how low can you go

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how low can you go

Post by monka » 25 Nov 2009 12:29 am

how low can i go on my 340 guys?

my alloys are on there way, (clio speedlines) 14inch 6j's. and i'm getting 175/50 tyres

which i have worked out to be smaller in circumfrance than the standard 13's with tyres lol, and works out to be about a 1inch drop in the chassis.

most people i have seen on here tend to go between 1-2inch's front and rear. yet i'm thinking of going really low, and was wondering if 3inch's is possible? or if anyone has done it?
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Re: how low can you go

Post by magnumpi » 25 Nov 2009 02:19 am

Have a look at my post from this thread in the section, page 2 is best for visual referance :D

http://www.volvo300mania.com/forum-uk/v ... =13&t=8874


It seems to vary from car to car but but you simply cannot get them tarmac scrappingly low and still have them driveable on our sh*ttily maintained streets because it all starts coming into contact with the floor before the car looks REALLY low if you see what i mean? Mines dropped 2 or maybe 2 1/2" on the front and my exhaust does clip the road from time to time and hits most speed bumps and the back is still stock height.

The biggest drop while still keeping small amount of comfort would be no more than 3".
The top of the inner front arch has a strange construction aswell meaning big wheels and lots of slam would mean hitting them.
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Re: how low can you go

Post by monka » 25 Nov 2009 09:20 am

ok cheers mate,

tbh i'm not really the kind of person who moans about driveability, my last car was 170bhp at the front wheels, (modified gt turbo) so over 200bhp a ton, and it got used, rubbed alll the time, back stepped out alot as the suspension was so stiff, and went through 3 sets of tyres in 8 months. so not really worried about scrapping much. lol.


and as for bigger wheels scrapping, dont think that will be a problem as in total my wheels and tyres end up smaller than stock.
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Re: how low can you go

Post by Frits » 25 Nov 2009 02:23 pm

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Keep in mind, low wheels and 6cm lowering will destroy your damper easely. Nothing to worry about whith el cheapo landy shocks. Expensive, or rare koni's can be destroyed by a flat tire.... :lol:

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Re: how low can you go

Post by monka » 25 Nov 2009 02:29 pm

bloody hell, how much is that drop? got any pics of the rest of your car?
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Re: how low can you go

Post by volvosneverdie » 25 Nov 2009 02:31 pm

monka wrote:bloody hell, how much is that drop? got any pics of the rest of your car?
Linky to thread:
http://www.volvo300mania.com/forum-uk/v ... &start=255
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Re: how low can you go

Post by monka » 25 Nov 2009 02:41 pm

cheers, i think thats going to have to be done. lol.

i only had a scan through that, dont think i can see the can answer, (i'm on lunch) but is that about a 3inch drop on the blocks? and front coilys? where from?
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Re: how low can you go

Post by Frits » 25 Nov 2009 02:55 pm

6cm blocks rear, front cut springs. coilovers are not on the car. (one- off, by the way) Koni dampers around, drives great, but still mucho roll..

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Re: how low can you go

Post by monka » 26 Nov 2009 11:57 am

see your running on 13's there mate, what size tyres?
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Re: how low can you go

Post by OapEM » 26 Nov 2009 04:10 pm

Problem is Monka, with them having the gearbox at the back there is a lot more to ground out than on a slammed FWD car.

I'm down 2" on 175/50/13"s and it's a nightmare on speedbumps. I've scraped many things and it's only been on those rims since yesterday! Although was alread -2". 3" isn't doable as a daily IMHO. You may get away with it on 14's though.
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Post by volvosneverdie » 26 Nov 2009 04:15 pm

OapEM wrote:Problem is Monka, with them having the gearbox at the back there is a lot more to ground out than on a slammed FWD car.

I'm down 2" on 175/50/13"s and it's a nightmare on speedbumps. I've scraped many things and it's only been on those rims since yesterday! Although was alread -2". 3" isn't doable as a daily IMHO. You may get away with it on 14's though.
15s "seem" to help. But then, whats the point. Car looks higher.
Think im sticking with 15ers though.
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Re: how low can you go

Post by OapEM » 26 Nov 2009 07:14 pm

You can never win Ben, short of tubbing the arches there's no way to get a car seriously slammed and on larger wheels is there!

I like the look of both 13's and 14/15's on these cars. Both have their plus/minus points IMO. It's just sweet to see a modified 300 so I don't get picky. :lol:
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Re: how low can you go

Post by monka » 26 Nov 2009 09:22 pm

OapEM wrote:Problem is Monka, with them having the gearbox at the back there is a lot more to ground out than on a slammed FWD car.

I'm down 2" on 175/50/13"s and it's a nightmare on speedbumps. I've scraped many things and it's only been on those rims since yesterday! Although was alread -2". 3" isn't doable as a daily IMHO. You may get away with it on 14's though.

lol, yeah i suppose, but depends what roads/speed bumps you go over,

most of the speed bumps around here and the normal ones that go right across the roads, so there isnt a raised bit in the middle to hit anything, and other than the entrance to mcd's i occasionly go to, lol. there is no speed bumps that i 'have' to go over. :D

i'm sure i'll find out the hard way though. lol
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Re: how low can you go

Post by classicswede » 27 Nov 2009 11:34 am

I'm running -3" on the front and so are alot of teh drift cars. That is the limit without altering the strut and alsothe trackrod ends. With -3" front springs you only have about 25mm suspension travel.

At the rear lowering moreispossible but you dont want the backend sitting lower than the front.

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