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I know the "trendy" thing is to lower a VW.  BAD IDEA!  Several problems crop up.  One of which is the change in steering geometry.  This change will make it very difficult to get the vehicle aligned and keep it aligned.  Extending the axles out to put bigger tires on. BAD IDEA AGAIN.  This will cause premature failure of your axle, shocks, steering knuckle, tie rods and several other components. Now you can do it but be forewarned,  the cost will be high to look "cool".   How about lowering?  WHY?  Did VW ship a couple of VW's that are low enough to be vacuum cleaners or street sweepers? NO!  Then why in the world, would you want to damage your VW in that way.  "Well it looks cool"  Well so does mounting a 50 caliber machine gun to the roof looks cool too, but I bet the local law enforcement would not be too happy about it! 

Lowering  a VW is a bad idea for two reasons. One it changes your steering geometry.  Two, it also changes your center of gravity.  Don't  think that lowering a VW will lower your center of gravity....IT WON'T.  In fact the drivability of the vehicle becomes much a harsher.  Think of driving your lawn mower down the road and that gives you a pretty good idea of what it will be like.  Also, please tell me where in the world (other than the Autobahn) do you find perfectly flat roads?  In the North Texas area, where we are, we have these funny things called potholes.  Potholes will rip up a suspension system fast, and damage it far worse on a lowered vehicle than on one in which is at the factory height.

The best way to lower a VW is to use the proper spindles that are setup for lowering. Custom and Speed Parts in Germany has very good information on lowering your VW.  Sway-A-Way carries the a wide selection of VW suspension parts. 

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