80mm TOO LOW??

[BradShifty]

Hi ive had the back end of my car decked 80mm with uprated dampers! and the front by 50mm-60mm springs on standard shocks :D lol

Anyways going over some speed humps the cat/silencer scrape like motherbitches!
Is this normal and the price to pay for a decked ride?
Will this improve when decat the exhaust? as the standard exhuast pipe hangs a little low?

Plus i can only really got one person in the back! is it worth all this hassel or should i have it raised a notch ?

[mufcdouble]

raise it

should be 60mm max imo

[cj_99]

its upto you tbh imo i think that is way to low and looks silly but its your car :) and that is the price you pay for having a low car lol

[westcoastwunda]

keep it slammed mate, mines down 60mm at the front and down 3 notches at the back, looks the mutts nutts, just take those speed humps at crawling pace if u cant avoid them!!

[PETE-VTR]

raised a notch ?

please tell me you havent had it lowered the wrong way?

was it done by notches or did they take the torsion bars out??

if they did id get it raised back up because been down by notches isnt a safe thing

[Tontsy]

my bar is out at the moment, and it was a fucker to get out so im taking a break... im dropping mine alot lower than 80, by using a ruler im looking at 110mm... anyone from plymouth will know to local lap around the Hoe isnt going to be easy with the bumps!

keep it slammed man. i bet it looks mental! like Westcoast above me have said, just crawl over them, take them at an angle too... will make a difference :y:
pics mate?

[BradShifty]

Ill get some pics up! its looks amazing but you cant really carry passengers i can only get one person in the back. does look sweet tho!
It's fine general driving but getting it on and off the car ramps and over speedbumps is a bitch. Some are ok then other's take the piss! i think once i got a decat on it wont really scrape!

[BradShifty]

Edit!!!! Ill sort my progress thread out soon got some old pictures! and then how it is now.

[Tom5190]

mine is down 70-80mm at rear and 50 at front, i get no problems with scraping and i have speed bumps on my estate.can also have 3 people in the back no problem. got some gas G-max shocks fitted. maybe the exhaust is sagging abit check the rubber mounts?

[mattzsaxvtr]

too low mate 60mm lowest id go looks stupid and abnormal lol but each to there own

[BradShifty]

think my exhaust is sagging abit some pictures coming now stay tuned :D
Just getting them off my phone and into image shack :D

[BradShifty]

YES IT NEEDS A CLEAN!

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/7720/03042009283.jpg

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/7415/03042009284.jpg

[Tontsy]

dude that looks the nuttz dude :y: ... outta interest did you remove the spare wheel / cage ? and can you get a jack under to jack it up?

[BradShifty]

Nope nope and nope! I need my exhaust hanging properly is sagging really bad! I think thats my main reason why im scraping!!!!!

[Tontsy]

Nope nope and nope! I need my exhaust hanging properly is sagging really bad! I think thats my main reason why im scraping!!!!!

cool cool and cool :y: will have to use the forklift when i need to jack it up then lol.

[jayjaylui]

go 800 mm

[BradShifty]

Any one here any good with exhaust?

[rorz_vts]

ive gone 60f 80r an i love the way it looks just take the speed humps propa slow

[Mr_X]

how the hell can you drive anywhere with t that low? lol

[wingswest]

Looks proper decked!

[ben-stringer]

not shure mate not a fan of wheels insied the arch

[davidandrews5343]

change your rubber mounts to raise up the exhaust

[Tontsy]

right thats it, mine is deck'd! to the extent its sitting on the bumpstops. ... havnt found any speed humps yet but its bouncy like fuck jsut going over man holes.

low n loud is the way forwards... just slowly!

[ryhornvtr]

Dude, thats dangerous on the bumpstops.

Raise it.

And its no wonder why the exhaust is hitting stuff, theres no clearance under the car, cant blame it on the exhaust hangers:wall:.

[AlexB]

hmmm
my cars low why do i hit things lol

80 isnt low by the way
ive seen a saxo down 100 all round
however hes running rather stiff and has shortened bumpstops off an s1 106 xsi

sitting on the stops is an mot failiure for a reason

[BradShifty]

Well the front goes over and then the Cat just sits on the bump and scraps the whole length of the car till the back tyres go up and over.

Think i should raise it 20mm or so??
Or is the look worth it my front is down on 50mm springs so sits a little higher so i could go up on the back to sit it flush but im not sure if i want to i kinda like the taking off look.
The only other downer is i can only really get one person in the back! Even with uprated dampers! That are as stiff as bollox!

What we saying guys?

Style or Praticality?

[vtr_marc]

your gonna end having soo much trouble with your driveshafts like i have foun out this week, it's just 2 much hassle to be honest wish i never had it soo low now not going to lower my new vtr that low again.