The Austin Allegro was beautiful. Seriously,a truly stunning design.

Well,on paper,anyway.

The problem came when engineers tried to get their only available engines under the 16in high bonnet.. And the accountants couldn't afford the glass,let alone anything else.

By the time the first car rolled off the production line,it had been so heavily compromised,that it barely resembled the design that'd been rubber stamped!

This,of course,happens with all cars. And the Polo is no exception.

The front suspension on the MK2/F was clearly higher than the designers wanted,but warranties and Europe's roads had the final word. The 1986 Peugeot 405 had flat-faced circa 16s/17s in its original drawings with slammed front end,for example.

So what height should the Polo sit at? I believe it should be lower at the front,if by half inch. Probably about 35/30 on 14s with low profiles. The G40 sat quite well as standard after all,but still not as well as the standard XR2 or Nova GTE.

Mine is 60/50,achieved by setting it 60/40 and chopping a coil off to tighten the rear. I think it looks about right,in the eyes of the original design.

Personal preference is another matter entirely,and can be argued 'till the cows come home.

The Austin Allegro was beautiful. Seriously,a truly stunning design.

Well,on paper,anyway.

The problem came when engineers tried to get their only available engines under the 16in high bonnet.. And the accountants couldn't afford the glass,let alone anything else.

By the time the first car rolled off the production line,it had been so heavily compromised,that it barely resembled the design that'd been rubber stamped!

This,of course,happens with all cars. And the Polo is no exception.

The front suspension on the MK2/F was clearly higher than the designers wanted,but warranties and Europe's roads had the final word. The 1986 Peugeot 405 had flat-faced circa 16s/17s in its original drawings with slammed front end,for example.

So what height should the Polo sit at? I believe it should be lower at the front,if by half inch. Probably about 35/30 on 14s with low profiles. The G40 sat quite well as standard after all,but still not as well as the standard XR2 or Nova GTE.

Mine is 60/50,achieved by setting it 60/40 and chopping a coil off to tighten the rear. I think it looks about right,in the eyes of the original design.

Personal preference is another matter entirely,and can be argued 'till the cows come home.

Ha that was an interesting post, yeh in my eyes the front has to be down, it is strange how the polo has such a strange stance as standard with the front up like that, i always laugh when i see a rover metro as the front is lower than the back, quite wedged and it looks awesome! well I'm going 70 front and 60 rear....

it was on 70/60 and then had fuk loads of coils cut off! and before you say it, yes it aint safe but did handle fukin well!

i agree reverse rake wernt kool, but was young and was pretty sik for my first DUB

what tyres you got on your teardrops cheers paul