lowered on 19's?

[nealjohns]

that second picture looks spot on.thats how i want it to look.15-20mm would be perfect.what u got on there? those fsd's?

 

[Stu B]

So does mine sit right?! its on 18's 235 40's

 

[RobM]

Looks very tidy! What spring/damper or coilover setup have you gone for?

 

[Ruddmeister]

that second picture looks spot on.thats how i want it to look.15-20mm would be perfect.what u got on there? those fsd's?

Full details in the sticky at the top of the leon mk1 section

Bilstein PSS Coilovers

 

[nealjohns]

here is a pic of mine.see what u think to the gaps

 

[nealjohns]

well when i work out how to upload the picture

 

[nealjohns]

 

[nealjohns]

here is a close up

 

[Stu B]

Looks very tidy! What spring/damper or coilover setup have you gone for?

Err Standard tdi shocks with Cupra springs !! Orginally an S spec car !!!

 

[wilksy]

here is a close up

what suspension is on your cupra r as i would like to fit 19"s and uprated suspension to my 51 plate cupra?
also how did you guys get the images up as i always seem to get the red x on my post

 

[Spin]

An illusion?
Car looks higher due to lower tyre profile, but is really just 4,5mm higher??

To get the "right" look with 19s you need to go lower than with smaller rims.

I suspect 15-20mm will do the trick.

 

[RickC]

Heres mine with 18s lowered about 60mm ish
225 - 40 - 18

Heres mine with 19s lowered it a bit more when i put the 19s on
234 - 35 - 19

this is on 20s to the last thread on the coilovers and matched to the front
225 - 30 - 20

there is no scrubbibg even with 4 people in and it drives and handles so much better than the wollowey leon once did

 

[nealjohns]

what suspension is on your cupra r as i would like to fit 19"s and uprated suspension to my 51 plate cupra?
also how did you guys get the images up as i always seem to get the red x on my post

just got standard suspension at the mo but looking to change thats why i was asking if anyone else has changed their suspension on 19's and how it affected the harshness of the ride cos its pretty harsh hitting potholes at the moment dont want to damage my wheels.was gonna go for the koni fsd's/eibach cos apparently they are less crashy but dont really lower the car that much maybe 15mm at most but should improve the ride.
to upload the pic use a host site such as photopic.net.upload image then click on the image,copy the url and paste into the 'insert image' option at the top of the thread u are writing.this should then work.

 

[bigjode]

Err Standard tdi shocks with Cupra springs !! Orginally an S spec car !!!

I thought that - looks lower than a std leon for sure, but not lower than a normal Cupra.

Looks good though, stealth lowering!

 

[Eternal Rage]

Here is my 1.8 20VT lowered about 80mm on my current 18's...

Here is my old 1.6 16v lowered a LOT (100mm approx) on my lurvly 19's...

Ride quality is obviously not as good, but scarily nimble round the twisty stuff. Depends what you use it for. I went for 18's for a few reasons, cost being one of them. You can go for big rims, and loooow without scrubbage, dont let anyone tell you you cant. And yes the ride quality is not as good, but you get acustomed to it.

Basically, the PRO's far outweigh the CON's.... bo BIG, go LOW

 

[Eternal Rage]

Oh, and if you want it to look lower than it is, 20mm spacers work a treat on the rear. Just make sure you buy Hubcentric jobbies and decent 20mm extra extended bolts. Brings the Wheels right out to the arch and makes it look a lot nicer:

.... my 20VT lowered 80mm (ish) on my 18's, much better 40mm wider

GEEEZZZ... just remembered ho CLEAN my car was then!!! AWESOME!