Clearly, when you lower any car beyond factory recommended specs, a compromise has to be made. And with the kind of lowering people are seeking these days, it’s easy to end up with a Van with all its suspension geometry way outside VW’s prescribed tolerances.
We’re not just talking about the extreme sump scrapers here either, even just going beyond 80-100mm you can soon find yourself knocking out the inner edges of your tyres within a couple of thousand miles if your van is not set up properly.
In addition, the self-centring of the steering suffers and a Van can start to feel ‘nervous, hyper alert to steering input and downright scary in the tram lines that are prevalent on the UK’s motorway network.
To counteract all this you can…
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