Lowered the Altea (With pics)

[pdh 14a]

£151 is a lot better than the £950 I was quoted for coilovers!

312's are the next on my list, just waiting for my mate to bring them up after he took them off his Mk5 Golf Gti when he fitted the Mk2 Leon 345's

Wow thats a lot of cash! I have coilovers on my 200sx! you are never happy and always fiddling with the ride hieght too! costs a fortune in alignment

 

[chrisash32]

They were £151 delivered from DPM off here mate!

what's fitting like? easy DIY or best leave someone else to do it?

Also, is that 30mm??

Thanks! Really thinking about getting mine done now!

 

[DamianPM]

very nice! how much were the springs??

http://www.dpmperformance.co.uk/altea-lowering-springs-c-1932_1943_1982.html

Hope this helps.

Damian @ DPM

 

[pdh 14a]

what's fitting like? easy DIY or best leave someone else to do it?

Also, is that 30mm??

Thanks! Really thinking about getting mine done now!

It is 30mm ish but it seems to be more 35 rear 25 front,which is great as it sat nose heavy standard!
It is sort of diy,although we snapped the wiper spigot £70,and a tierod won't do up tight again £25 and it is a bitch of a job as the weight of the hub and caliper etc is hard to get back on the shocks!
It did take 6 hours too! but i think i could half that now!
Here are some how too links!

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3043148
http://www.swankmonkey.com/vw/jetta/2006/suspension/

 

[CrispDust]

bit late fro pdh now but have heard from several sources that beefing up ARBs is a very good move.
Audi A3 boys reckon the standard spring rate/dampers are just fine(they probably sit lower than Altea anyways) but the ARB stiffening makes a big impact.
More so on the Altea I would have thought since we sit that little bit higher CoG than A3/Leon.

312mm upgrades? all that is required are new carriers from VAG sports I think it is. And new 312mm discs. Pads are the same as the calipers are reused. GSF do a bundle deal on pads/discs if you ask.
A worthwhile and very easy upgrade, especially if you're remapped.

 

[andyj]

Will make fitting my 312's easier... as I won't need to change calipers, and bleed the fluid.... although I will end up with red carriers and a bare metal calliper....

suppose I can change the callipers at a later point when I get time !

 

[pdh 14a]

bit late fro pdh now but have heard from several sources that beefing up ARBs is a very good move.
Audi A3 boys reckon the standard spring rate/dampers are just fine(they probably sit lower than Altea anyways) but the ARB stiffening makes a big impact.
More so on the Altea I would have thought since we sit that little bit higher CoG than A3/Leon.

312mm upgrades? all that is required are new carriers from VAG sports I think it is. And new 312mm discs. Pads are the same as the calipers are reused. GSF do a bundle deal on pads/discs if you ask.
A worthwhile and very easy upgrade, especially if you're remapped.

May get round to ARB's in the future,but i wasn't planning to mod this Altea at all! just set aside £1k for a few subtle tweeks
I have changed the ARB's on my 200sx! but as I have ploughed £9k into that,i was supposed to keep the Altea standard! Oh well,its for spending i suppose

 

[pdh 14a]

Will make fitting my 312's easier... as I won't need to change calipers, and bleed the fluid.... although I will end up with red carriers and a bare metal calliper....

suppose I can change the callipers at a later point when I get time !

You can always paint the calipers like i did

 

[CrispDust]

Mine are just metal - no red flash 'arry in my drive way

 

[Toxic]

http://www.dpmperformance.co.uk/altea-lowering-springs-c-1932_1943_1982.html

Hope this helps.

Damian @ DPM

yep got mine and a mates ordered today thanks!

 

[pdh 14a]

I should get commision

 

[pdh 14a]

Mine are just metal - no red flash 'arry in my drive way

Lol! Its all about the bling my freind
Actually,i only did it as my mate wanted me to do his Honda s2000 calipers and there was enough left over to do mine for free!

 

[andyj]

"Painting Calipers" vs. swapping for pre-painted ones.....

6 of one, and half a dozen of the other.....

It could do with new brake fluid anyway to be honest, so I'll probably fit the Gti calipers

Sorry for hijacking your thread mate !!!

 

[pdh 14a]

"Painting Calipers" vs. swapping for pre-painted ones.....

6 of one, and half a dozen of the other.....

It could do with new brake fluid anyway to be honest, so I'll probably fit the Gti calipers

Sorry for hijacking your thread mate !!!

Ah right,i mis-read the above!
No probs mate,no hijacking at all,love a good chat about cars,this is how i learn

 

[chrisash32]

yep got mine and a mates ordered today thanks!

could about to be a 3rd if i can get my head around fitting them... anyone offering? lol

 

[Toxic]

Shame about the dump valve! I'm a 35 year old boy racer at heart lol
Nice work on that mate! forgot that i'd like to upgrade to the 312's too,don't suppose you still have the part no's for that conversion do you?

David at Seremotors will be able to get the parts for you unless you want to source ones yourself. New Calipers, Brake Discs and Brake pads are all that is needed.

 

[pdh 14a]

David at Seremotors will be able to get the parts for you unless you want to source ones yourself. New Calipers, Brake Discs and Brake pads are all that is needed.

Excelent,he's going to have a big list once my finances get back to around £0 lol
Whats the rough cost of this lot? Cheers.Paul

 

[andyj]

£85 for the discs... http://www.edition38.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=210449

Just keep an eye out on the forums for old Mk5 Golf Gti setup's.... or Mk2 Octavia vRS ones

 

[pdh 14a]

£85 for the discs... http://www.edition38.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=210449

Just keep an eye out on the forums for old Mk5 Golf Gti setup's.... or Mk2 Octavia vRS ones

Thats not too bad! thanks for the tips

 

[andyj]

I'll ask my mate to keep an ear open on the Uk-Mkiv's etc, as he's got a mate who also thinking about fittng the 345mm Leon brakes on his Mk5