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Old Apr 20, 2005 | 03:15 PM
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damn... man how can u drive that low ? dont you afraid that your gonna hit the intercooler to ground....

You second pic is nice... how many inches u lowered in that pic ? do u remember ?

BTW, Thanks a lot for the info TomRitt.
 
Old Apr 20, 2005 | 03:45 PM
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damn... man how can u drive that low ? dont you afraid that your gonna hit the intercooler to ground....

You second pic is nice... how many inches u lowered in that pic ? do u remember ?

BTW, Thanks a lot for the info TomRitt.
NP, the first was actually with the car pointed down a slight incline but it shows that you really have to be careful. This is about a 2.5" drop on both pics, I have h&r s4 ultra coilovers and I still have about 1 3/8" of coil in thread and 1 5/8" thread in back that I could go down
 
Old Apr 20, 2005 | 03:52 PM
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For last question

is it boncy when you drive that low ?
 
Old Apr 20, 2005 | 04:42 PM
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Nope, nice solid ride, the higher the stiffer with coilovers so when my cars sitting aronud in the parking lot or cruising to a show i keep it low, but if I'm headed for the twisties I'll raise it a little, and then for winter I jack it up higher than stock
 
Old Apr 21, 2005 | 01:25 PM
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TOMRITT thats a nice a$$ ride.. what size wheels are you sporting? i got a B5 2.8 quattro and im going with 19x8.5 all around how low should i go if i just want the car to sit right over the tires?? some one heeeeeeeeeelp!! thanks
 
Old Apr 21, 2005 | 05:39 PM
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Hey thanks, I'm running 18x9 wheels and had to roll my fenders, kinda pull them out, and also cut out my fender liners. IMO 19's are too big, I'd rather have some rubber as protection if you knwo what i mean
 
Old Apr 25, 2005 | 05:54 AM
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what offset are you using with your wheels Tom?
 
Old Apr 25, 2005 | 07:20 PM
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I have no idea, I've been asked and I looked and researched but I can't find out what the offeset is. It is exactly right though, I have about 1 mm b/w the tire and susp, and about 2mm b/w fender and tires when turned
 
Old May 20, 2005 | 01:45 PM
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Hey thanks, I'm running 18x9 wheels and had to roll my fenders, kinda pull them out, and also cut out my fender liners. IMO 19's are too big, I'd rather have some rubber as protection if you knwo what i mean

hey tom i know what you mean but im just cruising you know im not an aggresive driver any more especially since that many mods arent available for the 2.8 b5 quattro

so i need to know how low i should go if i want the car to sit right over the tires. should i do coils or springs? ima be riding some 19x8.5 and the rubbers are goin to be 225/35/19 or 215/35/19. any suggestions?
 
Old May 20, 2005 | 08:20 PM
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I'd do coilovers because if you get sick of scraping you can raise it easily. Those tires are going to be very stretched, 235's are fine for mine and I'm pretty low, although i did have rolled fenders and trimmed fender liners
 

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