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10mm legal clearance...that's like this much -->|___|<--
100mm you mean!
thats what i wanted to know actually!
because insurance says:
any part of the undercarriage of the vehicle has a minimum clearance of 100mm from the road surface
I think i found somewhere on the net that the stock GTI has ground clearance of 110mm. So after the drop of 30-35mm wouldnt that mean its height after would be 80mm?
I think i found somewhere on the net that the stock GTI has ground clearance of 110mm. So after the drop of 30-35mm wouldnt that mean its height after would be 80mm?
Thanks for helping guys!
I'm not going to say you're wrong, but I'd find that extremely hard to believe they are already that low. Anyhow, at 80mm off the ground, you scrap on everything, been there done that - so must be higher than that.
I've got H&R's, yet to go in though.
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I'm not going to say you're wrong, but I'd find that extremely hard to believe they are already that low. Anyhow, at 80mm off the ground, you scrap on everything, been there done that - so must be higher than that.
any part of the undercarriage of the vehicle has a minimum clearance of 100mm from the road surface
I think i found somewhere on the net that the stock GTI has ground clearance of 110mm. So after the drop of 30-35mm wouldnt that mean its height after would be 80mm?
Thanks for helping guys!
if you're that worried, dont modify your car.
in reality, if your car is 80mm off the ground instead of 100mm, its really going to make bugger all difference when it comes to insurance or refusal of claims etc etc.
so the springs have settled in mozz? not looking higher in the front anymore?
Yeah my bad typos. 10mm would be pretty funny! gives lowrider a whole new meaning.
My suspension has levelled off somewhat. Its pretty level now but the rear does sit a fraction lower. I'd say this may be with the bilsteins I have them paired with but never the less the handling is just crazy now. The more I have driven it the less bouncy it's become too. Dead flat in corners and under extreme throttle plus the brakes have developed a whole new meaning and its like they have been upgraded. The bonus is that the overall ride is actually softer. Dead flat & tight but still a soft ride. Quite a bizarre feeling really. Extremely stoked with the overall results.
Forgot to add that I got the tape out; the front clearance from ground to the black plastic trim under the front fender measures almost exactly 150mm in its lowered form. Interesting , even though the rear sits a fraction lower on the springs, the rear clearance to the black plastic trim under the rear fender is about 175-180mm. But allow the fact the car is not a completely level surface and their does appear to be parts of the under cariage hang lower than where I took these measures.
this might be a stupid question but are all of the h and r springs universal? ie you can use them on the back and front universally?, the reason i ask is it possible your susspension mob put them on the wrong end of the car?
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this might be a stupid question but are all of the h and r springs universal? ie you can use them on the back and front universally?, the reason i ask is it possible your susspension mob put them on the wrong end of the car?
No they're not universal. The fronts are much bigger than the rears. You wouldn't be able to accidentally swap them over, they just wouldn't fit in the spring beds.
check the picture here, you can see the differece in the fronts and rears.
No they're not universal. The fronts are much bigger than the rears. You wouldn't be able to accidentally swap them over, they just wouldn't fit in the spring beds.
check the picture here, you can see the differece in the fronts and rears.
Yes and not only that, the rear springs have a mucher higher progressive rate than the fronts. Ie. The more they compress the stiffer they become.
I just measured the ground clearance for my car (stock). I got two measurements, one from the lowest point of the plastic cover which was around 110mm and another measurement at the lowest bit of the front suspension which was 130mm. Would they consider the plastic cover or would it be from the actual lowest point on the car (since you can take out the plastic cover if you dont want it)?
I just measured the ground clearance for my car (stock). I got two measurements, one from the lowest point of the plastic cover which was around 110mm and another measurement at the lowest bit of the front suspension which was 130mm. Would they consider the plastic cover or would it be from the actual lowest point on the car (since you can take out the plastic cover if you dont want it)?
I stand corrected from the previous page. oh well, they still look like a baby giraffe learning to walk I'm intending to put H&R's in this weekend. I'll try remember to do some before and after measurements.
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10mm, yeowch that low lol
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