pic request for Golf mrk 4 with 18" not lowered.

[silvamrk4]

Can people send there pics of there golf mark 4 not lowered on 18" as i would like to see how they sit. Ive got the dilemma same as most whether its gonna be 17 or 18's.

Wud prefer 18"

[Bevsy]

iv got 18's but mine is lowered, its on the deck, rubs when goin around corners, i think 18's not lowered will be nice

[bora(ing) nick]

I have 18"'s not lowered but on my Bora.... Sits just right IMO.

Do you wants pics of that?

Nick

[silvamrk4]

yeh that would be great.

How do you think they will fit on a golf Mrk 4??

[bora(ing) nick]

yeh that would be great.

How do you think they will fit on a golf Mrk 4??

Exactly the same.....

Heres pics of my 18"s

Nick


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[silvamrk4]

you read my mind there the exact same alloys i want to put on my golf.

Where did u pick them up from, did they come with the centre caps and what pro's are the tyers.

[bora(ing) nick]

you read my mind there the exact same alloys i want to put on my golf.

Where did u pick them up from, did they come with the centre caps and what pro's are the tyers.

I got mine from Wheelbase (http://www.wheel-base.co.uk/search_fit.asp?pg=1&stext=18''+VW+GOLF+MK4&stype=exact&nobox=true&submit=Search) , as they are with cetre caps, for £600 with Toyo Proxes T1-S, performance tyres.

They do interest free finance as well! I'm not part of wheelbase, just always had good experiences...

Tyre size is 225 - 40 R18's

Below is pics of car when it was clean!

Nick

[madmonk]

i've got 18" R32 reps on mine and it bounces about at high speed so needs lowering 40mm

[silvamrk4]

see this is where im confused becouse apparently lowering is not recommended and causes rubbing and you say if not it bouses so maybe 18"'s are not the way forward.

[madmonk]

you can easy lower by 40mm without it causeing any probs its only when you go lower it starts rubbing,some people drop them really low and it does look better but causes probs

[madmonk]

see this is where im confused becouse apparently lowering is not recommended and causes rubbing and you say if not it bouses so maybe 18"'s are not the way forward. have read of this


FROM ANOTHER WEBSITE

How low can you safely go before having to change other components, i read somewhere that anything more than 40mm and you have to change the rear arb?? Anyone shed anymore light on this? I only want to go at the very very most 40mm but thought i''d try and clear this up before spending the non existence money i havent got. I'm looking at a Jamex spring and shocks set.



FROM ANOTHER WEBSITE

its the front arb you have to change to go lower than 40mm, as it rubs on the drive shafts, if youve put a rear arb on, then im not sure if theres a limit for them, probably best to check with the manufacturer or someone on here will know



FROM ANOTHER WEBSITE

Yes it is the front ARB you need to replace if going any lower than -45mm.

I have got an Eibach rear ARB and standard front ARB on coilovers about -45 front - 50-60 rear.

If just putting on a -40mm Jamex spring and shocks kit you wont need to change the front ARB.

There is a few issues with different makes of springs that don't lower the rear as much as stated allthough i'm sure there has been some good reports of the Jamex kit lowering as much as they should.

Hope this helps a bit. :beerchug:

[silvamrk4]

have you got a bigger pic of yours?

Ive been told that with 18" any lowering will cause problems.

How much does it cost to lower it?

[madmonk]

have read of this
Read post above.... :beerchug: :biglaugh:

[silvamrk4]

hmm ok point taken

Thankx.

can u recommend any where to get alloys??

[madmonk]

i paid £250 for new 18" r32 reps [alloys only] then paid £200 for 4x 225-40-18 tyres off ebay delivered but shop about

[madmonk]

have read of this


:beerchug: why have you removed link bora(ing) nick ??

[bora(ing) nick]

PM on its way :beerchug:

[silvamrk4]

is there a problem???

[madmonk]

i'm waiting for a pm off bora(ing) nick to find out why he removed the link i attached as it has some usefull info for you

[silvamrk4]

im guessing becuase it sends reader to another forum .

[silvamrk4]

but i will definatly bare in mind about the 40mm. Because when i do put my 18's on i dont need it to be touching the deck but at the same time i dot want it to look like a monster truck.

[silvamrk4]

i firstly have to find a liable place to get the alloys. Apparnetly the quality of the alloy effects the quality of the drive.

[Bevsy]

iv got BBS 18" the car has been lowered., not sure how much, but it does rub on the front + rear when cornering hard, any ideas wot i can do, its rubin the arch i think....

[silvamrk4]

how much did you get it lowered by???

and do you have any pictures for me to have a butchers??

[Bevsy]

i'll take some photos soon, iv only just bought the car, was lowered when i had it theres about an inch maybe 2 between wheel + arch thanks

[Nicks]

yo!

I have a 1.8t and I love it but it rolls too much!! I'm lowering mine by 35mm with some sort of coil over which is fully ajustable in every sense...
and maybe a rear and front arb to...

I'm then going to leave my 16inch on there until I can afford some seroiusly bad *** 18inch wheels!!! for me handerling comes first over looks!! aiiii

and plus the anni edition of the mk4 is lowered by 35mm and has 18inch rimms! and I don't think vw would be putting the wrong combo together...;)

[Nicks]

iv got BBS 18" the car has been lowered., not sure how much, but it does rub on the front + rear when cornering hard, any ideas wot i can do, its rubin the arch i think....

Bevsy, have you got collies? maybe you can adjust them by going slightly higher or adjust the damping..

[Bevsy]

i'm off work this week, im a technician myself, so when i get back i'll pop it on the ramp and have a look see whats on there, hopefully

[cabriolad]

heres a pic of my Mk4 cabrio not lowered with 18' from wheelbase cost £550.00 plus £25.00 for deliver. I think it looks great, better than the 17' i was considering

[bora(ing) nick]

Looks good!

[booner]

Hi guys, I am new here...but hopefully this helps (as my first post!)

18" RS4 reps (old style) and I haven't lowered it. It's settling much better now and isn't that bad, though some days I wish it was 40mm lower.


By the way, I am from the MkIV forums and usually meet with the buckingham VAG guys...

http://photos-148.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sf2p/v103/46/110/517003148/n517003148_94598_212.jpg


http://photos-148.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sf2p/v103/46/110/517003148/n517003148_94597_9979.jpg


http://photos-f.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v233/46/110/517003148/n517003148_596645_3776.jpg

[beech]

Iv just had some 18s on my golf, and personally i think it needs to go down 30mm to make it perfect. Il try and get a pic for you...

[booner]

Hi guys, I am new here...but hopefully this helps (as my first post!)

18" RS4 reps (old style) and I haven't lowered it. It's settling much better now and isn't that bad, though some days I wish it was 40mm lower.


By the way, I am from the MkIV forums and usually meet with the buckingham VAG guys...

http://photos-148.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sf2p/v103/46/110/517003148/n517003148_94598_212.jpg


http://photos-148.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sf2p/v103/46/110/517003148/n517003148_94597_9979.jpg


http://photos-f.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v233/46/110/517003148/n517003148_596645_3776.jpg

If anyone is interested, I will be selling these wheels this weekend.

:beerchug: