Lowering a 406

[plod]

Lowest I went on a car was 100mm on the rear and 115mm on the front
You should of seen the camber on the front
Tyres on the front only lasted 6 months

[Gary406]

im saying nout lol

100mm

[jamjar1383]

my mate's mk2 golf was lowerd 80mm on to 18" alloys, it looked the mutt's nuts but it was un drivable

[plod]

I'll have to find a picture of it and put it in the scanner
Never bothered before as only had the scanner recently

Not got many of it, but a few of it when we were fitting the Astra 16v engine into it

[AndyNIHDi]

not sure about the 306 bits.

wont the police have something to say if you lower it so much..

you need to find out the legel ride hight before you do ..

as far as am aware there is no set legal ride height as long as the springs are secure and not cut ,heated or welded to seats.

the apparent only difference in the 306 and 406 is the spring seat itself. tho i will get me vernier calipers out and go and annoy my local motor factor and get back to you all.

know the feeling plod i had 106 lowered 80mm at front and 3 nicks on torsion bar at rear which equivalent to 80-90mm and on a 106 thats jus 2 inches at the sill and 1 at the splitter very impractal but it was the "1low6"

cheers Andy

[Gary406]

im sure there is a set hight now . i saw a road wars program few months ago and im sure the officer was measuring his hight because the car was so low,

[AndyNIHDi]

as im new and dont want to argue or bring the board in disrepute. the likes o h buggatti veyron has a ting 3.5ins of ground clearance?? and Ferrari f40 and pagani zonda r even less?? all road legal


thanks Andy

[highlander]

The difference is, the police can't catch them

[Gary406]

as im new and dont want to argue or bring the board in disrepute. the likes o h buggatti veyron has a ting 3.5ins of ground clearance?? and Ferrari f40 and pagani zonda r even less?? all road legal


thanks Andy

fairy nuff

[jamjar1383]

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[jamjar1383]

i dint know about n.i but here there is a guide line by law how low ur car can be, cant remember what it is hut the lad i knowwith the golf had a mk2 polo spliter sat on the front bumper and it was only 10mm off the floor and he got done and told to raise it.

[DRTDVL]

In NZ it's 100mm from the lowest structural point on the car, so bodykits, exhausts don't count. You can get certified to go lower if you wanted.

[omega]

In NZ it's 100mm from the lowest structural point on the car, so bodykits, exhausts don't count. You can get certified to go lower if you wanted.

yep you need to be certified if you go that low!!!!

[Doggy]

I guess this lowering business is personal choice - I don't really go for it, but agree it can look good in moderation.

What I find infuriating is have to follow some of the more extreme examples as they crawl over speed bumps at less than walking pace. Nowadays, I just drive round them in the other lane if there's nowt coming.

[gumby6371]

The cheapest option I've found for lowering my 406 was to park it on the drive and wait for the springs to snap, you can't drive it but it was bloody low !!!!