Just got my 2L back with Coilovers Today!

[gpk_gti]

king springs on a vw???? oh no mate,please dont!!! why dont you just chop your originals??

save your dosh and do it properly!

[D3bb4]

what's wrong with king springs? the chopping comment: implying that they're too harsh???

It's a 2L... and is alot of money for a uni student to "do it properly" and spend 2k

[DubSteve]

Get yourself a set of lowered springs ie from koni, H&R Bilstein and a good set of shocks I know how hard it is to do it as a uni student.

[The_Hawk]

Wait a little bit longer...

I have a set of coilovers from one of our site sponsers current on the way from German Car Performance in Germany:

http://www.germancarperformance.com/golf-3-vento-race-dynamic-coilover-kit-gold-p-1139.html

At AU$950 landed including a set of heavy duty mounts they are well priced. They are not dampening adjustable like the KW V2's, but then they are also a much cheaper option.

I should get them in a few weeks, then it will be *very* interesting to see how some how both I rate them (which is the important thing, at least for me) and how those with KW's rate them in comparison.

Another alternative which I have read lots of good things about is the SuperSport coils sold through Venom Motor Sports in the UK:

http://www.venommotorsport.com/

At around the same price (maybe a little less) they are a good looking product, something I was looking at until someone pointed out our sponsor who happily ships to Australia, as for Venom, I never got round to contacting them, since I got what I wanted elsewhere.

[gpk_gti]

have you ever been in a vw with king springs??? I owned one,and regret it.... lucky they were free ,but still it was a rough as dogs ............

so how much will the kings springs + shock set up cost you?? 500 - 700???

id rather not do it,wait or get a reputable brand springs which are progressive rate and wont fall out every time you jack the car up( and dont make you fillings fall out of your teeth!)

[D3bb4]

I could get the springs and shocks for a little under 500 through work (supercheap).

I basically want something that's firmer than standard. Looking to reduce body roll, etc. as i like to do the speed limit around corners...

atm, shocks are goners, so doing any sort of long corners, the car understeers too much... leans alot on front outside wheel = reduces cornering speed.

If coilovers are avaliable and they're decent/reputable for a budget... sold... setting dampness should only be fine tuning. I think alot of complaints about the G4's is mainly that the spring rates are so high, it doesn't really allow for tuning the suspension with dampness.