half lowering

V480TI · Post by **V480TI** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 4:59 pm

Is it oke if i only lower the front 4 cm's ???

Cause my front Koni's are still good after the crash but the rears are goners.
Also I have to change brakes, driveshafts, so I thought I can put them on again on my new car.

Is it dangerous or can it just be done ???

(rear koni will follow in a month)

greetz

stu chacks · Post by **stu chacks** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 5:41 pm

I know a lot of the guys who had Scirocco's bought 60/40 lowering kits so that car sat lower at the front - they looked good too - would probably suit a 480 as similar shape?

Stu.

Big Brother · Post by **Big Brother** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 5:49 pm

I think you can only lower the 480 by 40mm before you start scraping your bum on the road.

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V480TI · Post by **V480TI** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 5:51 pm

Stu, in case of the scirocco's they have been lowered front AND rear.

I am only talking about ::

front : Yellow Koni's and 4 cm lowering springs
rear : completely standard

can this be hazardous or dangerous ???

greetz

Ettore Bugatti · Post by **Ettore Bugatti** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 6:28 pm

Why just you wait another month?

I dont have a clue if it safe. You have more weight at the front. Your front is more lower then if you also lower the rear so spoiler and sleeping policemen could cause some trouble.

If you not sure then dont do it. It's your own safetyfeel!

Ben Harris · Post by **Ben Harris** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 1:25 pm

I drove my 2-litre 480 around with only the front lowered 40mm for a couple of weeks. I simply hadn't had time to do the backs in the same day (was swapping the suspension from 2 cars by myself, so was having to change 8 springs/shocks in total!).

The ride was 'interesting', and it was noticable when cornering hard that the back felt looser than the back did, especially when cornering and there were some dips/bumps in the road.

Ben.

V480TI · Post by **V480TI** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 7:11 pm

Why waiting, I spend enough money for this month on the car.
When replacing brake fluid yesterday I saw that all those rubber things on driveshafts that protect are gone.

So, On my crashcar I got "almost" new ones.
My crashcar originaaly didn't have abs, but I put ABS driveshafts in.

So easiest way for me to fix it is swapping the lot.
Then I also will have new bushes, they were new on my crashcar.

But money is the biggest problem for the rear shocks.
They will have to wait a month.

You all know what happens when you drive too long with these rubber things that are torn.

that's why.

greetz Richard,

Jeroen

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stu

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