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put on the H&R spings today with me mate the back springs took 10 minutes to do and the front springs omg they was a pita to do but in the end they are soooo worth it made a big differences in handling me and my mate couldnt get over how much better it is on the corners couldnt be happier
What weather shields are those if you dont mind me asking man?
Just trying to meet you half way. What you say, have a run around SMSP??
I did wakefield earlier this year, plus would coincide with work in southern NSW so spend the week down here. But yeah, long way to drive for an afternoon of more driving
Track Car: 06 Polo GTI Red Devil mkII Daily: 2010 VW Jetta Highline Gone but not forgotten: 08 Polo GTI
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[IMG]put on the H&R spings today with me mate the back springs took 10 minutes to do and the front springs omg they was a pita to do but in the end they are soooo worth it made a big differences in handling me and my mate couldnt get over how much better it is on the corners couldnt be happier
Just wait till he puts decent struts in, world of difference, no comparison. The lowered springs with standard struts don't actually improve grip, actually makes it more unsettled on anything other than smooth tarmac, but if he's happy and feels it's better, that's a win.
Track Car: 06 Polo GTI Red Devil mkII Daily: 2010 VW Jetta Highline Gone but not forgotten: 08 Polo GTI
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Then add front and rear swaybars.... , upgraded front control arm bushes and rear beam lock bushes....
The control arm and beam lock bushes made the biggest difference for me. More so than the shocks/springs
Then again, I actually bought the car with front and and rear sway bars already fitted, so can't comment on the difference they make. In my mind, POG's have brilliant balance and don't understeer....
what shocks would be better koni sports or bilstein B8's looking for smoothness
I'm very happy with the bilsteins. What springs did your mate/you put in? H&R have 2 kinds, the super lows and lows. I have the super lows, I think that's a 50-60mm lowering from standard, but don't quote me on that, and whilst the ride is very good, on bigger bumps, country B and C roads, at pace they can reach full travel. The H&R coilovers in the other car provide a better ride on the bigger bumps due to increased travel and control. But at highway pace and running through the suburbs (or race track), it's brilliant.
My red polo had Koni's in it years ago from the previous owner, and it handled and rode very well too.
For smoothness, don't run the super low spring and either the koni or bilstein will be sweet. The koni has adjustability and usually/used to be cheaper than bilstein. I'd imagine anyone would be chuffed with either.
Track Car: 06 Polo GTI Red Devil mkII Daily: 2010 VW Jetta Highline Gone but not forgotten: 08 Polo GTI
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im the one with the springs my mate just helped me put them in my car hehe he has a polo aswell i got the H&R 30/35 springs and i can get the bilsteins for alittle cheaper. my car right now is starting to get little bouncy with the stock shocks
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im the one with the springs my mate just helped me put them in my car hehe he has a polo aswell i got the H&R 30/35 springs and i can get the bilsteins for alittle cheaper. my car right now is starting to get little bouncy with the stock shocks
Yup, it's awful with stock struts. Can't go wrong with bilsteins.
Track Car: 06 Polo GTI Red Devil mkII Daily: 2010 VW Jetta Highline Gone but not forgotten: 08 Polo GTI
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hehehe off with the manifold to paint it and fit the new intake spacer so so easy to take off and my ports and valves are spotless and i have a bad injector seal the injector slides in and out loose as have to finsh it later damm rain
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Cool mate! I picked up my spacer today from Gav as well so will have that in tomorrow.
Today I recovered my hood lining. Only took a few hours, and looks a lot better now. Was starting to sag in a lot of spots and parachuting on the highway with the windows down.
hehehe off with the manifold to paint it and fit the new intake spacer so so easy to take off and my ports and valves are spotless and i have a bad injector seal the injector slides in and out loose as have to finsh it later damm rain
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