lowering a vr6, can you help please?

[Caddyslammed 16]

hi there ppl,

just a quick question, thinking of lowering my highline and putting new wheels on her, does anyone now as a rule or roundabouts the limits on how far you can lower, to how big or wide the wheels can be before having to roll or flare the arches? i know there can be a lot of variables like pdc and et etc, but i was thinking of lowering between 55 and 60mm on coilovers, and getting some 17" X 8 rims on the front and back, maybe not so wide on the front if not possible, or is it with camber? i dont know, please help if you can,

thanks

[purple highline monster 0]

you can go low on coilovers but 60mm is a bit ambitious on 8j rims, i am running fk highsports and 8x17 RH alloys (et 60 with hub adapters) with 205 x 40 toyo tyres (they give a good stretch and sit nice on wider rim 215 rubber requires arch work!!), i dont have any arches rolled and unless i absolutely hammer it over rough bends clearance is good, i dont know how much drop i have? but its a long way compared to standard! best bet is to get a coilover set up of some sort and you can experiment,

[Caddyslammed 16]

thanks mate, so you are saying it should be ok on 17X8j with stretched tyres? like 205's and also just experiment with coilovers, nice car by the way

[purple highline monster 0]

cheers, yeah coilovers is the way to go as you can try different heights and if you go for a fk konigsport kit you get adjustable bump rebound (koni inserts) 8j rims are fine with 205 40 tyres the toyos i find sit better stretched and still perform aswell just have to be carefull of kerbs and big holes! as you get next to no rim protection!! it makes the car sit nice though, i got my fk highsports from venom motorsport for about

[MrBen 0]

8x17 at 60mm down is quite likely to catch the arches - I've known a few people run the Audi TT six spokes for example, and have issues. Those sticking to 7.5 wide rims tend to have less trouble with the arches.

[Caddyslammed 16]

thanks to both of you, probably will go with 7.5 then, just to be safer, does it cost a lot to get arches rolled? i assume if you get them flared you will need a respray? maybe if they are rolled also, do you know if it costly?

[bazz780 0]

i had my first VR rolled and flared as the 7.5J RS4 rims were catching on the rear arches, the paint cracked so had to have full respray on rear quarters which cost 350 all in. the rolling/flaring only cost 50 quid for all four arches.finished article was perfect all done by an inurance approved body shop in walthamstow.

rolling the arches is a safer bet especially if the place doing it has an arch roller, they heat the paint so its less likely to crack but no one will guarantee this so be prepared for a possible respray at the rear quarters. i know style dynamics have the special roller tool.

[purple highline monster 0]

a pro body shop always cut and add metal to arches if flaring is required then respray, just having arches rolled as stated is a decent enough job but as it involves flatening and stretching the arch lips the paint nearly always cracks or flakes off after a few weeks!! if you only have 7.5 j i would get the wheels and suspension fitted (4 wheel alignment essential after!!) and see what you think before spendig 3-400 quid on arch mods and paint you dont need, 7.5 isnt that wide so you can go low with that on a 205 40 tyre