Bora v5

[VWfresh]

Sway and links are still in and no rubbing yet, once the fronts settle in i'll decide whether or not to remove it.
did you cut yours out or drop the sub frame and remove it properly?

[dylan8]

Sway and links are still in and no rubbing yet, once the fronts settle in i'll decide whether or not to remove it.
did you cut yours out or drop the sub frame and remove it properly?

damn, because i was going to say your stock photos look lower then my car when I got it. and looks like a 40mm drop in some of your new pics.
iv been through 3, generally subframe was dropped when installing/removing, but one was cut out

[VWfresh]

the previous owner installed pedders springs in so it was like 30mm lower or something already. when you dropped the subframe did you just drop the stretch bolts or take them out and replace them? i'd be worried to remove the subframe completely and risk stuffing the alignment not to mention reinstalling it, from what i've read on vortex it can either go smoothly or be a pita.

[dylan8]

the previous owner installed pedders springs in so it was like 30mm lower or something already. when you dropped the subframe did you just drop the stretch bolts or take them out and replace them? i'd be worried to remove the subframe completely and risk stuffing the alignment not to mention reinstalling it, from what i've read on vortex it can either go smoothly or be a pita.

I had my mechanic do it, one thing I wasnt keen on touching on my bora was the engine.
he has it down to a fine art on mk4s now thanks to me, I believe he replaced the bolts.

[VWfresh]

Yeah, when the time comes i might do the same, seems to risky for me. turning a corner this morning and the wheel hit the guard and bent it out a little feels good being low

Also put on new wipers.

[dylan8]

bhaha yeah... got to keep those wheels as straight as possible when cornering (wait... what?) and avoid the bumps mid corner even on the sunken 6.5et43s haha wait till you get something like a 8.5et30 up front... You will cry while driving, until you get out of the car and see the fatness

[VWfresh]

hahaha, atleast the guards will roll them selves, i need to get on to the wheels soon, im loving porsche twists but they all seem to be 7" up front which isnt what i want.

[dylan8]

hahaha, atleast the guards will roll them selves, i need to get on to the wheels soon, im loving porsche twists but they all seem to be 7" up front which isnt what i want.

not really... they tend to get pulled down and then bend the out side. need to get them rolled.
they arent the 'real' twists then (porsche wheels sure, but not 'the' ones), real ones are like 7.5s and 10s, Check out Justins on his mk4 R32, from memory a while back he was thinking of selling... dont quote me, but maybe hit him up

[VWfresh]

Don't no man, i've seen about 4 pairs of the ones on the right and most have been 7 f 9 or 9.5" rears. they go for around $500 or so are these a variant or something?