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    PSS9 vs KW V1

    Guys,

    Does anyone have any experience with the Bilstein PSS9 coilover setup and if you do, any comparisons with the KW V1s?

    From what I understand, the PSS9s are damping adjustable as well as height adjustable compared to the V1s which are only height adjustable.

    Looking for something a bit more track orientated as the V1s are pretty soft on the limit.
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    I have PSS9s on my Polo which is used almost exclusively as a track car these days.

    They are height adjustable with the appropriate tools (as are most coilovers), and they are damping adjustable with a simple dial on the bottom of each unit. The adjustment ranges from 'very firm' to 'springs made of concrete'.

    I leave them set to the firmest setting pretty much all the time - although changing the damping rate is very easy (takes no more than 30 seconds per corner) I have gotten so used to the hard setting that I just leave the car that way even for non-track driving. I don't know enough about suspension setup to fiddle with the damping rates to suit a particular track but a smarter person than I might find benefit in setting the suspension to suit the circuit.

    I can't make any comparisons with the KW V1s though - I went straight from the stock suspension to the PSS9s when I bought the car.

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    • #3
      Do it

      Genuine Bilstein PSS9 Suspension Kit VW GOLF POLO GTI | eBay

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      • #4
        Nice toys, anyone know who's it was?

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        • #5
          Wow, that's so cheap

          If my struts were still stock, I'd be buying them

          Edit: bugger it - I'm going for them
          Thanks VWindahouse
          Last edited by kaanage; 16-11-2012, 10:28 AM.
          Resident grumpy old fart
          VW - Metallic Paint, Radial Tyres, Laminated Windscreen, Electric Windows, VW Alloy Wheels, Variable Geometry Exhaust Driven Supercharger, Direct Unit Fuel Injection, Adiabatic Ignition, MacPherson Struts front, Torsion Beam rear, Coil Springs, Hydraulic Dampers, Front Anti-Roll Bar, Disc Brakes, Bosch ECU, ABS

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          • #6
            I'm chasing the sellers rear brake rotors and pads, no one else chase
            Track Car: 06 Polo GTI Red Devil mkII
            Daily: 2010 VW Jetta Highline
            Gone but not forgotten: 08 Polo GTI
            ** All information I provide is probably incorrect until validated by someone else **

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            • #7
              PSS9 vs KW V1

              I noticed that the ad says pss9 golf polo in the title. Would these fit into a MK5 Golf by any chance?

              2007 Golf MKV 2.0 TDI DSG               | CustomCode Phase1 ECU + DSG | aFe Stage 2 | SprintBooster | KW Variant 3 | 19" Breyton GTS-R | GTI Side Skirts | GTI Front Bar | GTI Shifter

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              • #8
                No, the Golf it would suit would be a MkIV
                Resident grumpy old fart
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                • #9
                  PSS9 vs KW V1

                  Coolio. Thanks. Now buy those things.

                  2007 Golf MKV 2.0 TDI DSG                   | CustomCode Phase1 ECU + DSG | aFe Stage 2 | SprintBooster | KW Variant 3 | 19" Breyton GTS-R | GTI Side Skirts | GTI Front Bar | GTI Shifter

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by noone View Post
                    Nice toys, anyone know who's it was?
                    Maybe it was this one (still don't know who owned it...yet)
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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by kaanage View Post
                      Wow, that's so cheap

                      If my struts were still stock, I'd be buying them

                      Edit: bugger it - I'm going for them
                      Thanks VWindahouse
                      Lol, go you good thing

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by VWindahouse View Post
                        Lol, go you good thing
                        Noooooooooo, I had my eye on these haha

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by jasonc23 View Post
                          Noooooooooo, I had my eye on these haha
                          Oh çrap You should have posted that in the OP
                          If you really want them, I'll sell them to you for the purchase price...
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                          • #14
                            Well they're still up for grabs...was that you that placed the bid on them? I smell a bidding war...

                            FYI the seller told me they don't come with the adjusting spanners

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                            • #15
                              Yes they came from the Evolve car. That's Alfi's old GTI. He is now Time Attack man!

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