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ive been looking to lower my car 40/40 been looking at the cheap and cheerful jackson tuning kits. ive been looking at the 60/40-60 but i cant be bothered with the hassle of scraping etc on speed bumps and the likes of. has any1 else got any pics of theirs at 40mm? is there anything else i need to change at the same time. like bushes etc?
thanks

Mines at about 40mm heres a pic:



and thats a really old pic of my car!! lol

thanks that looks cool, i'm not gunna bother with coilovers as im never gunna change them and dont want to go too low. so my 2 options are the cheap jackson tuning springs and shocks, or because im only going 40mm would i be better keeping the original shocks and buyin some decent springs for the same price?

Ive just got some H+R Springs on the original shocks and they work fine with no problems whatsoever. Id just change the springs - cheaper and as effective

Mine in my sig is 60mm all round (although I suspect it is higher on one side ) though that is coilovers

well i was thinking that the orig gti shocks are going to be better than those cheap sets. so it makes sense just to get the decent springs.
u got any links on where to get them?
also to fit them what is envolved? im a total novice btw lol

http://www.edworthys.co.uk/manufacturer ... =Max+Price

Its the 35mm front and back ones youll be wanting - the drop is more than that though for some reason!!

I got a garage to do it for me as I didnt want the hassle of doing it myself. Cost £60 to have fitted, so i was happy with that.

I never realised yours was lowered Alex!

with the gti been 10mm lower already does it mean it will be 40 mm from that or actually be only 30mm? if u get me. does tracking and camber need to be adjusted when u just change the springs?

MaxZ wrote:I never realised yours was lowered Alex!

lol it was like a 4x4 prior!!

Im getting coilies this year, so its gonna go down 60mm

Although, I may just do it on springs and shocks - the only issue is id like to be able to change it.

Camber may need to be done, but it depends on the skill of the mechanic

alexperkins wrote:http://www.edworthys.co.uk/manufacturer ... =Max+Price

Its the 35mm front and back ones youll be wanting - the drop is more than that though for some reason!!

I got a garage to do it for me as I didnt want the hassle of doing it myself. Cost £60 to have fitted, so i was happy with that.

DO NOT buy from Edworthys! I had so much hassle with them, and I'm not the only one.

Long story short, tried buying a single BBS RX wheel which was "on order" from their supplier. 2 weeks past still not in stock, asked them to cancel the order and refund me, didn't happen. I was on the phone almost every other day for a month trying to get my money back it was only after saying I will get trading standards involved and take them to small claims court they sent me a cheque.

okay, any reliable sites u recommend that sell the h&r springs ? i dont want no hassle having to deal with turd companies.

I think I'm down somewhere around the 70mm mark but not overly sure to be honest (pic in my sig)

Wouldn't want to go any lower, infact if I did I wouldn't be able to get into work, the splitter catches the ramp as it is

Kelk11 wrote:okay, any reliable sites u recommend that sell the h&r springs ? i dont want no hassle having to deal with turd companies.

Not sure, just avoid Edworthys. Google them (unless anyone can suggest anywhere else!)

one more thing, with the gti having oe sports suspension isnt it already lowered 10mm? so if i get 40mm springs will it only actually lower 30mm?