anybody notched chassis leg to go lowww

[slammed leon uk]

hi im having a few problems, ive got a low seat leon cupra on coils wind right down but a problem started with the roll bar, ive recently removed this and dropped it more to come on another problem of chassis leg on driveshaft now, any ideas on how to go about notching the cassis leg out??? or any pics of anyone whos done it on mk4 golfs

heres how low my car is and wont go lower
http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r443/bigdavehornsea/new%20cam/DSC01326.jpg

http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r443/bigdavehornsea/new%20cam/DSC01342.jpg

any help would be great cheers

[Tuck&Poke]

lots of people have done it to mk4's. I dont know of any pictures off the top of my head, but basically you cut out a half circle and then weld in a piece of steel to seal it up, spray some undercoating or paint and your done.

[aar0n.]

^
Exactly what he said. Take a circular hole saw to the frame rail and notch out a semi-circle, weld a steel pipe that's been cut in half into the notched hole, then paint it to prevent rust

[nomis]

im doing a notch on a golf for a friend tonight ill take some pics and make up a little picture guide :)

[Frank C]

I did 2 this past week.
1 in a MK3 Golf Cabrio and 1 in a MK4 Golf.

Just like stated Hole saw and weld in a piece of pipe.
Here is a pic

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs403.snc4/46654_1374226484425_1494705246_803223_7055907_n.jp g

[stella.werks]

getting this done to my mk4 asap. i know its a must on most VAG platforms. its very common dude you should get it done soon so you don't have to replace a bad axle.

[J.Owen]

just take your time welding it up. The plastic fuel and evap lines run through the chassis leg and you don't want to melt a hole in them.

[arowanafor]

Yea cut out the semi circular and weld in the peice of steel. I didnt do it myself, a garage done it for me on my GTI Golf.

[baute]

shit, but,. fk highsports sells an adjustable brackets for all vags.. can low the roll bar without removing the bar
http://imagenes.encooche.com/accesorios/fichas/7/0/0/386700.jpg
they cost around 95 euros
My best friend has them in his leon and the oil pan is 4cm to the ground, and coilovers allow lower more but it would be impossible to drive in Spain...:
http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/3443/img4027a.jpg

but even if it lower much more, i think that never hit with driveshaft. you can adjust the hardness of the coilovers? I would try to drive hard before cutting..

[FittedDownLow]

i didnt have to do much
http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af355/1lowSOHC/tree036-Copy.jpg

[Jorge]

Nothin' like bumpin' old threads