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Offline Vwgtiking

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Std gti ride height
« on: August 29, 2015, 10:36:42 am »
I am trying to work out if my gti is already lowered or not.

Who ever is on the std suspension pls can you tell me the height from arch to tyre

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Re: Std gti ride height
« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2015, 10:17:28 pm »
Took a pic of mine


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Re: Std gti ride height
« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2015, 08:14:02 am »
Anyone?

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Re: Std gti ride height
« Reply #3 on: September 01, 2015, 10:26:34 am »
Doesn't look lower to me mate, maybe the dark coloured wheels just gib the illusion? Can't you see the springs? Should be able to see if they're VW or not

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Re: Std gti ride height
« Reply #4 on: September 01, 2015, 10:31:54 am »
Have a look at the springs. If they are black and have 3 coloured dots on them, then they are OEM. Aftermarket ones are usually red or blue.

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Re: Std gti ride height
« Reply #5 on: September 01, 2015, 06:47:24 pm »
They are black. Just trying to work out my the ride is a bit rough. My mk4 gti wasn't that bad

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Re: Std gti ride height
« Reply #6 on: September 01, 2015, 08:38:36 pm »
They are black. Just trying to work out my the ride is a bit rough. My mk4 gti wasn't that bad
Mk4 suspension was much softer than the Mk5. And that does look 20-30mm lower than standard to me.

Measure from floor to top of arch, aligning the tape/ruler with the centre of the wheel.

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Re: Std gti ride height
« Reply #7 on: September 01, 2015, 08:40:58 pm »
This is mine on H&R 30mm when I was on Monzas.


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Re: Std gti ride height
« Reply #8 on: September 02, 2015, 07:21:39 am »
I would say that's standard, it's about the same as mine which is standard.


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