My VR6 Now Lowered On Ksport Coilovers.

[VeeDubs]

what influenced your k-sport decision? 2g buys you a lot of coilover for the money. like weitecs, or bilsteins... not that it isn't entirely your choice what you do with it.

btw, you could tuck the front waaay more.. i haven't seen a lower rear end in aus though.

uhm i looked into the bilsteins, but found that they were a bit more once installed. like 3g.

i read up on ksports and not many have them in AUS on their golfs, but the US guys seem pretty happy with them (as am i). They handle like a dream, even when low. and who could resist the fluro orange

Yeah ive been looking into the front. the rear used to be an inch lower, however it would scrub so hard without people in the back that the top of the wheel arches have paint missing. so i thought i might put it up a bit.

my main concern with the front is scrubbing when turning. ill keep u posted with the front end

[rayray086]

The Ksports have an adjustable shock body don't they? I can't seem to find a pic but essentially, the strut can be split into two parts, the lower mount brackets and the threaded column. Basically you can have an insanely low ride, yet still have the suspension travel (adjusting the lower mount brackets to sit higher on the threads).



You can see the locking collar just above the lower mount brackets in this pic.

[muscat_gtr]

that is god damn sexy

[VeeDubs]

yeah i can have them on lowest possible setting and still have a fair amount of travel..which has its own problems but yes they are freaking amazing.

but mine dont have that locking collar...weird.
theres a pic of mine further back in the thread if u wanna take a look.

[VeeDubs]

some semi bad news.

I got a look under the car today, as it was on a hoist and it was noted that my drive shaft hits the chassis when i hit bumps which isn't the best. Here are some pics. As it stands its only rubbing paint off my 2 month old driveshaft... hopefully it doesn't get worse.





and heres one of my battering ram

i mean engine sump

[Bboy_Sparx]

Get a skid plate lol

[VOLKSMAN]

why not just sit them higher, a skidplate wont solve the driveshafts from lathing

[NickM91]

marty mate, not exactly good, do something about the drive shaft, it's not going away! Did you go to brads work?

[VeeDubs]

Get a skid plate lol

a skit plate will make me raise up the car... which means that there's no point in putting it on i might as well just raise the car up

why not just sit them higher, a skidplate wont solve the driveshafts from lathing

what i've done is i've adjusted the travel, and suspension hardness. just when i thought it couldn't get any rougher. hopefully this stops it from going to high up when i hit a bump.

marty mate, not exactly good, do something about the drive shaft, it's not going away! Did you go to brads work?

yeah i did, and his dad couldn't stop laughing. my top mounts are gone too

[DubSteve]

Marty well done there is only one thing that you really can do at this stage mate, notch the rails

[VeeDubs]

Marty well done there is only one thing that you really can do at this stage mate, notch the rails

ahh i have seen the light!!!

ill look into it thanks steve!!!

[DubSteve]

Have a look at vortex there are plenty of people that do it and proven it. Plenty of travel and you won't bend drive shafts!

It will require some welding but apart from that not to hard, I have thought about doing it to my car, still undecided.

Apart from that careful of your sump plug its getting pretty thin by the looks of it, just to let you know. If you can get another one and cut the plug out and rreposition it to a higher position!!!

[mrlex]

Lovin the driveshaft Marty
God knows how stiff your car is now, but hopefully it will stop acting like a lathe on the drive shaft...come to think of it, thats quite a good way to lighten them

[rayray086]

Let the driveshafts self-clearance themselves - mine rubbed at the same point as well but it got to the stage where it stopped rubbing on the frame haha. I'm worried about the first mark though - what's rubbing on that? And how about your tie-rods? Are those rubbing?

If you've got the money, go for an R32 pan with the shorter pickup. Slightly more clearance but we all know millimetres make all the difference

[VeeDubs]

Let the driveshafts self-clearance themselves - mine rubbed at the same point as well but it got to the stage where it stopped rubbing on the frame haha. I'm worried about the first mark though - what's rubbing on that? And how about your tie-rods? Are those rubbing?

If you've got the money, go for an R32 pan with the shorter pickup. Slightly more clearance but we all know millimetres make all the difference

oh thats good to hear. i wanted to hear that. The other line is rubbing from a zip tie on my brake line. i'm not actually sure why its there. Its probably holding my whole car together. i looked at The tie-rods, and couldnt find any evidence of rubbing. thankfully.

i would like an r32 pan. They are like 300 bucks arent they?

thats only a few engine sumps...i might think about it

thanks for the info!!!!

Lovin the driveshaft Marty
God knows how stiff your car is now, but hopefully it will stop acting like a lathe on the drive shaft...come to think of it, thats quite a good way to lighten them

thanks alex haha. hopefully ill still have one when i see u next.

Have a look at vortex there are plenty of people that do it and proven it. Plenty of travel and you won't bend drive shafts!

It will require some welding but apart from that not to hard, I have thought about doing it to my car, still undecided.

Apart from that careful of your sump plug its getting pretty thin by the looks of it, just to let you know. If you can get another one and cut the plug out and rreposition it to a higher position!!!

Will do!

oh thats smart...yeah i might replace that/modify it.