What did you do to your Polo today?

[TDIfan]

Thanks for the link and the feedback on the Powerflex and spring instal. :/

Have you changed the dampers to match the H&R springs? Anything noticeable with the Powerflex?

my bushes were already like $h!t when I got the car second handed
so yeah, happy with the new bushes
for the dampers, I'm still deciding which one to go with

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my bushes were already like $h!t when I got the car second handed
so yeah, happy with the new bushes
for the dampers, I'm still deciding which one to go with

cheers, good news on the bushes. Mine are OK, but if doing the coilovers, might do them at the same time.

According to Damian at DPM Performance (UK):

Something like the Bilstein B8 dampers are the best match for the H&R springs - Bilstein B8 Sprint Damper / Shock Absorber Kit Polo 9N 1.2, 1.4, 1.4TDi, GTi 1.8T, 1.9SDi, 1.9TDi 11/01> - £445.00 : The premier online mail order VAG suspension and performance specialists. We offer a wide range of all the best branded suspension an

[TDIfan]

cheers, good news on the bushes. Mine are OK, but if doing the coilovers, might do them at the same time.

According to Damian at DPM Performance (UK):

the B8 is one of my considerations
the other one is KONI FSD
both are pretty good, so hard to choose
read a lot about the B8 here
but don't see FSD being mentioned here quite often
any comments ?

[clicht]

found the online version of the elsa manual while searching online
pretty good manual, thought it's better to share it
ElsaWeb - VAG Audi

good find -- especially after I just ordered the disks

[seangti]

the B8 is one of my considerations
the other one is KONI FSD
both are pretty good, so hard to choose
read a lot about the B8 here
but don't see FSD being mentioned here quite often
any comments ?

Really splitting hairs between them. I think Anthony (vwindahouse) was running them which I drove his car, handles fantastic and great ride quality. I went bilstein cos the price difference was minimally more and from my research suggested most appropriate for my application, and that is splitting hairs to. I've always been a skeptic longevity of coil overs and their application for street driving, cheap or otherwise so decided to go with the best of the spring strut combo's. though my skepticism of coil overs has been unfounded so far with the forum members experience. When I had my Subaru, was a totally different story though with lots crapping themselves in 20k.

[sssstew]

what did i do on my polo today..... ummmm made a reader ride thread for my new number 2 :-

http://www.vwwatercooled.com/forums/f35/sssstews-2nd-polo-9n-gti-79738.html

so pleased to be back

[TDIfan]

How Polo 9N / 9N3 - polo9N.info
found another useful site with quite a lot of DIY instructions on our POLOs, not much on power mods though
but it gets handy if you like to muck around with your polo
the site is in Germany, but we have

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New Shoes

Kumho KU31's all round

[noone]

Nice. did you have a tyre pressure in mind?

[flashpixx]

will start @ 36 psi and go from there. waiting for them to cool to see what bjtm put in them.

[rgvlee]

Ah so you decided to go back and swap out the ku17s...

[flashpixx]

Ah so you decided to go back and swap out the ku17s...

No contest Lee. The 17's were OK but as soon ask you asked for some performance they gave up

[noone]

What did you do to your Polo today?

I find the 31's grip best with closer to 40 on the front, rears can be much lower. Nothing wrong with 36 for most driving

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I find the 31's grip best with closer to 40 on the front, rears can be much lower. Nothing wrong with 36 for most driving

Thanks. After a country run yesterday I agree. will up the fronts to 38 to see how it goes.

FWIW BJTM had the tyres between 37 and 41, all were different...

[noone]

Yeah, fitters do some odd things. I've heard of them inflating to 45psi all round, and some that were over 10psi off.

I check mine pretty frequently.