want my car to sit like this.. on 17s

1. CaldzieVTR Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 Torquay, Torbay, Devon Posts: 1206 Saxo VTR.... RS2000 167.4bhp

   #1 20th January 2010, 19:43

   right im pretty serious on getting my car this low on 17s which are here in 2 weeks, want mine to sit the same as this.
   
   
   This looks awsome, looking for info on work to do, read in some threads I need to remove all arch liners, move brake lines on the back, move bottle for screen wash, cut some bumper fixings off.
   
   Is there anything else?,read sumwhere "say good bye to your fuel lines" ?? surely that doesnt need moving.
   
   Also if anyone has any pics on there photo bucket of saxos on 17s fancy posting them up so i can have a gander at them??
2. iw_laurence Established Member Joined: Apr 2008 Isle of Wight Posts: 1971 BMW E30

   #2 20th January 2010, 19:45

   pas fluid lines?
3. Sparco_Tom Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2007 Aylesbury, Bucks Posts: 12836 Yeaaahh Fiesta

   #3 20th January 2010, 19:45

   Nice wheels shame they are soo big
4. CaldzieVTR Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 Torquay, Torbay, Devon Posts: 1206 Saxo VTR.... RS2000 167.4bhp

   #4 20th January 2010, 19:48

   pas lines do they defo need moving matey?
   
   im prob gonna do a trial fitting and just see whats in the way and go from there but be ideal to have a heads up on work needed
   
   there awsome wheels perfect size for looks.
5. J222JRA Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2007 Posts: 16839 Saxo VTS, Westfield

   #5 20th January 2010, 19:56

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Sparco_Tom Nice wheels shame they are soo big

   I agree.
   
   No offence to the owner but imo anything over 16" on a saxo just looks out of proportion to the rest of the car.
   
   15" looks best with a nice 40mm drop
   
   Unless its a car for looks then 15" wheels and 60mm drop.
6. CaldzieVTR Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 Torquay, Torbay, Devon Posts: 1206 Saxo VTR.... RS2000 167.4bhp

   #6 20th January 2010, 20:01

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by J222JRA I agree. No offence to the owner but imo anything over 16" on a saxo just looks out of proportion to the rest of the car. 15" looks best with a nice 40mm drop Unless its a car for looks then 15" wheels and 60mm drop.

   totally disagree most 15s will handle 20000000x better then 17s but do look lost in the arch imo, i like alloys to fill the archs less tyre more alloy.
   
   just my 2p.
   
   suppose if we were all the same the site would be pretty boring lol
   
   mine will be for looks tbh i never rag it or drive hard so no problems there infact i hardly drive it full stop, just really like big wheels always have and getting bored of seeing vts rims and vtr rims..
7. col101 Frequent Poster Joined: Mar 2009 York Posts: 768 VTR

   #7 20th January 2010, 20:16

   Not that it has any relevance to the thread, but that car belongs to Ricky-P
8. craig180p Yorkshire Joined: Dec 2005 West Yorkshire Posts: 31079 1989 Golf GTi Clipper

   #8 20th January 2010, 20:19

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by J222JRA I agree. No offence to the owner but imo anything over 16" on a saxo just looks out of proportion to the rest of the car. 15" looks best with a nice 40mm drop Unless its a car for looks then 15" wheels and 60mm drop.

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by col101 Not that it has any relevance to the thread, but that car belongs to Ricky-P

   And it's running 230bhp so who cares how big they are! It is the ultimate weapon!!!
9. J222JRA Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2007 Posts: 16839 Saxo VTS, Westfield

   #9 20th January 2010, 20:21

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by saxo180 And it's running 230bhp so who cares how big they are! It is the ultimate weapon!!!

   Sorry lol
10. craig180p Yorkshire Joined: Dec 2005 West Yorkshire Posts: 31079 1989 Golf GTi Clipper

    #10 20th January 2010, 20:23

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by J222JRA Sorry lol

    Lol wasn't having a pop at ya!
11. webby Established Member Joined: Jul 2007 manchester Posts: 2456

    #11 20th January 2010, 20:25

    i love that car so much. gti interior non sunroof skin plus 230 hp to shred tyres haha
12. CaldzieVTR Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 Torquay, Torbay, Devon Posts: 1206 Saxo VTR.... RS2000 167.4bhp

    #12 20th January 2010, 20:27

    any links to the fellas car thread ??
13. charlie-oakley Regular Poster Joined: Mar 2008 shropshire, telford Posts: 370 Saxo 1999 mk1 vts

    #13 20th January 2010, 20:31

    i have 16s on mine
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    thay rub like mad on the back
    good luck with 17`s i wouldnt personaly fancy the strain on the gear box and shafts
14. CaldzieVTR Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 Torquay, Torbay, Devon Posts: 1206 Saxo VTR.... RS2000 167.4bhp

    #14 20th January 2010, 20:33

    lol im running 16s no probs slight rubb with people in the back its the bumper fixings nothing else.
    
    bring on the 17s
15. craig180p Yorkshire Joined: Dec 2005 West Yorkshire Posts: 31079 1989 Golf GTi Clipper

    #15 20th January 2010, 20:47

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by charlie-oakley i have 16s on mine <---------- thay rub like mad on the back good luck with 17`s i wouldnt personaly fancy the strain on the gear box and shafts

    I used to have 17s on mine and they weighed less than most 15s
    
    they also only ever rubbed on the front on full lock
16. CaldzieVTR Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 Torquay, Torbay, Devon Posts: 1206 Saxo VTR.... RS2000 167.4bhp

    #16 20th January 2010, 20:49

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by saxo180 I used to have 17s on mine and they weighed less than most 15s they also only ever rubbed on the front on full lock

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    good shout man, any info on arch work you carryed out ?? or is there info in your progress thread ill read tho if there is
17. CaldzieVTR Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 Torquay, Torbay, Devon Posts: 1206 Saxo VTR.... RS2000 167.4bhp

    #17 21st January 2010, 20:20

    anyone got any low pics of saxos on 17s
18. craig180p Yorkshire Joined: Dec 2005 West Yorkshire Posts: 31079 1989 Golf GTi Clipper

    #18 21st January 2010, 20:42

    My old progress thread
    
    
    
    As it was lowered 40mm at the front and 50mm at the back. Needed to be lower imo
19. CaldzieVTR Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 Torquay, Torbay, Devon Posts: 1206 Saxo VTR.... RS2000 167.4bhp

    #19 21st January 2010, 21:05

    that sits pretty nicely to be fair matey nice one for the reply ill have a look and read though!
20. user_12308 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2006 The Lang Toun Posts: 4133 Mk2 Clio V6 #007 of 354

    #20 21st January 2010, 21:19

    
    
    another one on 17"s, not as low as youre after so not had to shift anything and only had to trim the front arch liners
    more pics in my progress thread
21. nobbs51 Infrequent Poster Joined: Apr 2006 hull United Kingdom (England) Posts: 105

    #21 21st January 2010, 22:01

    I had 17's on my old mk2 vtr a few years ago. It was lowered 80mm at the rear and 60 on the front. I had to remove the rear arches and cut all the metal out behind them, just leaving enough metal to bond the arches back on as i had lost all the holes for the clips. Used to only rub on the front when on full lock then. To be honest its only do able with alot of arch work to go that low. Admittedly i did change them after a year or so to 15" comp mos and it handled so much better and didnt follow the lines in the road. If you like it though mate then go for it!
22. CaldzieVTR Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 Torquay, Torbay, Devon Posts: 1206 Saxo VTR.... RS2000 167.4bhp

    #22 21st January 2010, 22:38

    cheers lads, its game on i reckon looks mint.
    
    will post pics i may get the rears sorted by a pro and do the other jobs my self i think the end look will be worth it
23. KamRacing Saxperience Addict Joined: Nov 2006 A farm shed in Aylesbury Posts: 14916 Corolla AE86 Peugeot 205 B18C (in bits)

    #23 22nd January 2010, 12:06

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by saxo180 I used to have 17s on mine and they weighed less than most 15s they also only ever rubbed on the front on full lock

    Its more about inertia than overall mass though
    I've found a set of race wheels in 13" diameter weighing 3kg each. Old school cool lol
24. steking25 Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2009 preston lancashire Posts: 204 saxo vtr mk1, merc 300se, fiat fugly

    #24 22nd January 2010, 12:22

    i have a spare set of 17s in the back garden. they need a bit of a refurb, but might spray them black and stick em on my mk1 its not lowered at all so im guessing it will only need minimal work to stop rubbing on the front???
25. sufc_paul Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 143

    #25 22nd January 2010, 15:23

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by CaldzieVTR cheers lads, its game on i reckon looks mint. will post pics i may get the rears sorted by a pro and do the other jobs my self i think the end look will be worth it

    good luck
26. Azza-VTR Established Member Joined: Aug 2009 Mansfield Posts: 1041 2003 Saxo VTR, 1997 MGF 1.8i, 2001 MGF Trophy 160

    #26 22nd January 2010, 15:33

    Big alloys on a little car is a big no no in my books unless they have a wide arch kit or something to blend it all in better
27. xxo0pko0xx Established Member Joined: May 2009 cleethorpes, Lincolnshire Posts: 1830 Astra 2006 (55) 1.9 cdti 150 sri 192hp 322ftlb

    #27 22nd January 2010, 15:34

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by saxo180 My old progress thread As it was lowered 40mm at the front and 50mm at the back. Needed to be lower imo

    i have that bonnet ftw!
28. chris84 Established Member Joined: Jul 2009 durham Posts: 1218 02 black vts with nitrous!!

    #28 22nd January 2010, 15:39

    I put 17's myself on my old vts and its a right fuck on tbh, if you have a haynes max power modifying book it tells you how to do it properly. Hammers, angle grinders, tin snips ect are required and it takes about half a day to do. It totally ruins the handling and as slammed as ricky's will probably rub no matter what with people in the back. Heres a few photos of mine lowered 40mm all round.
    
    
29. EwynSaxo Established Member Joined: Dec 2008 Penpedairheol/Cascade/Bargoed Posts: 2104 Furio R.I.P, onyx Gti, astra turbo

    #29 22nd January 2010, 15:45

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by saxo180 My old progress thread As it was lowered 40mm at the front and 50mm at the back. Needed to be lower imo

    how was that bonnet and where can i get one?
30. chinkostu Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2008 The wrong carpark Posts: 5152 Xantia 1.9TD

    #30 22nd January 2010, 16:02

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by saxo180 My old progress thread As it was lowered 40mm at the front and 50mm at the back. Needed to be lower imo

    sweeeeeeeet! lol
31. user_12308 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2006 The Lang Toun Posts: 4133 Mk2 Clio V6 #007 of 354

    #31 22nd January 2010, 16:43

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by chris84 It totally ruins the handling and as slammed as ricky's will probably rub no matter what with people in the back. Heres a few photos of mine lowered 40mm all round.

    good reason to not have anyone in the back
32. CaldzieVTR Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 Torquay, Torbay, Devon Posts: 1206 Saxo VTR.... RS2000 167.4bhp

    #32 22nd January 2010, 20:51

    who cares what it rides like if it looks good its all good!!! nice one for posting pics mines 60mm down all round so game on i reckon lol
    
    ps that bonnets class!
33. craig180p Yorkshire Joined: Dec 2005 West Yorkshire Posts: 31079 1989 Golf GTi Clipper

    #33 22nd January 2010, 21:17

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by xxo0pko0xx i have that bonnet ftw!

    Is it that exact one? It was a one off I had built for me and I sold it to another member who smoothed it back over again!
    

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by EwynSaxo how was that bonnet and where can i get one?

    one off mate. I asked the bodyshop to smooth a standard mk2 bonnet and put an induction bell in the front
34. EwynSaxo Established Member Joined: Dec 2008 Penpedairheol/Cascade/Bargoed Posts: 2104 Furio R.I.P, onyx Gti, astra turbo

    #34 23rd January 2010, 12:54

    can you tell me how much it would cost to have it done?
35. craig180p Yorkshire Joined: Dec 2005 West Yorkshire Posts: 31079 1989 Golf GTi Clipper

    #35 23rd January 2010, 15:45

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by EwynSaxo can you tell me how much it would cost to have it done?

    I'd say around 300 to have it done properly
36. EwynSaxo Established Member Joined: Dec 2008 Penpedairheol/Cascade/Bargoed Posts: 2104 Furio R.I.P, onyx Gti, astra turbo

    #36 24th January 2010, 01:45

    really?
    wow more than i thought it would be
37. user_37913 Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2009 Cirencester, Gloucestershire Posts: 259 Mk3 Golf 1.8

    #37 24th January 2010, 10:40

    17" looks great but ruin the ride and the gearbox in the long run 15" are better maybe 16" max but each to thier own
38. CaldzieVTR Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 Torquay, Torbay, Devon Posts: 1206 Saxo VTR.... RS2000 167.4bhp

    #38 24th January 2010, 11:58

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by EwynSaxo really? wow more than i thought it would be

    to get the finish perfect and done correctly i reckon hes right 250-300
    
    just phone around ya local bodyshops
    
    and admitdly 17s ruin the ride but so do 15s with stretched rubber lol
39. hudsonkh Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2009 Leeds Posts: 129 Saxo VTR

    #39 26th January 2010, 17:01

    leave em on 14"s or 15"s i say !
40. saxo_singh Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2009 Birmingham Posts: 4289 02 VTR'd Furio, 07 Audi A4 Avant S Line

    #40 26th January 2010, 19:34

    i have 17s on my saxo, lowered 40mm front and 60mm on the back, only problems are front rub on full lock and the back i had to grind some of the bumper mounts of but was absolutely fine. will upload some pics soon but i have a thread on here but there quite old pics but they do have my 17s on.