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stuart321123
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how low?

Post by stuart321123 »

got a mrk 4 polo and thinking of lowering it.

how low do you recomend so it looks good but can still go over bumps (slowly)

thanks :) pics will be good too see how yours look
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Re: how low?

Post by Dee-vub »

stuart321123 wrote:got a mrk 4 polo and thinking of lowering it.

how low do you recomend so it looks good but can still go over bumps (slowly)

thanks :) pics will be good too see how yours look
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Very slowly :wink:
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Post by dragon_green »

depends how big your wheels are!
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Post by henry01 »

90!! i managed 95 on 14's for a while..speed bumps werent the problem, it was the random bumps in the road lol
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Post by jason11 »

mines on 14s lowered 85 rear n 75 front
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Post by souf polo »

mine are wound to the bottom on jamex coilovers, (80mm, roughly)
i took the helper spring out of the front ones a couple of weeks ago so i could go lower! i feel like a nodding dog! :lol: like henry01 said, random bumps in the road are a problem! normal spped humps are fine, but the separated square ones (which my part of south london are flooded with! :x ) are the enemy! i have to go over a wheel on each square hump, or goodbye sump! :lol: heres some pics, excuse the dirt!

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Post by DanDiesel »

my g/f has 15" brocks and is down roughly 80mm all round on FK Highsports and there is absolutely scrubbing!! (even on the rear with a sub and 2 amps and stealth shelf in the boot)
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Post by willriseley »

120mm goes over speed bumps with a bit of grunt and scraping and gettin stuck
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Post by pip_polo »

willriseley wrote:120mm goes over speed bumps with a bit of grunt and scraping and gettin stuck
LOL :lol:


thats the way forward that.

i though about a thin sheet of metal welded under mine so i could go low and still use the tracks i do now, i've already managed to rip my exhaust off, and the one i have now doesn't sound healthy lol. :oops:
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Post by MaxZ »

80 probably best for going over slowly (1-3 mph), 60 for going over reasonably slowly (5mph)
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Post by polopaul »

120....................and go the long way round 8)
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Post by willriseley »

polopaul wrote:120....................and go the long way round 8)
nah thats bull$%&* 120mm and GO the hard way,just rip it over the bump till its over the other side then carry on
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Post by big_pete »

ive got my highsports down as low as they go on 15's and i can take most ramps slowly, multi-storey car parks are a b**ch tho lol
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Post by shauni boi »

i got 17s 205/40/17 felken ziex512 streached walls on my polo and im thinkin how low can i go is 40mm healthy? and the front wheels rub when on full lock dats wid out lowering! any idea?!
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Post by 6NBen »

i had the same tyre and same size wheels on mine 60mm down no probs.........
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