clearance issues

[t31kle]

right im thinking of lowering my lupo on adjustable coilovers

90 on the front

90 on the back,

i have standard vw lupo alloys on that have a 185 55 14 tyre on,

am i going to have any issues lowering my car this low?

or will it rub on the rear arches or will it miss and just tuck inside? i also tend to have people in the back aswell.

cheers

[b19jow]

Best thing to do is drop it right to the bottom then start working up till you get no rubbing. Tbh you should be able to go all the way to the bottom on the rear and take the adjusters out and should still be able to take a full car. Front is slightly different. Just got to find what suits your roads/driving? The best thing about coilovers are they are adjustable.

[Philplop]

How will you set the coilovers to 90mm?

There is no way of knowing how much lower it is going to buy until you have all the wheels fitted, it's back on the ground and the springs have settled after a week or so.

Set it to a height you like, don't worry about measurements.

Whether it wll rub is down to trail and error.

[t31kle]

ye thats what i was thinking, but i wasnt sure,

this is my first vw so im kinda new to lowering on coil overs as my last car was a saxo vts and having a crappy torsion bar you drop all the way down and not a problem at all

[t31kle]

@philplop - the coilovers iv seen will go down to 90mm on the front and 95mm on the back so i was just roughly going off them dimensions

[lupown]

ye thats what i was thinking, but i wasnt sure,

this is my first vw so im kinda new to lowering on coil overs as my last car was a saxo vts and having a crappy torsion bar you drop all the way down and not a problem at all

saxo to lupo... you did the right thing

[t31kle]

haha ye i loved my saxo but had to change and a lupo seemed like a good compromise,

and i figured well iv gotta go slow ill go low