gr1mey said:
You need to lower it 120mm+
A quick guide to making a modern VAG look good:
Step 1: Go to www.cleaned.be
Step 2: Browse the galleries
Step 3: Understand the relationship between OEM and 'cleaned' styling
Step 4: Apply to Bora.
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You need to lower it 120mm+
A quick guide to making a modern VAG look good:
Step 1: Go to www.cleaned.be
Step 2: Browse the galleries
Step 3: Understand the relationship between OEM and 'cleaned' styling
Step 4: Apply to Bora.
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agreed that does look very sweet penski!
Im on a bit of a budget though and from what Ive learnt so far by browsing the lowering kit alone costs £500, then I need new roll bars and strut braces etc etc, this seems too expensive for me, and I dont intend to spend huge amounts on a car that Im only planning on having for a few years.
I feel that if I manage to lower the car around 50mm then the looks would be vastly improved, and the costs not too much, Im just not sure on the level of work fitting new springs requires, Im no mug when it comes to practical stuff but my knowledge of cars is very basic.
Im on a bit of a budget though and from what Ive learnt so far by browsing the lowering kit alone costs £500, then I need new roll bars and strut braces etc etc, this seems too expensive for me, and I dont intend to spend huge amounts on a car that Im only planning on having for a few years.
I feel that if I manage to lower the car around 50mm then the looks would be vastly improved, and the costs not too much, Im just not sure on the level of work fitting new springs requires, Im no mug when it comes to practical stuff but my knowledge of cars is very basic.
Doesn't look good. The 19s are too big and it looks a bit like a caricature. They're probly so heavy it'll ruin the handling anyway. Boras look best with 17s possibly 18s for some designs, and maybe a 15-25mm drop. I'd suggest BBS RC or RXs or something VAG OEM like Santa Monica or Long Beach.
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looks like penski was right.....bora looks like it wants to be a touareg
needs 50mm lowering, stat (does look sweet in the weeds on penski's photoshop tho)
needs 50mm lowering, stat (does look sweet in the weeds on penski's photoshop tho)
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He would be fine... say after the tyres, you got 2" extra tyre diameter... This means the car right now is running an inch higher than it is stock. lower it 50mm, and it will be only 1 inch lower than it should... hardly gonna be scraping the speed bumps now is it?MagicBoy said:I'd never get over any speed humps and it'd be pig to be driven in with a 50mm drop. But it it looks "sweet" then that's OK then
I got away with a 60mm drop on my car, and I kept my tyre radius the same, 165/60/r14 to 195/45/r15, and have no problems with speed humps, but them I got a 205, not a borat.
The 19s do look a bit too big - I like the R32 style - but would have probably stuck to 18s (which is the OEM R32 fitment).
Lowering would help a lot as it's a bit off-road stylee at the moment.
What's the ride like with those on? My 1.8T Bora is on the standard Castallet 16s and thats on the firm side of comfy for me, I've held off getting anything larger to avoid getting bone shaker low profiles.
Nice to see another Bora owner on the forum
Lowering would help a lot as it's a bit off-road stylee at the moment.
What's the ride like with those on? My 1.8T Bora is on the standard Castallet 16s and thats on the firm side of comfy for me, I've held off getting anything larger to avoid getting bone shaker low profiles.
Nice to see another Bora owner on the forum
The ride is good, and on the dual-carriageway at ~70 its much quieter than the standard 16's with Pirelli P6000's fitted.
Def gonna lower the car, and so far looks like a good pair of coilovers will do the job nicely, hopefully around a 30-40mm drop should improve the looks well.
JFYI these 19" TSW wheels with the mint Avon Cooper 2XS tyres only cost me £460...
Def gonna lower the car, and so far looks like a good pair of coilovers will do the job nicely, hopefully around a 30-40mm drop should improve the looks well.
JFYI these 19" TSW wheels with the mint Avon Cooper 2XS tyres only cost me £460...
wez130 said:
That's not how tyre sizing works
205/55R16
205mm wide
tyre wall height is 55% of 205mm
16 is the diameter of wheel in inches.
Gr1mey hasn't said what size his originals (presumably 205/55R16) or his new 19" are. Without all the info no-one can say if the size will affect performance. Weight and weight distribution of the wheel/tyre combo will also affect performance.
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