Rear Axle Standard Ride Height?

1. stormin Established Member Joined: Jun 2007 Toronto, Canada Posts: 1118 Mitsi Evo 2008

   #1 3rd April 2009, 10:24

   Looked every where to try and find this out and gave up searching so now to as you lot.
   Have a Mk2 03 vts and getting a new refurbed axle fitted next week courtasy of piggy123 and was wondering what the standard ride height for a vts was so that i can lower it accordingly looking to go down 40 maybe 50 the last time it was lowered by splines but will be there to make sure done right this time.
   dont want to redo this all again.
2. willsy West Midlands Joined: Nov 2005 Nuneaton (West Mids) Posts: 13835 '64 Volvo V40 R’Design, '89 Ph1 309 GTi, ‘97 Mk1 S

   #2 3rd April 2009, 11:23

   If Piggy's fitting the beam for you mate he lowers them aswel so he'll know exactly what the standard ride height is

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3. stormin Established Member Joined: Jun 2007 Toronto, Canada Posts: 1118 Mitsi Evo 2008

   #3 3rd April 2009, 13:13

   Having to pick it up mate my car in bits in the garage they working replacing a few other things at the mo. Wonder if piggy123 will know the answer then.
   Advice would be good especially from anyone with a non lowered vts.
4. user_7096 Established Member Joined: Sep 2005 Market Bosworth Posts: 2482 106 XSi 1360cc

   #4 3rd April 2009, 15:51

   sorry pal i dont know the Std. ride height
   
   should really considering how many time we have done lowering jobs

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5. willsy West Midlands Joined: Nov 2005 Nuneaton (West Mids) Posts: 13835 '64 Volvo V40 R’Design, '89 Ph1 309 GTi, ‘97 Mk1 S

   #5 3rd April 2009, 19:45

   I know what it is, trying to find a pic to display the 2 points where we use our measurements from. As some people will use different points to measure from
6. stormin Established Member Joined: Jun 2007 Toronto, Canada Posts: 1118 Mitsi Evo 2008

   #6 3rd April 2009, 20:11

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by piggy123 sorry pal i dont know the Std. ride height should really considering how many time we have done lowering jobs

   no bother mate you been a big help so far
7. stormin Established Member Joined: Jun 2007 Toronto, Canada Posts: 1118 Mitsi Evo 2008

   #7 3rd April 2009, 20:12

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by willsy I know what it is, trying to find a pic to display the 2 points where we use our measurements from. As some people will use different points to measure from

   Cheers mate would be useful
8. willsy West Midlands Joined: Nov 2005 Nuneaton (West Mids) Posts: 13835 '64 Volvo V40 R’Design, '89 Ph1 309 GTi, ‘97 Mk1 S

   #8 3rd April 2009, 20:17

   
   
   Not the best pic really, apologies its one with a drum beam but its just for reference.
   
   From the vast amount of cars that ive lowered the general measurement between the 2 points displayed on the pic is 400mm. This measurement is taken just before removing the torsion bars so obviously dampers are already removed at point of measurement

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9. willsy West Midlands Joined: Nov 2005 Nuneaton (West Mids) Posts: 13835 '64 Volvo V40 R’Design, '89 Ph1 309 GTi, ‘97 Mk1 S

   #9 3rd April 2009, 20:20

   Some people might take measurements from the very centre of the hub to the bottom point of the arch, but the tape measure that i use is the type with the hooked end so it holds in place nicely and cant move on the hub bit whilst taking the measurement at the bottom arch
10. stormin Established Member Joined: Jun 2007 Toronto, Canada Posts: 1118 Mitsi Evo 2008

    #10 3rd April 2009, 20:30

    Cheers willsy will go from there and lower it and see how she looks.
11. williamsvts Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 northumberland Posts: 7693 pulsar gtir, mk4 astra sxi

    #11 4th April 2009, 09:59

    standard ride height is 400mm between the points posted by willsy
    
    edit: didnt read the post

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