How much to lower?

[Darren123]

Dropping the 306 on 16" speedline comp 2's. What would be the ideal drop front and back? and what size tires should i put on them?

[Stephen]

60mm front 50mm back IMO

[Darren123]

195/45/r16 tires be ok with that?

[Ben]

Yeah thats the right tyre size

[Slam Wagon]

100mm minimum

[Darren123]

100mm minimum

Hahaha Bye bye splitter!

[miles]

25 ish all round, any lower and it buggers loads of things up

[samass]

Bumpstops or nothing tbh.

[Tom]

Got to be atleast 60 to look like you've even done anything

Edit, just to clarify, im 70mm on the back and probably 70ish on the front and i weigh a good 100kg and i dont have trouble with speed bumps anywhere, the only place i catch is a specific car park on a harsh slope where the front bumper hits.

[Piggy]

I would say 30/40mm MAX...

everyone seems to forget much more and you are seriously impeding the suspension travel and putting from camber out etc...front arms end up at totally wrong angle much lower than 30/40

[Oil-burner]

Im 40 down and its a pain in the arse at times

[Stephen]

I had 40front 60rear not ideal aesthetically but I had no problems ever, and I live on a farm down a bumpy track

[puglove]

I would say 30/40mm MAX...

everyone seems to forget much more and you are seriously impeding the suspension travel and putting from camber out etc...front arms end up at totally wrong angle much lower than 30/40

only if you do it on the cheap and bodg it , if you spend some money it couses no issue atall ,

Decent coilovers,

Adjustable drop links

adjustable top mounts

A set of wishbone ball joint extentions ( to put the wishbones back at the correct angle)

Take it to a garage to have the tracking camber&caster set , this way being -70mm does the car no harm what so ever and the handling is massivly improved and it looks the tits

[Piggy]

yeah but he aint taking about doing it at the highest expense...hence my comment

you have got a grands worth of work/parts there

[Chris_90]

Im 40 down and its a pain in the arse at times

Why is it a pain in the arse some times?

[Pipps]

Probably because he didn't roll his arches.

You need at least a 70mm drop IMO. Preferably more.

Take the wheels and front bumper off and roll the arches properly with a rolling tool and a heat gun.

Make sure you're running your wheels at the correct offset too.

Then you'll have no problem with clearance.

[Piggy]

this is all well and good...but it depends on what budget he has and willingness to do!!

[Darren123]

So got a mate to lower it buuut he done the back in nicks. front went 60 mill, which sits lovely, but 3 nicks at the back which is too low. gonna f*ck my tyres. hard job to do it properly and lower it 60 at the back also?