Hottuning coilovers fitted

[KI11Z]

nice job though you need to get that nose down, seems you have neutral rake it looks far more aggressive when they're nose diving and also needs rake for decent braking.

[vwthunder]

Lower it some more lol

There is still a gap at the front

[VR6man]

The front is sitting fine, it's still lower than what it was.
I have an unfriendly drive way so it's perfect, no scrapes anywhere.
The braking has improved quite a bit as it doesn't nose dive even at that height.
Lower doesn't mean better and the car doesn't bounce like you see so many other lowered cars do.

[VeeDubs]

i'm looking into replacing my suspention (its done 180 000........ )

it looks as though ur happy, what made u decide in the end for them? do you know (or anyone) about ksport coilovers? Are they any good? (sorry for thread highjack)

[Mrk_Mickey]

If the Ksport coilovers are around about the same price, they'll be either identical or stupidly similar to hottuning and vmaxx, and other brands i forget, etc etc etc.

You can't really go wrong for ~$800 or whatever they cost..

[KI11Z]

The front is sitting fine, it's still lower than what it was.
I have an unfriendly drive way so it's perfect, no scrapes anywhere.
The braking has improved quite a bit as it doesn't nose dive even at that height.
Lower doesn't mean better and the car doesn't bounce like you see so many other lowered cars do.

every car from factory has forward rake and its designed that way for braking performance, i'm not just saying go lower, i'm saying give it some rake . . . but it does look odd being lower at the back regardless . . .

[VeeDubs]

If the Ksport coilovers are around about the same price, they'll be either identical or stupidly similar to hottuning and vmaxx, and other brands i forget, etc etc etc.

You can't really go wrong for ~$800 or whatever they cost..

hmm i see. well its part of my tax return that will be paying for them so i'll see how much i get back haha.

[rayray086]

Yeah it's either the sub-$1000 range of coilovers or $1500+ range of coilovers you can go for. There's not much info on Ksports here but there's quite a few Americans that have used them. Search in the Mk3 section of VWVortex.

[VeeDubs]

ahh thanks rayray i didnt think of that. i can purchase some new ksport coilovers for 1500 which is pretty freaking awesome. which is making them all the more tempting.

[Bboy_Sparx]

I have KW in my mkiv and hottuning in my Ibiza and to be honest, for daily driving I swear I can't tell the difference. And the price difference between the two is a lot of $$

[Preen59]

I have KW in my mkiv and hottuning in my Ibiza and to be honest, for daily driving I swear I can't tell the difference. And the price difference between the two is a lot of $$

If you can't tell the difference then you should have just cut the springs.. You wouldn't even notice...

[Mrk_Mickey]

If you can't tell the difference then you should have just cut the springs.. You wouldn't even notice...

Haha, as much as I hate expensive brand names, I have to agree. I reckon it's all about the little differences that makes it all.

[Bboy_Sparx]

If you can't tell the difference then you should have just cut the springs.. You wouldn't even notice...

OK

For daily duties my kw are harsher than my hottuning. They're both wound down. Sorry if you don't agree.

And I would know. You know why? I drive them daily

[Bboy_Sparx]

I edited that a few times so sorry if anyone got like thirty notifications. I didn't know what to say without sounding like a knob

[VR6man]

If the Ksport coilovers are around about the same price, they'll be either identical or stupidly similar to hottuning and vmaxx, and other brands i forget, etc etc etc.

You can't really go wrong for ~$800 or whatever they cost..

$850 delivered. Ring around for prices, the quotes I was getting were unbelievable.

every car from factory has forward rake and its designed that way for braking performance, i'm not just saying go lower, i'm saying give it some rake . . . but it does look odd being lower at the back regardless . . .

I guess we will never agree on this lol. Cars from factory are awalys set up for comfort and have compromised suspension geometry. The damping on the hottuning coils is exceptional thus allowing the height I've chosen. Weight transfer isn't comprimised and the braking performance has actually improved. The stiffer springs have also improved how the car dives and squats making it easier to launch hard.
I feel that lowering the VR6 past a certain point will start to impact on it's handling.

OK

For daily duties my kw are harsher than my hottuning. They're both wound down. Sorry if you don't agree.

And I would know. You know why? I drive them daily

Interested to see how "wound down" your cars are.
I guess anything too low would be harsh.