MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Performance Modifications => Topic started by: Neiltdi on August 22, 2012, 09:15:16 pm

Title: Do you need different shocks when fitting lowering springs
Post by: Neiltdi on August 22, 2012, 09:15:16 pm

As the title really gonna buy my springs on friday just wondering if i need different shocks aswell ?

Title: Re: Do you need different shocks when fitting lowering springs
Post by: Neiltdi on August 23, 2012, 10:10:41 am

Anybody? 9 views no posts?

Title: Re: Do you need different shocks when fitting lowering springs
Post by: Deacon on August 23, 2012, 10:15:04 am

Unless your shocks are past it you should be fine. Lower springs may make your original shocks wear a little more than stock springs.

Title: Re: Do you need different shocks when fitting lowering springs
Post by: pitsirikas on August 23, 2012, 10:32:32 am

Yes.

You'll need different shock absorber.

The pistons of the stock absorbers will be lowered too and so they will not work properly.

Title: Re: Do you need different shocks when fitting lowering springs
Post by: the bruce on August 25, 2012, 04:00:55 pm

Damping needs to be matched to spring rate.

If aftermarket springs are similar in spring rate to stock ones they will still work
properly with stock dampers. Unfortunately most aftermarket springs are stiffer.

The only aftermarket spring that still work fine with (near new) stock GTI dampers
are Volkswagen Zubehör/Driver Gear, Volkswagen Racing and Eibach Pro (European
only, not US).

Keep in mind even these work better with uprated dampers (Bilstein B6, Koni Yellow,
Öhlins) though.