps and im down to the floor.
I have my old SE alloys on now which are 6 inch wide and dont scrub at all. How wide are your wheels?
If you put spacers on you wont be able to go as low
Im down to the floor and i dont have any issues!
Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 1:27 am
by adummy
wideness are 6.5 on 15 inch wheels
i take it you have low profiles?
Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 1:28 am
by 3LL1077
adummy wrote:wideness are 6.5 on 15 inch wheels
Youll be fine mate
Drop it on its arse
Make sure your fogs arent on if its not foggy tho
Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 1:35 am
by adummy
lol
thanks for the heads up
will have ma polo down within august and post some pics when its done
thanx for the help
Adam
Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 1:36 am
by 3LL1077
Good man!
Just deck it to the floor mate!
Its the only way of doing it
I have no probs with speed bumps even with the splitter
Its all good fun
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 2:11 pm
by Tim_GTi
Yeh you can slam it on 15X6.5s,
What's the ET of the alloys? Or if you don't know, what alloys are they?
And what size tyres do you have? You want to be looking at 195/45/15s
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 5:03 pm
by CymruPolo
The good thing is if you get coilovers and you're having alot of trouble, you can just adjust them to what you're happy with
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 5:01 pm
by adummy
Tim_GTi wrote:Yeh you can slam it on 15X6.5s,
What's the ET of the alloys? Or if you don't know, what alloys are they?
And what size tyres do you have? You want to be looking at 195/45/15s
they are dezent motion wheels and tyres are 195/50/15
but im gonna change em for some 45 soon
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 6:51 pm
by Tim_GTi
Yeh do it,
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 9:55 am
by BIG RHYS
I slammed my car with coilovers not long ago on 15" by 6.5 on 195.50 only really had rubbing wen i hit corners abit fast
... u should be fine but if u want 2 be totally safe get the 195.45. and now i got mine on 16" by 7J's on 195.45 and there is no rubbing at all a little wen there got a full car...
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 10:43 am
by 3LL1077
Wont your speedo by slightly out if you running 45s on 16" wheel ?
Thought the best profile to get was 40
But yea just slam it
Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 6:10 am
by Tim_GTi
Nah rhys you run 16/195/40s now don't you?
Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 2:45 pm
by BIG RHYS
woops got mixed up i am stupid some times
.... i am on 195.40s