GTI beam on estate....a bit low?

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GTI beam on estate....a bit low?
#1
Probably not for most of you but for me it is as I need to lug stuff around and take it off road.

Anyone else tried this and remember if it looked a bit low? Trying to work out if the beam has been lowered or if that's normal for a GTI beam on an estate with the extra weight.

GTI beam torsion bars are 1mm narrower, ARB is thicker (won't make any difference to height obviously)

Beam I had on was the wrong one (previous owner fitted a refurb one) and it had 19mm TBs

GTI beam is also set a bit lower so wondering if it is this combined with 20mm TBs that are causing it to be a bit low (but older estates were not 21mm, just later ones).

Wondering if I should just get it raised up as tracking down estate beams in good condition is impossible!
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#2
Most estates seem to sit lower than their hatchback/ sedan relatives.
Any pics?
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#3
Will get some when I find my camera. Our HDI hatch sits perfect, rear slightly higher and plenty of clearance. The estate now sits with just a slight gap between the top of the wheel and the arch.
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#4
Sounds about right tbh.
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#5
Needs pictures!
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#6
i would expect it to sit lower.
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#7
The gti beam will sit 20mm lower.
The gti was 20mm lower as standard.
When I fitted a 40mm lowered gti beam to my estate it dropped 60mm.
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#8
Do the estates have thicker ARB's and thicker torsion bars to cope with the likely heavier load?
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#9
Thicker tbs not arbs
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#10
Is there any noticeable difference in handling/ ride of putting estate TBs into a hatch?
Have the sedans got thicker TBs?
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