some q's re hottuning coilovers and height (VR6)

[bboyskidz]

just the convincing i needed

I'll be placing my order quite soon me thinks

[Mrk_Mickey]

Sounds great bro, looking forward to your pics!

[thestu]

sounds goooood! piccies?

[Jondarren]

Yeah likewise.

Just waiting on my paycheck......ohh wait, it just arrived!

Right, do i order now or next month.....arggh!

just the convincing i needed

I'll be placing my order quite soon me thinks

[Mrk_Mickey]

Sooner the better mate!

[Jondarren]

Damn right, sooner the better. Only thing is i need a few suspension/shock upgrades at the same time.

Which leads me to a question i was gonna save but now seems appropriate.

So, my last service found that i have two very perished front strut mounts. But i decided to wait to fix the issue as i wanted to upgrade to TMTuning Coilovers and wanted to save the labour costs of pulling everything out twice.

Now, when i do get the coilovers, i'll replace the front mounts, but what else should i change/upgrade? Seeing as the suspension will be taken off, which parts are worth replacing and which should i not worry about.

Cheers

Jon

[Mischa]

ummm if you're replacing your shocks/springs with coilovers and are gonna replace the top mounts.... what else is there to replace??? thats teh whole thing! do it yourself its a peice of cake you'll save on labour.

[peedman]

Ive got a set of heavy duty top mounts for sale to fit post aug 94 cars i.e. without the slotted strut nut. Includes the bearings, $40 and its yours

[decksla]

serisouly guys this is my first major mod to the car and easily the best bang for your buck.

it improves the looks, performance, braking, and handling is just other worldly from standard.

when i first bought the vr i thought handling was "ok" and with such a heavy nose it made the steering response a little lazy. with this upgrade the car feels like its a coupla hundred kilos lighter and i always take the longer route home with the extra twisties.

pics very very soon.

[Jondarren]

Wow, really Peedman?

That's sweet. I'll take them for sure. Just wanna check they will fit my '96 Golf MK3 GL? Hope so.

In regards to other suspension upgrades, i was thinking Bump stops and bushings on front arms etc. Not sure what other components would be worth changing. 12yr old rubber parts probably need swapping.

Jon

Ive got a set of heavy duty top mounts for sale to fit post aug 94 cars i.e. without the slotted strut nut. Includes the bearings, $40 and its yours

[peedman]

They should fit, if they dont ill take em back no probs. The coils should come with bumpstops so u wont need new ones. As for the other stuff, totally up to u

[Jondarren]

Brilliant. Sending you a PM..

Jon

[Mrk_Mickey]

Got any before/after pics of your VR, decksla?

I'm looking forward to dumping mine, should be done by this weekend there'll be lots of pics then!...Now just gotta get wheels/exhaust on

[decksla]

got some crappy shots. resizing pics is fiddly on a netbook

will take some better pics soon.

also, got some wheels sorted out on the super super cheap.

just hoping they fit.......

and hurry up Tim i need a front lip

[evorobin]

Looking good just need to drop the front a bit. I assume the bolt pattern is correct it's just whether they clear the brakes you're concerned about.