lowered 80mm ? / 2 notches ?

1. Jonny_H Established Member Joined: Jul 2006 Manchester Posts: 1271 Honda Civic 53 Plate

   #1 15th November 2006, 19:53

   anybody got any pics of a VT lowered 80mm or 2 notches?
   
   mines 40mm and 1 notch but thinking about getting it done again
2. ets2k9 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2006 Hednesford, West Mids Posts: 6230 Seat Leon Cupra R

   #2 15th November 2006, 19:56

   I dont think two notches equates 80mm.
3. hesslevtr Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2004 Hull (England) Posts: 18709 1.6 vtr

   #3 15th November 2006, 19:56

   dont do it by notches
4. Jonny_H Established Member Joined: Jul 2006 Manchester Posts: 1271 Honda Civic 53 Plate

   #4 15th November 2006, 20:01

   ye ye heard it all before about notches. and i thought that ets2k9 but according to the mechanic who lowered it for me he reckons its 40 per notch
5. ets2k9 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2006 Hednesford, West Mids Posts: 6230 Seat Leon Cupra R

   #5 15th November 2006, 20:02

   I think you should sack the notches off mate get the tape measure out and 80mm is stupidly low.
6. Chr1sW Infrequent Poster Joined: Nov 2006 Slough,Berkshire Posts: 189 Mk2 Saxo VTS

   #6 15th November 2006, 20:11

   80mm is too low..jus said this in another thread about 80mm.. it detroys the bottom of your car and its more then 2 notches
7. S34MER East Midlands Joined: Jun 2006 Derby Posts: 8305 Skoda Fabia VRS

   #7 15th November 2006, 20:49

   20mm = 1 notch and nothches is the wrong way!
8. Mark51p Super Moderator Joined: Sep 2006 Wakefield Posts: 14427 Golf GT

   #8 15th November 2006, 20:55

   notches is the wrong way but thats how mine was done and its ok.
   1 = 40mm
   2 = 60mm
   3 = 80mm
   and so on
9. Connor_scotland Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2006 Inverness - Scotland Posts: 8294 4th Impreza of the year - 391bhp - Audi S4 Avant,

   #9 15th November 2006, 21:00

   lowered 80mm
   
10. Mark51p Super Moderator Joined: Sep 2006 Wakefield Posts: 14427 Golf GT

    #10 15th November 2006, 21:30

    is that 80mm all round?
    imo it looks good mate
11. Dean-T Regular Poster Joined: Nov 2006 huntingdon Posts: 262 Black saxo VTR (2000)

    #11 15th November 2006, 21:56

    im not to keen on the wheel inside the arch
12. Sean Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2005 St Andrews United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 7384 Green mk1 vtr/s and Focus zetec

    #12 15th November 2006, 23:15

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Mark51 notches is the wrong way but thats how mine was done and its ok. 1 = 40mm 2 = 60mm 3 = 80mm and so on

    one notch is 40mm but 2 notches is 60mm? you do the maths......
    notches is inaccurate, and complete guesswork. the amount of threads/posts telling people this is just getting silly now. for christs sake someone write a sticky thread about it(Scott).
13. Jonny_H Established Member Joined: Jul 2006 Manchester Posts: 1271 Honda Civic 53 Plate

    #13 15th November 2006, 23:38

    i heard 1 notch was 25mm and 2 notches is 55mm... anyways mine was a pretty nice height around the arch, but now i got the vt kit on it looks alot higher as the arch doesnt run flat. so thinking about getting it done another notch. the guy said i wont have any probs. even said i could have bigger wheels and lower it again and still no probs.
    
    anybody got pics of 60mm then
14. S34MER East Midlands Joined: Jun 2006 Derby Posts: 8305 Skoda Fabia VRS

    #14 15th November 2006, 23:55

    1 notch is more or less 20mm, not sure about 2 or 3 notches but i've measured 1 notch on a 106 and its 21mm. but i agree with Sean its only complete guess and is totally the wrong way to do it!
    
    Proper Way
15. Connor_scotland Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2006 Inverness - Scotland Posts: 8294 4th Impreza of the year - 391bhp - Audi S4 Avant,

    #15 16th November 2006, 11:33

    nah mates its 80mm rear and 55/60mm at the front
    
    I rather the flat arch to the vt archs but each to there own
16. FILVTR Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2006 Manchester Posts: 440 VTR '52.

    #16 16th November 2006, 19:46

    
    
    80mm at back. Handled like a turd.
    
    You find yourself picking longer routes that dont have speedbumps on.
17. S34MER East Midlands Joined: Jun 2006 Derby Posts: 8305 Skoda Fabia VRS

    #17 16th November 2006, 19:52

    nice decals lol^^^^^^ looks sweet matey, but as you say it handles poorly and is a bastard when it comes to bumps in the road!
18. FILVTR Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2006 Manchester Posts: 440 VTR '52.

    #18 16th November 2006, 19:57

    
    
    And back up to 50/55mm.
    
    MUCH better handling, looks etc...
19. Natalie Established Member Joined: Jul 2004 Fareham, Hampshire, United Kingdom (England) Posts: 1395 Saxo VTR 16v, TVR Chimaera, Mondeo ST200

    #19 16th November 2006, 22:41

    As people have already mentioned, one notch is roughly 40mm
    
    Mine is down one notch, can't say I've had any problems with it
    
    This was it before
    
    
    
    and after
    
    
    
    Don't go down 80mm. You'll ruin the handling. Saxo's are higher at the back then the front for a reason. I dont think Citroen designed it that way for the hell of it
20. S34MER East Midlands Joined: Jun 2006 Derby Posts: 8305 Skoda Fabia VRS

    #20 16th November 2006, 23:17

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by VTRgirl Saxo's are higher at the back then the front for a reason. I dont think Citroen designed it that way for the hell of it

    i think they did it to be alkward little gits!
21. ada Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2006 Derry Posts: 471 Saxo VTR

    #21 17th November 2006, 02:04

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by VTRgirl Saxo's are higher at the back then the front for a reason. I dont think Citroen designed it that way for the hell of it

    I said this before but, is it not engine weight at the front that brings it down?
22. Hazza17 Established Member Joined: Oct 2005 Southampton United Kingdom (England) Posts: 2333 Mazda Rx7, Honda Integra DC5 and GTR

    #22 17th November 2006, 11:17

    heres a thread of mine with my car down 80mm at the back.
    
    http://www.saxperience.com/forum/showthread.php?t=52421
    
    handles ok and dosnt rub i just gotta go very slow over bumps lol
    
    hope this helps
23. Destiny L-plater Joined: Nov 2006 West Midlands Posts: 77 Zetec S

    #23 17th November 2006, 19:37

    2 notches sounds like bad news.
    
    Im sure thats what they did to Rush's Saxo!
24. PugDan Established Member Joined: Nov 2006 Leicestershire Posts: 2391 Seat Leon Cupra

    #24 18th November 2006, 20:57

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Dean-T im not to keen on the wheel inside the arch

    Tucking rim is the way forward.