chris CORRADO 0 Posted December 12, 2003 ok guys now i have my 17's on the car it now looks like a 4x4 car (infact i parked next to a range rover same height LOL!!!!) ok so back to the point everybody here whos running 17's and lowered please reply what is the lowest you can go WITHOUT arch mods.... my alloys are 7x17 and on toyo proxies.. 205-40-17 i wanna go as low as the arch's can take and still be able to turn the wheel full lock.... also if anybody has a set for sale i might be intrested please post.... ----------------- chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J a m e s 0 Posted December 12, 2003 this is mine, not to sure how low it is, but it only rubs when cornering hard and going over big bumps. i pushed the lip on the front arches flush. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DEL VR6 0 Posted December 12, 2003 Nice looker James. Lovely stuff. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dr_mat 0 Posted December 12, 2003 I'd have lost the exhaust by now if mine was that low... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J a m e s 0 Posted December 12, 2003 Nice looker James. Lovely stuff. thanks :D it has a new exhaust aswell now, will update pics soon. need to get that damn center cap for the front wheel! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J a m e s 0 Posted December 12, 2003 another pic for chris CORRADO if you want to ask any questions go ahead :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dr_mat 0 Posted December 12, 2003 Yer VW badge was nicked?? :( Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J a m e s 0 Posted December 12, 2003 nah i got several just being bothered to put it back on :oops: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chris CORRADO 0 Posted December 12, 2003 :cry: i like the look of the ride height but i need to know what its dropped by.... 40mm 60mm more ???? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J a m e s 0 Posted December 12, 2003 more than 60mm :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bally 0 Posted December 12, 2003 more like 80-100mm drop :D hey james?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ross.taylor 0 Posted December 12, 2003 I have 17s and same Toyos as you, and my 16V is dropped by 40mm. Its not super low, but I think that it really suits the car. When 4 up and flooring it through a largeish dip in the road I have managed to rub the rear tyres once. :? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J a m e s 0 Posted December 12, 2003 more like 80-100mm drop :D hey james?? 8) project front this weekend lol another -10mm :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chris CORRADO 0 Posted December 12, 2003 j a m e s project front this weekend lol another -10mm lol yer mate go for it then i has to be th4 lowest coorado on the planet!!!! :D i think i might go for 60mm and i see where i go from there cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bally 0 Posted December 12, 2003 more like 80-100mm drop :D hey james?? 8) project front this weekend lol another -10mm :lol: NICE NICE NICE :D I how are the coilovers settling in now James? do you find AVO to be a hard ride?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J a m e s 0 Posted December 12, 2003 yeah the avos are abit hard, all being weather good tomorrow i am gonna soften them abit and lower it around -10mm at the front, maybe -5mm or nothing at the back lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bally 0 Posted December 12, 2003 well its raining for most of the wkend too... :( Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
G60Jet 1 Posted December 12, 2003 peronally i would only go 35-40 lower, you shouldn't go below 50ish as the drive shafts become near horizontal and suspection movment upwards is asking for trouble at that point, the standard bushes and shocks etc where never design to take the load (the spring is stiffer so the shock takes more of a bashing and so do the dushes) pluse the shock has less travel at that kind of drop. if your going down at 50+mm then fully adjustable coilovers are the best be IMHO as for your C looking like a 4x4 put the old tyres and wheel infront of the ones on the C now and the tyre should be the same outside diameter as the new ones, just the wheel in the middle is bigger and the tyre on the 17's should have a lower profile. (infact the old tyre wheel combo should site higher as the old wheel isn't carrying the weight of the C Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chris CORRADO 0 Posted December 12, 2003 ok heeres the pic at the moment on 17 wit standard suspection see ma point it a 4X4 EDIT.....see thumbnail below-vr6storm lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chris CORRADO 0 Posted December 12, 2003 and j a m e s you got coilovers???? how much and r these are fully adj Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MADDUB 0 Posted December 12, 2003 i got koin coilovers on toyo t1s 7/17 et 37 with 5mm spacer on right to the bottom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chris CORRADO 0 Posted December 12, 2003 and how much was the suspection coailovers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DEL VR6 0 Posted December 12, 2003 ok heeres the pic at the moment on 17 wit standard suspection see ma point it a 4X4 you got to lower it dude. im getting mine done in january. cant wait. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
forcefed_vw 0 Posted December 12, 2003 Yuk that looks terrible! A 15" wheel with a 195/50 is smaller than a 17" with a 40 series tyre, contrary to what G60 Jet was saying. If you fit 17s you have to lower it more to make the spoiler as close to the ground as it was on 15"s. You will get some fouling on the inside of the front arches whilst parking, just ignore it. The rear arches will need to be trimed a little at the front edge as there is usually a part of the flange which protrudes a bit and as the car gets lower, the wheel moves forward in the arch. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dr_mat 0 Posted December 12, 2003 Surely the wheel gets further back in the arch as the car lowers, unless the suspension arm has gone above the horizontal line..? Yes. 17" wheels with 205/40/17s on are 20.4" diameter. Nearly 1" larger diameter than a 195/50/15 wheel and tyre combo. You knock your speedo out by 8.5% aswell (reads slow, which could make it technically an MOT failure, not that it's ever going to be checked). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
