What have you done to your mk4 (golf/bora) today?

[Manaz]

Eibach Pro-Kit around Bilstein B8s with a Neuspeed RSB (25mm) with custom rose-jointed drop links and a Neuspeed front subframe brace.

Sik uleh.

Sounds like it should run nicely!

Bilstein PSS9s for me, with OEM 22mm FSB (already in place).

[Gravey]

Suspension install finally booked in for Thursday!

Got my suspension in to, minus a front sway bar, so now i cant drive , rears are tucking with perch in and nearly no fuel.

all shocks were 110% stuffed so good to have them out, a lot smoother, just more exaggerated bumps, so not to bad considering how low and the price i paid.

So fronts are getting swapped back in until i get my sway bar and rears wound up a bit.

Will post pics and write up of what iv done when im finished.

Can't wait to see the before and after pics! Trying to decide on coilovers or not atm!

[Manaz]

Coilovers are interesting. In general you get more adjustability (height, height+rebound/damping and height+rebound/damping+compression as you pay more and more for them), but they generally give a harder ride than shock and spring combinations (though for some cars, rear coilovers are effectively the same thing because the spring isn't over the shock anyway).

There are also different designs - monotube vs twin tube (I suspect that standard shocks have the same design types available here), each of which has different pros and cons - monotube designs shed heat better, and potentially offer better control, whilst twin-tube designs can have longer travel and are less prone to catastrophic failure due to physical impact.

I went with coilovers because a set came up at a price that made them worth getting over replacement shocks and springs - the adjustability (height plus rebound) is a bonus in my instance.

[Gravey]

Yeah Manaz, I think coilovers will be a little overkill for my needs in all honesty, I think it's really the adjustability that makes me consider them

I thought the mono-tube is the stronger design due to the fact the casing is extruded? Then again what you say about longer travel would certainly make the Koni's better in a large impact.

In all honesty I think I'll end up with the B8's and Pro Kit like Dub_Star_V6 - I've done a bit of looking around and I think 30mm drop will look the goods and give me what I'm after in ride comfort and handling....I just need to convince myself now What would be really good is to go for a drive on some coilovers, but I dont really know anyone in Adelaide with them

[Yevvy]

found a puddle under the car, hopefully not a water pump

[fuzion]

found a puddle under the car, hopefully not a water pump

sorry mate, didnt mean to hang one there but fark me no one was home and i was busting.

[Yevvy]

sorry mate, didnt mean to hang one there but fark me no one was home and i was busting.

haha lol, just realized its my aircon

[sir_camel]

haha lol, just realized its my aircon

That first hot day gets me every year...

[Jono]

I too have been considering which way to go, coilovers or springs.. decisions decisions decisions... most prob springs..

anyone care to recommend what type of drop i should go for? should have some 19z on fairly soon.. not sure how much of a gap between tyres n guard to expect after fitting a set of 19z on a GTI..

[fuzion]

I too have been considering which way to go, coilovers or springs.. decisions decisions decisions... most prob springs..

anyone care to recommend what type of drop i should go for? should have some 19z on fairly soon.. not sure how much of a gap between tyres n guard to expect after fitting a set of 19z on a GTI..

Spend the money and you will get the result as they say.

KW in my opinion are the best, alternatively you have Bilsteins and Koni as well. You pay for what you get, you want cheap coilovers you get cheap coilovers.

It comes down to how much you want to spend and what you want from it.

I have KW V2's on my car!

[Yevvy]

Sounds like it should run nicely!

Bilstein PSS9s for me, with OEM 22mm FSB (already in place).

hey manaz, how are you finding pss9's? does damper adjustability work well?

[Manaz]

hey manaz, how are you finding pss9's? does damper adjustability work well?

They're about four weeks away (replacing the K-Sports).

For what it's worth, the adjustability on the K-Sports works well - I currently have them set at 24 clicks (out of 36) away from the hardest setting, and I'm fairly happy with them. 30 clicks was too soft, the car was a bit "wallowy" (if that's a word!). 18 clicks was just a fraction too harsh on Sydney's ****house roads.

The PSS9s are adjustable on the car, front and back. The K-Sports are adjustable on the front only (still on the car, just turn the adjustment knobs in the top of the shocks under the bonnet). KW v2s are adjustable front and back - the front on the car, the rears technically on the car (but you have to compress the shock to do it, so at the least you need the car up in the air).

From what I've been told, the KWs v2s are adjustable across a wider range than the PSS9s (ie the difference between hardest and softest is greater), but the PSS9s are monotube vs twin-tube for the KWs, and I rated the "on the car" adjustability higher (plus the PSS9s were cheaper for me the way I sourced them, which wasn't the deciding factor, but it was a nice bonus).

[dylan8]

No longer a 4x4!!

Just a taste...


Full write up and pics to come.

[Gravey]

Just a taste...


Full write up and pics to come.

w00t - how much of a drop did you end up with and how big are those wheels?

[dylan8]

w00t - how much of a drop did you end up with and how big are those wheels?

I actually forgot to measure it before and after. I had to swap the front suspension back in due to something not being quiet right and rubbing... (other then the sway bar) so rears have been wound back up (still looks bogan like im running no rears though haha)
Wheels are 18x8 with a 45 offset. that photo was also with no spare wheel and less then 1/4 tank of fuel