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Lowering
Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 7:16 am
by justsayno
I'm lowering my beast by 40mm and I'm only changing the springs i have standard shocks at the moment . does anyone know if this will screw them up or will it be okay?
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Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 10:04 am
by pip_polo
apparently just 40mm will be fine but any more and its advised to change.
i'm no expert, but i'm sure they'll come on and tell me i'm wrong
Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 10:47 am
by stani540
no your right! 40mm should be fine on standard shocks! its been known for people to lower up to 50 on standard shocks!
you sure 40's low enough though?
Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 1:33 pm
by pip_polo
yeah i was right
i might get some -40 for the time being before i get my mk5
Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 3:14 pm
by david burton
finally! people start to realise that you can lower on standard shocks.... I was expecting the "YOU MUST CHANGE YOUR SHOCKS" answers from people who have done that themselves.
you'll have a less than optimal ride but it's fine, get it slammed
Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 9:33 pm
by Alex_6n2
40mm isn't slammed, and they will be ok, for a while.
They will start to leak eventually though. You can get kits (inc shocks) really cheap from PhillJ so you might as well do it properly
Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 5:11 pm
by Bepe
alex is right, after a while they will start to leak then eventually may burst then you wil be riding on a peice of jelly
Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 11:15 pm
by kipper
40mm? i got 30mm and i hate it. the back is livable i suppose but the front is way to high. i reckon about 50 at the front and 30 at the back is fine for now. ig to 15" alloys to.
Re: Lowering
Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 12:41 am
by Kam Racing
justsayno wrote:I'm lowering my beast by 40mm and I'm only changing the springs i have standard shocks at the moment . does anyone know if this will screw them up or will it be okay?
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which model mk5 have you got? Eibach do a sportline kit for some models which gives a 45-50mm drop. Should give you a nice ride...
Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 9:30 am
by polo power
it depends on the make of springs i had a set of PI's and they were crap!