lowering polo 60mm

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lowering polo 60mm

Post by nocksta »

Hi,

I'm thinking of lowering my Polo by 60mm, but i dont know if it will be low enough, so dont know whether to purchase coilovers. Please can you send me pics of ur polo's lowered 60mm to help me decide.
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Post by polo boi »

if ur buyin just springs go 60mm, i have that an i find it lower enuf but if ur gettin colies then u cud drop it more if u wanted it really slammed.
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what size alloys will ur car be on? if its 15s or 16s then 60mm should be low enough!!
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Post by SAM_MK4_19D »

Piccys should help. Mines -60mm all round on a full jamex kit. The ronals are obviously 15's. :-)

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Here's one while we were half done. It shows how much of a difference -60mm makes.

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You could go lower if you went for coilovers but depends how practical you want it to be. My bottom arms rub on the kerb if I park with 2 wheels on a pavement. Hope it helps and good luck.
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Post by olop_chris »

Look at my sig below, thats 60mm
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olop_chris wrote:Look at my sig below, thats 60mm
may be better with a pic without the grass Chris, it does seem to make the car look even lower than it actually is!!
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Post by nocksta »

Cheers guys!
I have got 15's on at the moment, and am dropped 40mm, but want to go lower!
I looked at coilovers, but they seem to be rather expensive for a student!!
Just spreayed my rear lights today, will post some pics soon!
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Post by olop_chris »

DanDiesel wrote:
olop_chris wrote:Look at my sig below, thats 60mm
may be better with a pic without the grass Chris, it does seem to make the car look even lower than it actually is!!
I know, but on that pic it looks higher than on concrete...strange ey?

Ill post one up laters anyway :wink:
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thats just freaky mate :lol:
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Post by RR Livi »

mine are 60mm front and 40mm rear

might put the rear lower

what you guys think?
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Post by 6NBen »

I would go for 60 mm mate its low enough to be driven comfortably without rolling or anything:)

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Post by Biddy17 »

How much is it to lower it anyway?

Is it just a case of buying new springs and fitting them yourself?
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Post by polo boi »

RR Livi, go the same all round man. :)

and 60mm ona spring kit is just about comfortable, if u were able 2 go lower on springs, u wud most likely feel every crack on the road never mind bump, colies solve that problem im sure or at least help for wen u wanna go lower.
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Post by polopowah »

get yourself a set of coil-overs mate
you'll regret getting -60mm springs if you want to get rid of that gap between the tyre and arch :P

-Ben-
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Post by polo boi »

only dependin on what size rims u get with the springs, get 16's an that will fill the gap
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