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All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: strapper on March 30, 2010, 06:09:42 pm

Title: fk lowering springs
Post by: strapper on March 30, 2010, 06:09:42 pm

Anybody running FK high tech lowering springs? Just looking for some feed back on them and pics of them fitted?

Title: Re: fk lowering springs
Post by: strapper on March 31, 2010, 06:11:29 pm

anyone? :ashamed:

Title: Re: fk lowering springs
Post by: Toast on March 31, 2010, 06:25:26 pm

H+R's enough said Bufty :booty:

Title: Re: fk lowering springs
Post by: strapper on March 31, 2010, 06:46:41 pm

YES YES :P

Just being inquizitive(sp) :ashamed: :signLOL:

Title: Re: fk lowering springs
Post by: Toast on March 31, 2010, 08:14:06 pm

FEART :booty: :booty:  Just get it done along with the brakes,ch's,zaust and Map :party: :innocent:

Title: Re: fk lowering springs
Post by: PDT on March 31, 2010, 08:32:03 pm

After being in the modifying industy for many years and seeing cars go out of the workshop with new parts on and then back in a year later for a service I can honestly say I wouldnt ever fit FK components again due to their very poor quality and durability.

Look at Eibach and H&R if you dont want to be looking at crusty old rusty wire within 6 months.

Title: Re: fk lowering springs
Post by: Garth on April 09, 2010, 12:17:38 pm

I would't lower my car on springs only without testing the ride first. I have had 2 cars lowered on springs only and the ride was terrible (PI springs on an Ibiza GTI and an Impreza on Jamex springs). My brother had a Nova lowered on Spax springs and it was awful as well.

Many people on here rave about H&R and Eibach springs but I'm still not convinced the ride will be any good lowered on springs alone. I'm welcome to be proved wrong if anyone in Leeds has a GTI lowered springs only and wants to take me for a drive though.

Don't get springs without testing the ride first is my opinion and don't listen to people saying 'it will be fine' either as what is fine to some may not be to you! A lot of people who lower their car won't admit to the ride being ruined because they're trying to kid themselves into believing they didn't make a big mistake! I have no problem admitting when I mod I have made was bad, but I am in the minority.

Title: Re: fk lowering springs
Post by: mattyw on April 09, 2010, 12:41:09 pm

i'm thinking about fitting h&r springs, can anyone recomend a damper to go with them,i know h&r do a kit but its over £600