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low and slow ;) (teaser pics)
- Thread starter Spinksy
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Its on coilovers.... About 80mm drop all round
had a quick look and really there isnt much difference between those and what i want to do....
megane splitter, pressed metal plates, second set of rims, bonnet bra, and then carbon wrap bonnet roof and spoiler, arches rolled, lowered further... done!
i know carbon wrapping is marmite but i think it solves my problems with the damage to the roof, is cheaper than painting it and wont look too bad on a black car...
megane splitter, pressed metal plates, second set of rims, bonnet bra, and then carbon wrap bonnet roof and spoiler, arches rolled, lowered further... done!
i know carbon wrapping is marmite but i think it solves my problems with the damage to the roof, is cheaper than painting it and wont look too bad on a black car...
Bora.
For serious lows.. Search for android, my Clio was fairly low with 8j borbet A's, to get as low as you ideally want 14s or 15s are required, adjuster cups must be removed, and possibly custom springs on the rear as coilovers springs just don't do it.
Bora.
It's a Clio and not a vdub? The sump doesn't sit as low and the bottom of them are pretty flush
Mines 80mm, 2 pics below
, and the next it's slight lower due to new wheels having low profile tyres. This is how it's sitting now V
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Wow thats low! That would hurt me driving that lol
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Yeah the ride can be a little harsh at times haha. Looks good though
When your next down my way make sure you pm me id like to av a look
some new pics trying to show the car properly now, its sat on flat driveway! its also how it looks atm so looks a bit different and more to how i want it to look when finished
opinions guys
(yes i know there are a couple of the same angle but i wanted to show the height properly and the difference between the pairs of pics was whether i was stood or crouching...)
trying to show the car properly now, its sat on flat driveway! its also how it looks atm so looks a bit different and more to how i want it to look when finished opinions guys
(yes i know there are a couple of the same angle but i wanted to show the height properly and the difference between the pairs of pics was whether i was stood or crouching...)
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I think ride hieght looks fine, not a fan of the exhaust though.
I've had lower than that and mine was hardly what I'd call 'low' these days...
Night Time 3 by j0eyD, on Flickr
I think you should try the "less is more" approach. Seems to work well on Clios.
Night Time 3 by j0eyD, on Flickr
I think you should try the "less is more" approach. Seems to work well on Clios.
thanks man and tbf the exhaust is a marmite thing (strange because i dont like marmite but i like the exhaust)
I've had lower than that and mine was hardly what I'd call 'low' these days...
Night Time 3 by j0eyD, on Flickr
in fairness dude yours is on 15's there whereas mine is still on 17's and mine will be getting wound down further the day i get the arches rolled so the wheels can fit (rubs like a b*tch atm)
Fair one. I rolled my arches with a hammer (and cut a s**t load out of the rear bumper) and it sat like this on 16's:
No longer Rubs. by j0eyD, on Flickr
I'd just get some smaller wheels and spray the whole wheel green - coloured lips generally don't look that great IMO. I think that's maybe why I can't warm to your wheels - they need to be just one colour I reckon.
No longer Rubs. by j0eyD, on Flickr
I'd just get some smaller wheels and spray the whole wheel green - coloured lips generally don't look that great IMO. I think that's maybe why I can't warm to your wheels - they need to be just one colour I reckon.
Fair one. I rolled my arches with a hammer (and cut a s**t load out of the rear bumper) and it sat like this on 16's:
No longer Rubs. by j0eyD, on Flickr
I'd just get some smaller wheels and spray the whole wheel green - coloured lips generally don't look that great IMO. I think that's maybe why I can't warm to your wheels - they need to be just one colour I reckon.
i was tempted to do the same but i dont wanna f*ck up the paint work as i believe it had previously been filled on the rear quarters, and i dont wanna cut my new 172 rear bumper to shreds lol, gotta paint it and fit it yet :L and how did you do the front though?
and the wheels are another marmite thing tbf, i like them as i like the style of the rims and they are outlandish and different, but i want either some rota grid's, OZ superturismo's or some nice deep dish rims
the guy let me down on the 15' multispokes i was supposed to be getting
Yeah, you can't roll the fronts because they're plastic. I just chopped/sanded the lip off - then cut some of the bumper/wing bracket off as that got in the way. I had 25mm spacers on at the time, so you should probably be fine tbh.
I had 16" old style SuperTurismo's at one point (in the picture above). Tyres were a bit too wide though, looked kinda crap.
Super T's by j0eyD, on Flickr
That was before I'd rolled the rear arch - it's actually sat on the tyre there! It'd go wayy lower if the arch lip wasn't in the way.. lol!
I had 16" old style SuperTurismo's at one point (in the picture above). Tyres were a bit too wide though, looked kinda crap.
Super T's by j0eyD, on Flickr
That was before I'd rolled the rear arch - it's actually sat on the tyre there! It'd go wayy lower if the arch lip wasn't in the way.. lol!
love those wheels <3 but as it is atm iv got 1-2mm between the arches and my side walls, the front wheels are pretty okay and generally only rub when turning when i hit a bump, though the back rub constantly :/ i dont know why car manufacturers dont just fold the arches out of the way on the factory line... :/
front can probs go another 40mm tops before being on the floor but as soon as it is on 15's the current set up will have it pretty low
front can probs go another 40mm tops before being on the floor but as soon as it is on 15's the current set up will have it pretty low
I imagine they just leave the arches because there's no need for them to be rolled - standard wheels are so narrow there's no way they'd ever come close to the arches. RS Clios come with ready rolled rear arches, the fronts still have the arch lips though.
Best thing to do is just to lower it to the point where it is rubbing, drive slowly up the road and remove where its rubbed. I assume you've taken out the arch liners?
The fronts rubbing will either be the arch lip or the bracket which holds the bumper to the wing - you don't need all of it, so just cut a little corner out of it. You'll see what I mean if you have a look! Much easier to show than to explain. Lol
Best thing to do is just to lower it to the point where it is rubbing, drive slowly up the road and remove where its rubbed. I assume you've taken out the arch liners?
The fronts rubbing will either be the arch lip or the bracket which holds the bumper to the wing - you don't need all of it, so just cut a little corner out of it. You'll see what I mean if you have a look! Much easier to show than to explain. Lol
il have a whack at that mate and its the arch lips at the front and back, not touched the arch linings as its really low profile tyres and it doesnt touch the arch linings atm
You'd be surprised! It's not so much the top of the tyre that rubs on the arch liners, its the inside that you can't see.
Anyway, just take a wheel off and have a look - it'll be quite clear where its been rubbing!
Anyway, just take a wheel off and have a look - it'll be quite clear where its been rubbing!
well it rubs a little on the inside but it has rubbed the plastic away lol and only when on full lock, so i just avoid full lock lol, but the main rubbing is the arch lips (they get covered in rubber)
When your next down my way make sure you pm me id like to av a look
Okay I will do! Think the next time I'm there is 2 weeks today now, but I think I'm going to that brands hatch show, modified live?! This Sunday if you're still going?
in other words make it standard????
Spinksy, check out my project thread? Just uploaded last night. Got those pics I mentioned I'd get aswell. Comes up under 'iOllieSM's dynamique 1.2' .
Thanks bud ps, when you getting the 15's?!
Thanks bud
ps, when you getting the 15's?!
Will do ollie and as soon as I find some nice wheels And thanks steve I like being different xD its awesome 8D
and as soon as I find some nice wheels And thanks steve I like being different xD its awesome 8D
Thanks man, and as you'll know the exhaust is marmite and bra's are removable
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