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Hey guys,

Pretty new here, been looking at some of your cars and thinking of how low I'd like to lower my car when I finally have the money. Would it be possible for you to post a pic of your car and state the drop you've got on it front and back?

Thanks for the help.

Eibach sportline springs - 35-50mm

ahh nice polo there! are those 16" mate? does it scrape with the rear arch lining (inner lip) especially when loaded with people?

yes mate they are 16's, no scraping at all even with 3 in the back, does the humps fine, handling improved aswell with no body roll, only negative is its slightly firmer ride but not uncomfortable

damn wheel spacers mine scraped with only 2 on the back and at standard height (over some fairly aggressive bumps)!!

thats suprising must have been one hell of a hump

not actually a bump, it was more like the asphalt sank and formed a dent in the road hehe if you get me . happened more then once actually. I think that sooner or later I ll have to remove the spacers because I am going from 14" to 15" so the wheel would be wider and cause more problems!! fu**en potholes

btw are they standard shocks you have there. if no what is the set up pls? and is 35/50 for front/rear respectively?

Standard shocks with eibach sportline springs here is where I got mine from, I believe it was a 50mm front and 35mm rear drop but its even all round.

http://www.dcperformance.co.uk/cheap/44 ... 02-22.html

how come you are using standard shocks? wouldn't the ride be bouncy and also damage the shocks?

I didnt bother changing the shocks because its not a huge drop, the lower you go the more likely you are to have problems on the original shocks. It doesnt seem bouncy to me, I suppose if money was no object then I probably would have changed the shocks aswell but all seems well at the moment

mboyle4 wrote:Eibach sportline springs - 35-50mm

Wow that's exactly what I'm after, that sits nice man, love the wheels too!

Wow, those springs are a lot cheaper than I expected might have to get a set of those in summer

Thanks mate, there are cheaper springs out there from about £50 but eibach are renowned for their good quality and I would deffinatly reccommend them

Yeah I was prepared to pay around £200ish and then fitting cost cause I don't trust myself to put them on myself, I'd be paranoid they would come off round every corner! They sound good cause I still want that balance between comfort/road handling