60/40?

[Shteifen]

ok i got a 95 golf GL and i wanna drop it. i wanna use the H&R 60/40 kit. just wondering if anyone in australia (or victoria for that matter) is using that kit or a kit that drops it the same height and IS IT LEGAL? thats my main question; is it legal?

thank you muchly!
-steve

[Water Boy]

Hey mate,

Where abouts u getting your kit and who's installing it?

No probs with ride height.... Drop it lik its hot

[Soundofav6]

Yeah mate .. totally legal. just remember to add to your policy.

They are pretty decent. where abouts is your location TCCA sells them.

[Shteifen]

sorry should have been more specific, im in victoria and i think the lowest you can legally go is 100mm from the ground, thats the lowest part of the car that is, which is i think just behind the front wheels where the jacking point is.... so am i still ok you think?

i think ill be ordering the kit from "going fast" on ebay. so itll be comin from america, i know i could probably find them here somewhere, but ill be gettin some other stuff (d badged grille, vr lip, smoked lights, etc) at the same time so i'd be savin a little money.

ill be installing it myself, i work at VW in ferntree gully in melbourne as an apprentice so i got people to help me


thanks too
-steve

[The_Hawk]

100mm from the ground... I just whipped out the ruler and did a quick run around my car. (which is stock AFAIK)

If I drop it 60mm in the front and 40mm in the back it should sit about where I want it and put and put the whole thing pretty damn close to exactly 100mm from the ground.

[Shteifen]

thanks man i did the same check, just wanted to make sure if anyone had done it and if they could insure it with that drop before i spent all that money on it. be quite a waist if i ordered it and couldnt use it!

anyone have a kit like that in their golf?

[Water Boy]

Ill be installing it myself, i work at VW in ferntree gully in melbourne as an apprentice so i got people to help me

Is that at Burwins?

[The_Hawk]

anyone have a kit like that in their golf?

Not yet, you will have to tell me how it goes.

As for legailty... it's only illegal if anyone checks...

I mean, how many people have Pod filters? nn:

[ScienceVR6]

I mean, how many people have Pod filters? nn:

Pods are fine. Open, exposed, i'll fitted pods are unroadworthy.

[rayray086]

As for legailty... it's only illegal if anyone checks...

Hehe. Stupidly, I'm living by that rule And I'm oh so illegal right now haha.

Shteifen, how much is the H&R cupkit going to cost you? Seeing as you're living in Melbourne, there's a shop in Flemington called GTsuspensions. Some good stuff there - they stock Koni, Eibach and H&R goodies. I personally bought my Koni struts and springs there - the springs are for sale right now though

[ScienceVR6]

I personally bought my Koni struts and springs there - the springs are for sale right now though

Is that a shameless self plug i see?

[rayray086]

Is that a shameless self plug i see?

Haha shh! Had to try and make it as subtle as possible with multiple leading sentences

[cOS]

thanks man i did the same check, just wanted to make sure if anyone had done it and if they could insure it with that drop before i spent all that money on it. be quite a waist if i ordered it and couldnt use it!

anyone have a kit like that in their golf?

are you talking about the cup kit? I have the h&r cup kit under my car. it drops 2" and 1.7" in the rear. it looks good and all, but it wasn't something I wanted. but the deal was just too good to refuse at the time.

how much are you getting it for?

[Shteifen]

ya its Burwin's i work at great place!

ya its the cup kit, i think ill be gettin the kit itself for around 535 american $ pluss like...200 for shipping which is why i was gonna get it through them cos i was already gonna get some other stuff through them, like the vr lip and dbadged grill, that sorta stuff. but if i can get it here for cheaper that'd be great but ill check out that GTsuspension place too, my brother mentioned them a couple days ago

as for the pod filter legality thing, ya i got one of those but only cos i cant find the screws to put the original airbox back. im slowly acumulating screws from work that'll do them job though!

i just came home from TAFE and i was wondering to myself as i saw a VS ute scraping over a speed bump, how often do people get into trouble for being too low here? its not even funny how low some cars are at my tafe.

[rayray086]

I scrape the underbody of my car around most humps now. Before it used to be only the lip, but I've changed back to a duckbill for now. Most scrapes are avoidable by just going over humps uber slow and taking it on diagonally. No problems doing that

$735USD shipped is ridiculously cheap! Just watch out for import taxes once you accound for the VR lip and grille though. Try and keep it under $1000AUD per shipment!