Ride Height

[Guest steve09]

As the above says what is the best ride height for the allround package,at the moment the car is standard,and also were can i get the stuff from?

 

At the moment:

[Pugnut 9 1 Cars]

30mm or so all round should do the trick . lower it any more and it wont feel to good .

 

you'll need the rear torsion bars reset to suit whatever springs you put on the front . this is best done proffesionally unless you've done it before.

 

very nice 205 by the way!

[welshpug 1,657]

25mm front and std rear works well.

 

at least thats what the back end looks like on mine! the rear arches are lower so it just looks flat now.

[Faz85 0]

Hi Steve,

 

I agree with pugnut, looks very nice...I have the SBC phase 1 setup at the moment which is a 25mm drop, which gives fantastic handling but is quite firm driving round town, and quite expensive too at £590.

 

Its a trade up between looks and handling when lowering, so it depends on what your main concern is, but personally i think 35mm is a good compromise between looks and performance. You can get lowering springs for upwards of £30 (but dont expect much for that price!), the SBC springs (currently on my car) you can get for £55, which i currently have, but in retrospect i wish i had gone for a slightly lower drop for a better "look".

 

Eibach have a pretty good name, and are reasonably priced...and have a look at Bilstein Kits, such as the streetline kit, which isnt too bad (although a bit bouncy at the rear end)

 

Regards

Faraz

[Faz85 0]

Here you go Steve...

 

 

My GTi with -25mm drop (Skip Brown dual rate springs)

 

 

...just to give you an idea

 

Faraz

[Jonmurgie 2]

A quick search would have revealed a LOT of info on lowering the 205 and what's best/recommended etc. worth trying in future

 

30/35mm seems to be about right BTW

[jonD6B 0]

Lower the rear to suit the front aswell.