Get Low on a budget

[Tim]

wholesale suspension in penrith/blacktown sell the bc racing coilovers for $1400 inclu gst and obviously top-mounts to suit.and there exceptional coilovers for what you pay.

Thats a very competitive price if theyre as good as you say. There seems to be a lot of reasonable quality stuff coming out of taiwan for euro cars now. They are an interesting mid range alternative.

Just did a quick google search and most people seem to be paying $1500 - $1600 for them.

Its still almost double what someone would pay for a set of raceland/JOM/Hot Tuning coilovers though and the only advantage is in the damping adjustment. Im not convinced that these brands are bad for the money. In fact everyone seems to say the opposite other than some thinking they cant be any good because they are so cheap. I still think so long as theyre ok these brands have their place in the market.

[Golf Houso]

I run JOM's in my VR6 on 15's and I've never had anyone complain about the rough ride or even notice that the suspension has been modified. They're mass produced and not terribly complex, thats why they are a cost effective alternative, not because they are of bad quality or made of cheap materials.

[VOLKSMAN]

the great thing about various coilovers is there is no reason to say

"i bought hottunings because thats the only affordable coilover on the market before we get into the german made stuff" ie kw's.

it allows us owners to choose from a variety and with that considering the different budgets we all have .

i mentioned what i did so everyone is aware of good quality coilovers at affordable prices. your not only restristed to hottunings.

anyways tim, is there any projected new parts in sight like euro lips and bonnet struts, yet.

[Lorenz]

I have had my HotTunings in the MK3 for over a year now and very happy with the overall quality and ride of them. For the price and local support, you cant go wrong, but if you can afford and require a higher end product, then by all means spend the coin.

[Tazz]

I have had my HotTunings in the MK3 for over a year now and very happy with the overall quality and ride of them. For the price and local support, you cant go wrong, but if you can afford and require a higher end product, then by all means spend the coin.

Waiting for mine to arrive


Tazz

[Tim]

anyways tim, is there any projected new parts in sight like euro lips and bonnet struts, yet.

its a bit off topic but the euro lips are an issue at the moment. Im having trouble getting decent quality ones. I have a few samples here from suppliers but none are of the same quality as I used to get. The previous one just isnt made anymore as the distributor is now getting them made in asia instead of germany.

[MattyT]

A mate of mine has hottunings in his newish deisel pogo. Feels good. Probably about as firm as my KW's on 80% firmness. They're good but if you have the money go upmarket, you'll LOVE it

[Benny]

Excuse an old thread brought up from the depths of hell, but what sort of height range do the hottunings coils have?

Obviously there are a Billion pics out there of MK3's slammed, but we obviously don't know what they're running. Anyone got pics of their car down to it's lowest setting and some info on the coilover?

Much appreciated.

Benny

[peedman]

rayray runs his hottunings pretty low and mate, ud be stupid if u wanted to go any lower. he scratches subframes pretty easily. they are rated 40-70mm...

[dom123]

AUD nice n strong now JLT do you know how much for postage?

[schoona]

Im running JOM's on my VR as well. Yes the ride was terrible at "slammed" but I have raised it twice now and the ride is sweet on all bar the most severe of bumps. For 550 landed and a weekend install yourslef you have to be happy.

RE: Euro Lips

I haven't seen the "other" ones, but the one I have has some pretty loose clips. Am looking at a safety pin idea as some bumps pull the outers out.

The lip cost $50 through Tim at Dubaddiciton. Apart from that little hiccup it looks fantastic. Great "finisher".

[Ben J]

im sure for all of $30 you could buy a hacksaw and go at the suspension... but for only a couple hundred more and a much better ride, i know what id pick