27-03-2014, 02:50 PM
On a typical 30-40mm lowered 205 you'll easily hit the standard bump stops, and that's with GTi spec bars.
Indeed, you normally need to cut the bump stops down on a lowered car as you end up with very little rear suspension travel otherwise - obviously there's only so much that you can cut them down before you'll have problems with the tire hitting something that it shouldn't.
With the car sat on the ground, have a look at the remaining bump stop and you'll see how much travel the arm has left before it hits it. You normally want to cut them back by 15-20mm or so on a lowered car, as obviously hitting the bump stops is far from desireable in terms of suspension effectiveness and road holding.
Indeed, you normally need to cut the bump stops down on a lowered car as you end up with very little rear suspension travel otherwise - obviously there's only so much that you can cut them down before you'll have problems with the tire hitting something that it shouldn't.
With the car sat on the ground, have a look at the remaining bump stop and you'll see how much travel the arm has left before it hits it. You normally want to cut them back by 15-20mm or so on a lowered car, as obviously hitting the bump stops is far from desireable in terms of suspension effectiveness and road holding.
1990 Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9 // 1991 Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9 16v // 1992 Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9 // 1999 Peugeot 306 HDi Estate