2002 VW Lupo Cambridge - JDO

[DawsonLiri]

BEST
NEWS
EVER

Finally some sense in this thread

Jk, but trust me gonna looks great!
Post some pics of that subframe when you have some times, I'm curious about it

[Deaky97]

So, whats new?

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Met up with Pat to get a final photo of our cars together before he breaks his (This is the car i'm having the air ride off), shame as it's a super clean car but he's moving onto bigger and better things!

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He's decent with a camera tbf

Also learnt a very important lesson. Don't be a knob head and assumed your tracking looks mint by eye. i've learnt the hard way now. my front tyres were new 1100 miles ago...

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Yeah. didn't even realise. only reason i found out they were this bad was because i jacked the car up to see what i'd damaged after hitting the floor at 85mph...

Michals also made a start on editing the shoot he did for me. Only seen two pics so far, but i love them!

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Air ride is now getting closer, looking to be getting it around late april early may! Also after another pair of barrels, i'm going to be running 8.0 Fronts and 8.5 rears! Makes sense seeing as i'll actually be able to run that once bagged

[Deaky97]

Plate it! 5mm plate held on by stitch welds, when it's worn out just cut welds and re-plate

Hahaha, well that was going to be my initial idea. I just can't run it like this on a practical basis smashing into the floor everywhere, i care about the car too much to abuse it like that, if our roads wern't so shit in the UK it'd be staying static!

I'll be the minority and agree that you should just bag it. Being low isn't cool if you're disintegrating your beloved car in the process!

Yeah don't get me wrong, being static is fun. Being this low and static really isn't. My ride height last year was perfect for easy use, now it's a nightmare! Seeing as i care about the car so much it's the only real option i have now to stop killing the poor thing hahaha

Mate il agree with the air idea, static is brutal on cars, too much work has went into this car for the underside to be trailed off it!!!

It all depends on the height really, if it wasn't stupid low it'd be sound, but static with 20mm of subframe clearance is brutal. My car constantly looks like it's setting fireworks off underneath it, bent a bottom arm and smashed the shit out of the subframe, it's painful.

All the work has gone into making it static haha

Yeah that is very true dude, it's just not practical now that's the problem. But don't worry, i'm going to be pushing mega fitment now. 8.0 fronts and 8.5 rears is happening

[Mehowski]

Mate il agree with the air idea, static is brutal on cars, too much work has went into this car for the underside to be trailed off it!!!

All the work has gone into making it static haha

[Steven_318ti]

Mate il agree with the air idea, static is brutal on cars, too much work has went into this car for the underside to be trailed off it!!!

[19birel]

I'll be the minority and agree that you should just bag it. Being low isn't cool if you're disintegrating your beloved car in the process!

[Fruttolo]

Sadly dude you can't raise anything! It's the subframe thats taking the beating! if i wasn't hitting everything i'd be keeping it static, just don't want to destroy the car hahaha

Plate it! 5mm plate held on by stitch welds, when it's worn out just cut welds and re-plate

[Deaky97]

If you get air and you wont do arch to lip fitment I will be dissapointed.

I say keep it static like the true topboi you are and get a Felicia daily.

8.0 fronts and 8.5 rears Michal, so don't worry about fitment

Felicia daily will be dickhead static, thats the plan at least

[Deaky97]

+1, keep this static and just reinforce or raise the points where it's scraping

Sadly dude you can't raise anything! It's the subframe thats taking the beating! if i wasn't hitting everything i'd be keeping it static, just don't want to destroy the car hahaha

[Deaky97]

Bags are not cool m8

Bags will save my poor car tho. I can't keep killing it dude hahaha, i need a shitty daily to ruin instead

[Deaky97]

Sad news if you ask me.
What is dying? Subframe or the rear beam?

Subframe mate, you'll see the condition of it later. However, good news! I'm going to be running 8.0 fronts, and 8.5 rears when the bags are on. That ok with you?

[Mehowski]

If you get air and you wont do arch to lip fitment I will be dissapointed.

I say keep it static like the true topboi you are and get a Felicia daily.

[Fruttolo]

Bags are not cool m8

+1, keep this static and just reinforce or raise the points where it's scraping

[SoapHero]

Bags are not cool m8

[DawsonLiri]

Sad news if you ask me.
What is dying? Subframe or the rear beam?