Doesn't look like 40mm? (now with measurements)

1. Gordon Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 543 Phase-II VTR

   #1 3rd December 2009, 13:31

   I've recently had my VTR dropped 40mm each end, or so I thaught...
   
   spax PSX -40mm kit all round, so I knnow the front is right. The guy at the garage asked me how much I wanted the rear down so i told him to go 40mm the same as the front.
   
   Got it back, but looking at it, it looks far too low at the back to be only 40mm?
   
   
   
   especially when Stevo's VTS is down 45mm at the back:
   
   
   It makes mine look more like 50+mm to me?
   
   I've had it back for a couple of weeks now so it's probably a bit late to take it back to the garage and get him to redo it, but i'm a bit loathed to spend any more money getting it right so I dont really know what's best. All i know is that it's current stance is pissing me off hideously.
2. user_29778 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2009 Stourbridge Posts: 3996 Vauxhall corsa 1.2 Saxo 1.6 vtr

   #2 3rd December 2009, 13:33

   Give it a while to settle mate, tbh think it looks good though, and remember vts wheels are bigger
3. Gordon Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 543 Phase-II VTR

   #3 3rd December 2009, 13:41

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Tom_Crx Give it a while to settle mate, tbh think it looks good though, and remember vts wheels are bigger

   You reckon the front will drop a bit as the springs bed in?
4. gaz4399 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jul 2007 Chester Posts: 2850 1275 mini

   #4 3rd December 2009, 13:43

   this is my vts lowered on 40mm spax, they do settle a little bit at the front, my rear is down 40mm to match with 15inch wheels(same size as vts wheels btw)
   i would say your rear is down about 50-60mm
   
   
   
5. Gordon Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 543 Phase-II VTR

   #5 3rd December 2009, 13:49

   Gaz, yours looks bob on for what I was after.
   
   I can't see my fronts settling enough to level out the gap to the top of the arch so it looks like i'm going to have to get the rear done again
6. Stevo123 Established Member Joined: Apr 2009 Redcar Posts: 1971 2000 Posi Blue vtr

   #6 3rd December 2009, 13:57

   Agree 50-60mm at the back there mate
7. Gordon Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 543 Phase-II VTR

   #7 3rd December 2009, 14:03

   Cheers guys. Hopefully the guy at the garage will agree and redo it for me. I dont want to have to fork out £80 again to get it done.
8. Gordon Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 543 Phase-II VTR

   #8 3rd December 2009, 14:50

   Infact, i've just been out with a ruler.
   
   Gap from front arch lip to rim is 105mm.
   Gap from rear arch lip to rim is 90mm.
   
   Raising 15mm then would make the gap between wheel and arch lip even, but with the rear arch not being round would 10mm be the correct lift to get the overall arch fill even?
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 December 2009, 15:01

   Yours has the VTR wheels on which are of course smaller than the 15' VTS ones, they do tend to give an illusion that the car is lower than it really is
   
   Plus the measurements are taken from (example- points measured from varies depending on whos doing it) centre of the wheel hub to the bottom of the arch immediately above
   
   This is a measurement that is taken when there is no 'load weight' on the rear components other than their own weight so weight of the car itself is irrelevant
   
   SO!
   
   Even though 2 cars could be measured to exactly the same height, when theyre put on the floor again there could be a drastic difference in the 'on the floor height' depending on several things such as:
   
   spare wheel on the car or not
   how heavy is the backbox
   full tank of fuel or almost empty
   interior in or stripped out
   loads of crap of sound system in the boot.
   
   For example when i lowered my car the measurement was 50mm, since then i now have a stripped out interior and the rear actually looks to be about 20mm higher than before when its sat on the ground even though the suspension hasnt been changed since
   
   hope that helps a little
10. Gordon Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 543 Phase-II VTR

    #10 3rd December 2009, 15:09

    Well, my tank is only half full and it's sitting 15mm lower at the rear. I'm just really annoyed because it's only 10/20mm difference but it's frustrating me so much. i HATE when cars look lower at the rear than the front, it's so chavy.
    
    Wilsy, how much would you charge to lift it 15mm?
11. gaz4399 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jul 2007 Chester Posts: 2850 1275 mini

    #11 3rd December 2009, 16:21

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Gordon Gaz, yours looks bob on for what I was after. I can't see my fronts settling enough to level out the gap to the top of the arch so it looks like i'm going to have to get the rear done again

    cheers dude, i prefer my height imo as it looks good and will go over all speed bumps with no issues and handles great
12. matykjk Newbie Joined: May 2012 Posts: 5

    #12 28th June 2012, 21:35

    rear arches are lower than the front ones mines droped 40mm and it lookes exactly like yours drop the front bit more
13. LSOfreak Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2008 west london Posts: 13810

    #13 29th June 2012, 12:26

    this was 3 years ago mate
    
    he probably doesnt even have that car anymore lol!
14. piperrs Infrequent Poster Joined: Jun 2011 Piper HQ Posts: 117

    #14 29th June 2012, 14:22

    Thread revival..