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I've just got a nice set of BBS RA's from me mate, and wanna fit them to my car, but I REALLY dont wanna lower my car as it's only a runaround, and I can't be arsed with avoiding speed humps like the plague!

So been as tho I'm bored at work, what better than to start a POLL !

It will look like CARPY's but Royal Blue (hope ya dont mind mate): -

one thing i would say, i'd keep an eye out for a G40 set up. the G40 is dropped a few mm than standard. it looks great on the bbs's and you won't have any problems with a harsh ride, or speed bumps!

SpikeyG40 wrote:one thing i would say, i'd keep an eye out for a G40 set up. the G40 is dropped a few mm than standard. it looks great on the bbs's and you won't have any problems with a harsh ride, or speed bumps!

yeah,i fitted G40 springs to my old gt,while there wasn't much difference in height,it certainly seemed stiffer through the corners

Does anyone sell G40 springs then? I take it I can just fit them to my GT shocks?

yee, they'll go on the original shocks....

it will look fine without lowering it.... if its just your run around??

Get some eibach springs and koni shocks. It hardly lowers the back end and does the front a bit.
I had the eibachs on my pervious runabout and it was very comfortable and safe over speed bumps.

Infact my runabout now has 40mm FK suspension which is possibly slightly lower and never persents a problem to me. I can get away with speed bumps and the like. i do avaoid stuff in the road, but thats me being paranoid.

Where is the best place to purchase dude? How much did ya pay for ya FK's?

i think a sensible drop would suit the car really well.

one thing i seem to notice is that a lot of the members seem to like arch trims on their Polo Coupe's. does no1 think that they look better without!?

slam it!

gary87 wrote:i think a sensible drop would suit the car really well.

one thing i seem to notice is that a lot of the members seem to like arch trims on their Polo Coupe's. does no1 think that they look better without!?

i prefer without but its gt and g40 ownership that states you must like (i did like them on my g40 many moons ago)

slammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm it

Gt's are already 20mm lower than cl's so as 40mm springs (standard G40) are only 20mm lower than the standard GT springs it wont make that much difference

my Gt standard springs





my mates Gt parked in the same place with 40mm front and 70mm rears (now removed and 40mm fitted all round )




you can see the extra 1/2 inch on the BBS but is the hight difference worth the hassle of changing springs dont get me wrong if i need to change springs then 40mm would be my first choice


Rob

Bloody hell that 1/2 inch really does make a difference on the ra's dude !

Gt's are already 20mm lower than cl's so as 40mm springs (standard G40) are only 20mm lower than the standard GT springs it wont make that much difference

im pretty sure GT & cl suspension is the same, only difference is G40 springs are about 20mm lower

robz wrote:

Gt's are already 20mm lower than cl's so as 40mm springs (standard G40) are only 20mm lower than the standard GT springs it wont make that much difference

im pretty sure GT & cl suspension is the same, only difference is G40 springs are about 20mm lower

i'm sure i read somewhere that a Gt was 20mm lower than a cl but not certain but my mates green gt is -40mm of the full standard hight and although it is lower than mine it's not 40mm lower maybe the springs are shagged on mine

Rob

yeah i think its prob the old springs, i lowered my old GT 40mm & although it did look a good bit lower but wouldnt say it lookd 40mm.