MK3 spacers

[golfvr6]

bombsquad:

if you intend to change your wheels - try an ET 35 with a 7 inch wide wheel - instant 'widening' and no illegal spacers required (standard ET is probably 42mm). just watch the potholes if you are in sydney. any more and i dare say you are going to need arch work.

i have lowered my golf 3 with spax springs with the above and now have about a 1-2 inch gap all round. nicely lowered but not too low - still scrape driveways and speed humps if not taken carefully.

I wouldn't recommend going for the fully pimped slammed ride if you are in sydney as you will be ripping off your bumpers and doing arch folding

I'll try and post some photos soon to give you an idea

[bombsquad21]

I'm not horribly concerned about having a low...low vehicle, I've had some low stuff in the past, but using struts with super low springs really doesn't do anything for the ride, the handling tends to suffer on roads in Brisbane too. I think a 16 x7 with a 35ET might do the trick, i guess if i'm not happy with that i'll look further into spacers...GolfVR6 how does your car ride just with the spax springs in?

[golfvr6]

re the ride: lets say it is firm (funny enough the ride is better on 17's than the std 15's - so go figure) ; my passengers would probably say 'uncomfortable' on anything other than the freeways
i've lived with it for 7 years now (gees time flies - seems like yesterday i got it done) - and still going well

shocks and springs probably the way to go though if you can afford it although i have never ridden in a mk3 with the works

[golfvr6]

some pics...

[bombsquad21]

thanks for the pics golfvr6, now that looks certainly looks a million times better than my 4x4 stance. Do vr6's naturally sit lower? i know the lip is deeper but are they lower on the guards? Also what kind of drop is specified for those type of springs, 40mm? I know it's seven years ago so it would have come down even lower. 17's help too...

Fred, you should post some more pics of your 2.0 with the cup kit...

[golfvr6]

i *think* the vr6's were 10mm lower all round or thereabouts on the 2.0GL at the time.

from memory the drop was 30mm - sound about right?

the deep lip adds to the effect - i think tim had one available a little while ago from some grou purchase on the vortex - not sure if he does anymore

[Tim]

all sold sorry.

We can always get more if there is enough interest. They come in from TM tuning in germany.