Another suspension thread.

[MKIVF]

Hello all!

I have a 2007 Polo Match (Tiptronic).

I've just replaced the standard tyres and wheels for good condition golf gti rims with Toyo Proxes 4 tyres. I have already noticed an increase in grip, but am still left with a lot of nasty body roll. Furthermore, there is a terrible gap between tyres and guards.

Now, if I still had the ss, I would have no qualms doing a ryobi job (ie, chop the springs) to make it sit on it's guts, but considering this is a new car and I value my life, I would like a good set of springs.

The two issues I have are the following:

1) The car is tiptronic 1.6l, meaning there is a little more weight over the front end then a manual 1.6l. I am having trouble finding good spring manufacturers that make a spring for my application.
2) I don't know how low I can go with the stock shock absorbers. Theoretically, I would love to bring the car down to the lowest possible legal height, but I have a feeling I will need to change shock absorbers so the back springs don't pop out

Any help appreciated.

[572]

A couple of manufacturers make springs for the different front axle weights. The Koni's I was looking to get in for Justin's (celestine) Polo did, H & R do as well from memory.

Jon

[Bubu]

Try speaking with Allsprings in Moorebank, they make springs as low as you want.

I had a set in my Charade G102 and the car was lowered just below legal limit of 100mm. I had the car running like that for about 2 years without needing to change shocks.

The only problem I found was that they were not smooth enough for Sydney roads unless you had a few passengers in the car to add weight. The Charade is a light car and the springs worked better when there was some weight on them.

They were cheap too at around $300 for the set of 4 without fitting.

[MKIVF]

I know that Kmac offer a similar service, but was wondering if I could find something that's been put through the tests and scrutiny. I've had eibachs before and they were fantastic.

I looked at H&R - n00b question - has my car got a front axle weight over or below 830kg? Keeping in mind it is a 1.6l with the tiptronic.... hmmm

[gpk_gti]

make sure the coils you get are of the type that dont fall out when you jack the car up(progressive rate ?).cheaper brands(without naming names) dont have that ability.
choose a brand like H&R,KW or eibach for example,which dont have that problem.

h&r australia - 0294363668

kw aust- contact bug_racer here

[MKIVF]

Thanks for that gpk!

It looks like 35mm is a decent drop that won't sacrifice ride or the suspension geometry of my car.

Another question - will changing my stock shocks over to polo gti items be worth the effort and expense?

[gpk_gti]

stock shocks from which model to a polo gti???ahh I get it....

is that new gti items???

[Timbo]

There's a few people who have swapped out stock Polo GTI spring and shocks for Eibechs, Konis and others. Getting a set of those, while not giving you the full drop you are after, might be a good way of getting at least some semblance of a tuned set-up.

[James]

sorry if this is a stupid question but where do you guys buy these brand of springs from,

im in sydney and just looking to get better springs in the near future.

eg.

Eibachs
H&R's
Konis

thanks

[gpk_gti]

H&R is as I typed above..KW can be sourced from bug_racer here and the others im sure someone here knows!

[fuzion]

KW & Weitec from Dragan @ Inmotive on dragan@inmotive.com.au (Aus Wide Delivery) or as mentioned contact bug_racer here too (Seb)

H&R from Milan @ TCCA details mentioned, Aus Delivery too im sure.

If your going to only do Springs as mentioned; KW, Weitec, H&R, Eibachs

Dont go to Allsprings for a Euro Car, i know that place well and they do great springs but as anyone who has suspension in their car already here couldnt recommend more getting euro suspension for a euro car!

[James]

thanks guys very helpful