how far can u lower on standar vtr wheels without hitting speed bumps?

1. super_moo Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2007 Hinckly Posts: 100 MK2 red VTR

   #1 1st March 2007, 15:48

   how far can u lower on standar vtr wheels without hitting speed bumps?
   Yea so how far can you go?
   Its either 40mm or 60mm. The car park i use has nasty big speed bumps thou i am alrite getting ova and my mates st who is lowered 40 can still get over them. as well as a porshce etc lol!!
   Will i have no tyres left if i lower in 60mm as i do alot of miles!
2. liamk15 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2005 North east Posts: 6123 Type-r

   #2 1st March 2007, 15:54

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by super_moo how far can u lower on standar vtr wheels without hitting speed bumps? Yea so how far can you go? Its either 40mm or 60mm. The car park i use has nasty big speed bumps thou i am alrite getting ova and my mates st who is lowered 40 can still get over them. as well as a porshce etc lol!! Will i have no tyres left if i lower in 60mm as i do alot of miles!

   mines 60mm and ie never had any problems really,just need to take them easy.
   
   as for your tyres why would lowering it increase wear?they still have to spin the same amount.
3. Mysticp Scotland Joined: Jul 2005 Edinburgh Posts: 9556 Saxo 1.6i 16v VTS, 2 Classic Minis

   #3 1st March 2007, 16:01

   Depends on the bumps mate, when i was down 60 front 80 rear i couldnt go anywhere that had speed bumps or potholes in edinburgh.
   
   Im down 40mm atm and rarely scrape anymore.
   
   Thin strip speed bumps can still be a problem thoughbut i can get in and out of multistorey carparks again
   
   I'd say 40mm is the lowest you really wanna go
4. super_moo Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2007 Hinckly Posts: 100 MK2 red VTR

   #4 1st March 2007, 16:31

   alrite sound! i like the slammed look though but i dont think i will make it up my driveway so 40mm is probs best to be safe, mate lowered his pug 106 gti 80mm he grounds it everywhere lol soo funny!
5. Mysticp Scotland Joined: Jul 2005 Edinburgh Posts: 9556 Saxo 1.6i 16v VTS, 2 Classic Minis

   #5 1st March 2007, 16:44

   Thats how mine looked at the begining of the year, lowered 40mm
   
   
   
   EDIT: And this is one of how it was last year some time, 60 front 80 rear, those skirts caught everything at the rear, not to mention the centre silencer on the exhaust!
   
   
6. super_moo Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2007 Hinckly Posts: 100 MK2 red VTR

   #6 1st March 2007, 16:54

   mmm yea but u gotta admit the bottom one looks nicer lol
7. Predator_R32p Super Moderator Joined: Mar 2003 Durham (England) Posts: 37932 1. AX 2. Mk2 Saxo VTR 3. MK4 R32 DBP

   #7 1st March 2007, 19:03

   am down 60 and i aint had any troubles on speed humps, only atches on my drives and on country lanes with all those bumpy roads etc
8. Ben_C Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2006 Wirral / Manc (Uni) Posts: 841 Mk1 Saxo 1.1i

   #8 2nd March 2007, 00:28

   Not a VTR, but I'm down 50mm on a 1.1, only problem I've had was a nasty bump on a private road I had to go on during pizza delivery, my backbox scraped on it!
9. user_7076 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Sep 2005 Milton Keynes Posts: 8504 Audi A1 S-Line, Mazda MX5 Kuro, Renault Clio 1.2,

   #9 2nd March 2007, 00:31

   as long as you take bumps slowly you should be ok on 60mm
10. stevenet15 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2006 aylesbury buckinghamshire Posts: 4822 Astra Turbo, saxo vts, punto turbo

    #10 2nd March 2007, 00:39

    i'm down 40mm on vts wheels and mine touches speed humps all the time
11. Predator_R32p Super Moderator Joined: Mar 2003 Durham (England) Posts: 37932 1. AX 2. Mk2 Saxo VTR 3. MK4 R32 DBP

    #11 2nd March 2007, 00:40

    must be tame speed humps in the north east lol
12. Scottp Administrator Joined: Dec 2002 Glasgow United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 26097 Chelski Traktor

    #12 2nd March 2007, 00:51

    the only speed humps that really caused me any issues were those stupid red hump things where they is a space in the middle
    
    Middle silencer used to catch on multi story car parks some speed bumps but that magnex was tough and shrugged it off
13. tashavtr Infrequent Poster Joined: Jan 2007 cornwall Posts: 151 106 gti

    #13 2nd March 2007, 01:14

    mines been lowered not quite sure by how much but the bottom of my front bumper catches on nearly every speed bump! i must admit tho i definetly prefer saxos lowered!!
14. Barry123 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2005 Aycliffe Posts: 32205 Saxo VTS

    #14 2nd March 2007, 01:22

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by liamk15 as for your tyres why would lowering it increase wear?they still have to spin the same amount.

    Lowering increases the camber angle, on the front anyway as it doesnt move in a totally vertical direction. this means the tyre sits slightly wonky resulting in wear on the inner most section.
15. Baz Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Nov 2005 Coventry Posts: 17782 Fiesta ST150

    #15 2nd March 2007, 01:27

    im down 45-50mm on vtr wheels, no scrapes as of yet :d not even going up my back street which is pretty shocking! front bumper is like a cm or 2 away front hitting a stone though lol
16. Hopcraft Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2006 Northampton Posts: 5957 ED30

    #16 2nd March 2007, 13:45

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by stevenet15 i'm down 40mm on vts wheels and mine touches speed humps all the time

    not being rude, but your the only person on saxp that says bad things about scraping, and your only 40 ? i dont understand !!
    
    personally -60 is best for looks by far, but id stick to -50 !
17. vtr_driver Established Member Joined: Aug 2006 Consett Co.Durham Posts: 1126 2000 Ph2 VTR

    #17 2nd March 2007, 13:49

    I'm going down 60mm on VTR wheels. I'm prepared for some scraping!!
18. Ste Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 Yorkshire Posts: 5415 Saxo

    #18 2nd March 2007, 15:57

    Im gonna aim for 40mm coz the humps in Outwood take out some bus's
19. tajjyboy Newbie Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 27

    #19 2nd March 2007, 22:45

    i got 17 inch rims. got my arches rolled in n lookin to get my car lowered
    i want it close to the rims as possible ba i want the suspension more stiff. wot do i have to buy . i need the back stiff mainly wen the fat sh1ts sit in the bak the car goes really down at the back..... coilovers r too expensive. any suggestions....?
20. super_moo Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2007 Hinckly Posts: 100 MK2 red VTR

    #20 3rd March 2007, 11:21

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by tajjyboy i got 17 inch rims. got my arches rolled in n lookin to get my car lowered i want it close to the rims as possible ba i want the suspension more stiff. wot do i have to buy . i need the back stiff mainly wen the fat sh1ts sit in the bak the car goes really down at the back..... coilovers r too expensive. any suggestions....?

    Use like a spax psx kit or something they bout £350 or something pick them up on ebay for bout £225+£25 postage!!
    probs what i am doin or goin with some bilstein, which is a bit more up market :s
21. D_Man Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2005 Crondall nr Farnham United Kingdom (England) Posts: 951 Focus ST-2

    #21 4th March 2007, 23:26

    I'm down 60mm on 16's and im scraping speed bumps all the time!
    
    Multi stories are ok, but one in farnborough scratched the bottom lip on the front bumper quite bad on the way out, was ok going up though, i did hear the magnex clipping at the top of the ramps!