All Things Mk5 > Performance Modifications
Bushes, WALK & Coilover combos?
N8KOW:
Janner gonna have a look at this AST suspension and yes it is all relative.
Janner_Sy:
--- Quote from: N8KOW on December 10, 2013, 09:44:52 am ---Janner gonna have a look at this AST suspension and yes it is all relative.
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YOu have two options for springs. Either Linear or Progressive. the APR Golf has the progressive springs wheich are kinder for road work. The linear springs will handle better for track work, however will not be as kind on the road.
I prefer the Progressive ones, whereas SteveP for instance thought they were to soft for his car so had the linear springs fitted iirc, albeit his track car lol.
He did a bg review on his as well http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,34734.0.html
--- Quote ---Having previously had KW V3's, AP Coilovers and H&R Springs on stock dampers on my old Mk5/Mk6 GTI's and can 100% say the AST's beat these all hands down in the build quality, adjustably and out and out handling improvements these bring to the car.
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N8KOW:
Cheers Janner, a very good read and I will be seriously considering these when it gets to coilover time :happy2:
JC88:
Wow! Overwhelmed by the response and advice from you guys, got so much to go on but almost too much choice now!haha Think it's going to be my budget that decides tbh, is there a significant difference between the ride on monotubes vs twintubes? I understand how both work but is there a benefit of one over the other in ride or even with how theyre manufactured etc?
vRSAlex:
Monotubes don't aerate over a series of bumps. So they don't get stiffer and stiffer the more they work before they can recover. Most H&R twintube dampers are made by Koni. The monotube dampers use bilstein components.
The Bilstein B14 kit is stiffer then the H&R monotubes. So that's a factor if you want comfort.
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