50mm at the front / what at the back?

1. user_32276 Established Member Joined: Mar 2009 Shropshire Posts: 1074 Furio

   #1 29th July 2009, 00:19

   im going down 50mm on the front , and i dont know what to set the back at to make it even ?
   any suggestions or pics of your cars down 50mm.. thanks
2. K17NEY Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2005 Porthcawl Posts: 5726 FQ Volvo V70R Peugeot Partner

   #2 29th July 2009, 00:23

   70mm to make it level.mines 60 on the front and 70 on the back and the back sits about 10mm higher.as u can see in my sig below..
3. user_32276 Established Member Joined: Mar 2009 Shropshire Posts: 1074 Furio

   #3 29th July 2009, 00:26

   any troubles at that height mate ? how longs yours been done , is it on dampers too?
4. K17NEY Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2005 Porthcawl Posts: 5726 FQ Volvo V70R Peugeot Partner

   #4 29th July 2009, 00:31

   its a nightmare tbh mate,it bottoms out and scrapes everywhere but looks awesome imo.still on standard dampers atm,handles like a go kart too!
5. user_32276 Established Member Joined: Mar 2009 Shropshire Posts: 1074 Furio

   #5 29th July 2009, 00:39

   might do 50 at the rear , as i have quite a heavy boot build and have quite alot of the time passengers , should look alright shouldnt it ,
6. K17NEY Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2005 Porthcawl Posts: 5726 FQ Volvo V70R Peugeot Partner

   #6 29th July 2009, 00:41

   ye,sounds about right mate,you dont wana go 70mm if uve got a boot build,mine catches cats eyes as it is now if ive got a full car.
7. Steffrallye Established Member Joined: Aug 2008 Bodelwyddan , N.Wales Posts: 1252 Peugeot S2 106 GTi 1.6 16v

   #7 29th July 2009, 00:53

   60mm lad, every click on is 21mm, so goes down in 20's really,
8. user_32276 Established Member Joined: Mar 2009 Shropshire Posts: 1074 Furio

   #8 29th July 2009, 01:05

   if thats true , then i would have to either go 40 / 60 right?
9. finny_vts Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2009 stoke - on - trent Posts: 364 pug 106, 1.1 coversion ftw soon

   #9 29th July 2009, 01:30

   50 at the front mate and 55/60 at the back will sit nice
10. iDaNz_VTR Established Member Joined: May 2009 Peterborough Posts: 1549 Mk1 Saxo VTR

    #10 29th July 2009, 02:24

    50 front . 60 back
    
    that what i will be doin
    
    or 50 front , 55 back
11. user_32279 Established Member Joined: Mar 2009 Southampton - Dibden Posts: 1820 Silver MK2 VTR 2000(W)reg.

    #11 29th July 2009, 11:55

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by saxokitney 70mm to make it level.mines 60 on the front and 70 on the back and the back sits about 10mm higher.as u can see in my sig below..

    haha love your youtube vid
12. DanT Established Member Joined: Feb 2007 P'boro Posts: 1619 R27 Clio

    #12 29th July 2009, 14:54

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Steffrallye 60mm lad, every click on is 21mm, so goes down in 20's really,

    LOL. You need to take the torsion bars out properly to lower the rear beam. If you do it the way your suggesting it will have bad side effects on the beam and eventually cause need for a replacement.
    
    
    

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Lancek if thats true , then i would have to either go 40 / 60 right?

    Its not true, take your car to a professional and get it done properly, you can have it set to whatever height you need.
13. user_32279 Established Member Joined: Mar 2009 Southampton - Dibden Posts: 1820 Silver MK2 VTR 2000(W)reg.

    #13 29th July 2009, 14:57

    60 at the back
14. AlexN Established Member Joined: Jun 2007 Swindon Posts: 1054 VTR, EP3, S2000

    #14 29th July 2009, 15:47

    keep it 50mm all round
15. K17NEY Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2005 Porthcawl Posts: 5726 FQ Volvo V70R Peugeot Partner

    #15 29th July 2009, 17:02

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Lloydie haha love your youtube vid

    lol.it was a very drunken night after a day at castle combe.lol.
16. scottyvtr Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2007 Paisley / Brighouse lol Posts: 4561 Corsa VXRacing

    #16 29th July 2009, 17:09

    45mm i would go for personally .......................speeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed boat look ftl
17. tkdellis L-plater Joined: Nov 2008 Birmingham Posts: 95 toyota glanza v 220 bhp from a 1.3

    #17 29th July 2009, 19:11

    im 40 on the front and 45 on the rear and i hate it
    
    its not low enuf so im going 50 on the front and 70 on the rear
18. AlexBp West Midlands Joined: Dec 2007 West mids Posts: 23149 Supra,civic GL

    #18 29th July 2009, 22:14

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Steffrallye 60mm lad, every click on is 21mm, so goes down in 20's really,

    clicks are baaad m'kay
    
    dont do clicks
    if done properly you can set to any height
    
    
    i would go 50-55 on the rear tbh
19. blackvtrt Established Member Joined: Jun 2008 Newcastle/ Billingham Posts: 1873 02 Gold Cleaned OEM+ VTR

    #19 30th July 2009, 09:08

    As said dont do it by clicks, On my car the difference front to back was 15mm so to get it level i would go 65mm or below dont drop the back end lower it just looks stupid!
    
    

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by saxokitney its a nightmare tbh mate,it bottoms out and scrapes everywhere but looks awesome imo.still on standard dampers atm,handles like a go kart too!

    Dont listen to this guy doesn't have a clue what he's talking about, the reason his car bottoms out is because he's lowered it and used standard dampers for a number of reasons thats a bad idea and his car infact will probably feel more stable as its lower, but infact probably handle worse than a standard car. 70mm if done properly all round shouldn't cause any issues unless running silly wheels, and ur only going 50mm on the front!
20. user_23168 Frequent Poster Joined: Apr 2008 N. Ireland Posts: 576 BMW 328i Coupe with M3 diff

    #20 30th July 2009, 09:32

    PLEASE dont lower it by clicks
    
    If your confident enough with a box of tools here a link thats shows how to do it properly
    http://www.badgermotorsport.co.uk/lowering.htm