VWVortex


+ Reply to Thread
Results 1 to 6 of 6

Thread: how low with ground control?

  1. Junior Member slampiece's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 11th, 2009
    Location
    sammamish
    Posts
    93
    Vehicles
    87 audi 4000cs quattro
    04-18-2012 03:13 PM #1
    how low can you go with ground control sleaves on a 4kq? pics?

  2. Member PLAYED TT's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 17th, 2010
    Location
    Reading, PA/ Williamsport, PA
    Posts
    12,397
    Vehicles
    A German thing, and a not so German thing
    04-24-2012 05:59 PM #2
    Quote Originally Posted by slampiece View Post
    how low can you go with ground control sleaves on a 4kq? pics?
    I was just looking at this and I'm not sure. I dont feel safe welding on filled shocks tho
    Slammed Radio Flyer---flickr---My Build Thread 99% of you are idiots therefore I hate you
    Quote Originally Posted by Marcus_Aurelius View Post
    How much lower can you go when you're already scraping stuff??? Soon you'll have the first subterranean vehicle if you keep chasing that goal

  3. 04-24-2012 09:42 PM #3
    you don't weld on the struts themselves. they are inserts that you remove before welding on the strut housing itself.

    as for how low you can go, i think 2"ish is about all you'll want to go on stock length strut housings, otherwise you won't have enough travel before slamming the top of the strut housing into the top spring cap.

  4. Member PLAYED TT's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 17th, 2010
    Location
    Reading, PA/ Williamsport, PA
    Posts
    12,397
    Vehicles
    A German thing, and a not so German thing
    04-24-2012 10:16 PM #4
    Oh I see. I misunderstood the website
    Slammed Radio Flyer---flickr---My Build Thread 99% of you are idiots therefore I hate you
    Quote Originally Posted by Marcus_Aurelius View Post
    How much lower can you go when you're already scraping stuff??? Soon you'll have the first subterranean vehicle if you keep chasing that goal

  5. Member
    Join Date
    Mar 4th, 2012
    Location
    gj, co
    Posts
    168
    Vehicles
    '87 4kcsq
    05-27-2012 11:29 AM #5
    Quote Originally Posted by derracuda View Post
    as for how low you can go, i think 2"ish is about all you'll want to go on stock length strut housings, otherwise you won't have enough travel before slamming the top of the strut housing into the top spring cap.
    what he said.

    I'm about -2.5 and I hit the bumps on the regular...and that's with a stiffer spring than 2b offers. Same sleeve setup, but even lower on the housing than the normal way:
    http://forums.audiworld.com/showthre...2819038&page=2
    pages 2 & 3 have all the strut stuff

    The rears are not much of an issue but I suppose if you wanna drag the pan around they would also require sectioning

    After wuste i'll probly make like a 'cuda and section some front strut tubes

  6. 06-04-2012 11:21 PM #6
    I still can't recommend lowering these cars that far without some other serious mods to the suspension geometry. With my car dropped about 4", the handling is T E R R I B L E. Darty is an understatement. It takes away the nice notice you have before the car gets upset and becomes a handful.

    The only way to remedy it is to adjust the control arm mount points. Inner control arm mounts need to go up, or ball joints need to go down. Plus the tie rods as well.

    my $.02 anyhow

+ Reply to Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts