Hi, new member, pics inside. I'm back 9-7-12
Hi, new member, pics inside. I'm back 9-7-12
Of my car of cause,
Been doing a lot of seaching on here since I bought my 340 just before xmas, it was only a runabout while I fix my discovery but I'm getting carried away slightly, any way all opinions welcome and would also like to here your view on lowering it and by how much was looking to go 60 - 65mm but looks like the choose is 50 or 75 I like low cars but am i going to how probs with wheels rubbing?
From this
too this
Finished with this, quite a change for a hours work.
Been doing a lot of seaching on here since I bought my 340 just before xmas, it was only a runabout while I fix my discovery but I'm getting carried away slightly, any way all opinions welcome and would also like to here your view on lowering it and by how much was looking to go 60 - 65mm but looks like the choose is 50 or 75 I like low cars but am i going to how probs with wheels rubbing?
From this
too this
Finished with this, quite a change for a hours work.
Last edited by STEVE on 09 Jul 2012 10:18 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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welcome! looks good mate, red ones are dead nice.
'88 360 +T LSD - sold
'87 760 TDI (D24TIC) - sold
'04 V40 D sport (F9Q, decat, Remapped, launch control)
'89 740 SE (b230ft, 12psi, V-cam, headwork, 'remapped', banded steels)
'86 340 DL 1.4
'87 760 TDI (D24TIC) - sold
'04 V40 D sport (F9Q, decat, Remapped, launch control)
'89 740 SE (b230ft, 12psi, V-cam, headwork, 'remapped', banded steels)
'86 340 DL 1.4
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Looks nice and agro dude.
3 doors are for winners.
As are creased front wings.
-2 or -3 " drops are the max without silly work.
Welcome to the boards old bean.
3 doors are for winners.
As are creased front wings.
-2 or -3 " drops are the max without silly work.
Welcome to the boards old bean.
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volvosneverdie wrote:Looks nice and agro dude.
3 doors are for winners.
As are creased front wings.
-2 or -3 " drops are the max without silly work.
Welcome to the boards old bean.
cheers not sure about the creased wing its growing on me, but as i drive it i have no need to look at that side, the drivers side is definaterly its best side.
what do you think then 2" or 3" ?
mates are tell me go 3" but im not convinced
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Looking good Just need lows for full epicness Defo go for the 3" blocks, if it works, perfect! If not, simply cut the requires amount off as there only alu so easy peasy What wheels are they then? Look savage Thomas..........
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Wheels are made by smiths, (so the center cap say's) scrap yard job and spared satin black which came out a little grey but looks perfect for the car.Attack2001 wrote:Looking good Just need lows for full epicness Defo go for the 3" blocks, if it works, perfect! If not, simply cut the requires amount off as there only alu so easy peasy What wheels are they then? Look savage Thomas..........
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Looks great! definitely get it lower though. Up to you with the height, personally I would go for 3" at the front but I live in west wales which is famous for its flat roads....
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Hi mate and welcome.
Car looks good. Love those wheels.
Shouldn't be to hard to fix that wing.
Cheers Mark.
Car looks good. Love those wheels.
Shouldn't be to hard to fix that wing.
Cheers Mark.
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Thanks for all the comment's
and its going down the full 3 inches, been offered some wellers too, but as I'm saving to fix my discovery think i'll stick with what I have.
and its going down the full 3 inches, been offered some wellers too, but as I'm saving to fix my discovery think i'll stick with what I have.
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what discovery is it?STEVE wrote:Thanks for all the comment's
and its going down the full 3 inches, been offered some wellers too, but as I'm saving to fix my discovery think i'll stick with what I have.
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D2 TD5 thats lost compression on number 1Evoman wrote:what discovery is it?STEVE wrote:Thanks for all the comment's
and its going down the full 3 inches, been offered some wellers too, but as I'm saving to fix my discovery think i'll stick with what I have.
We like pictures:
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oh yes! I love it I really want a td5. Maybe when I graduate. Our parents have one and its machine! Any ideas what caused the loss of compression?
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THIS!!!volvosneverdie wrote:Looks nice and agro dude.
3 doors are for winners.
As are creased front wings.
on the front you will struggle to get more than 3 coils cut off (i guess thats around 4inch drop from all my previous lowerings on these, and ive done many!)
however my current car has -3" springs on the front plus half a coil off on cut bumps and it only just doesnt catch the wheel well - however thats on 155/80r13 which are humongous. with smaller profiles such as 165/55 you get an extra 2-3 inches of clearance ( maybe more ) heres a pic of mine with current lowering and small profiles and there is wads of room to go much lower once smaller tyres are on
must say though the profile on the front is the minimum that looks ok on these anything smaller (175/50) just looks stupid imo
hope that helps,
also - is that a mk1 gti duckbill spoiler on the front? looks spot on!
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valman wrote:must say though the profile on the front is the minimum that looks ok on these anything smaller (175/50) just looks stupid imo
hope that helps,
also - is that a mk1 gti duckbill spoiler on the front? looks spot on!
175/50/13's look good, if you go low enough I.e Coilies, not bumpstops
P.S - Yes that is a duckbill, the GTi one, not the smaller version Thomas...............
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yeah thats the plan here, got the coilies off a golf and a set of struts off my old 1.7 - combining the two at some point when i get bored of skyrim haha. the sr360 looks awesome because its low enough, but seen too many "slammed" cars running 175/50s with only a slight lowering the wheels just look lost