MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: olirat on January 31, 2013, 08:16:02 pm
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Hi all..
I am thinking of getting the Gti a little lower to the tarmac, and would like any advice on best way to do this and what is best. Dont really have loads to spend as saving for a bloody wedding at moment and need some time with the car when back from tour.
Can you just change the springs or best to change the lot? Dont want to go crazy low as need to get over the speed bumps in my area! Seen some springs for sale on here. But be nice to having it a liitle lower. What is best for handling also as dont want to cause damage or ruin the ride.
Any help would be most grateful. Cheers Oli
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i am in the same boat as you mate so i opted for a set of FK ak street coilovers £193 delivered off ebay from venom motorsports, still waiting to put them on so cant say if i chose the right option, but atleast i can go as low as i want rather than just a set height that you get from springs alone
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alot of people go for the H&R springs , by the looks of things gives it a lovely drop not too low so you get probe. just enough to settle the wheels into the arches.
defo what im going for!
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Many thanks for quick replies..
How tricky are the coilovers and how they work? Can you change the height of them i take it. Prob to the change myself if can. Just bit confussed as to whats best.
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coilovers are easy to set up they are just a threaded strut so you just wind them down to your prefered height then lock them off
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Coilovers are good as in you can set the height just how you want , but I allways think its best to buy some with a bit of quality ie kw's or weiltec , if you want springs then eibach , h&r or koni sport I would recomend , they usually say -40mm is safe on factory dampers so any lower and your looking for uprated shortened dampers , if you want value then checkout fk , if you look at there website they were selling some with big discounts , I checked this week and for mk5 golf with -45mm drop they were £29 !!!!!8)
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Many thanks again all.. will do somebrowsing now have a good idea. Hope to buy on leave then then fit myself when back for good..
Most helpful you all have been,,, cheersss :happy2:
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Got H&R springs on mine which give a 30mm drop. That's a good amount for me as I also have some stupidly high speed bumps in my area.
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I have eibachs at the moment, lower 30mm, check my porsche wheels for sale in the for sale section and you can see what the drop is on the car :happy2:
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Coilovers are good as in you can set the height just how you want , but I allways think its best to buy some with a bit of quality ie kw's or weiltec , if you want springs then eibach , h&r or koni sport I would recomend , they usually say -40mm is safe on factory dampers so any lower and your looking for uprated shortened dampers , if you want value then checkout fk , if you look at there website they were selling some with big discounts , I checked this week and for mk5 golf with -45mm drop they were £29 !!!!!8)
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where did you see this mate couldnt find it myself?
olirat, cheers for making this thread mate im also a bit confused as to what to get
As all my mates have got colies im getting more pushed into those lol so i'll probably just go for them but then in takes more browsing to see which ones as price matters aswell
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Personally I went for springs first to make sure I was happy with going lower, now I am satisfied with it I bought coilovers :)
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If your not after massive lows I'd go for h&r springs for ride and looks.
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Well thank you all for your advice.
Been most helpful it has, been on my mind for ages! lol.. Believe its the springs I am going for now. Just have to wait till May so can get the time to do it. Want it now.. lol..
I am not after crazy low, and think its the best option, just want to shake off the factory stance!
Glad its helped you also BM_99, lol..
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If your not after massive lows I'd go for h&r springs for ride and looks.
X2
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Sent you a "pm" :happy2:
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Recently just did this.
1) Cheapest, effective way to do it is with a decent set of springs Eibach or H&R . Both will lower it enough to improve handling but with out going so low that you have issues driving around town. £160
2) Coilovers allow the ability to set the car up to a particular ride hight but to get one that gives you a decent ride as well, you need to pay decent money. The cheap kits wont do it. £800+
3) If you want the best improvement in handling over a huge height drop, go for a decent set of uprated shocks with matching springs. £500
I went for the Eibach sport line springs and the ride is just low enough to fill the arches perfectly, handling is amazing and the ride quality is almost exactly the same as OEM.
Also look at getting a SuperPro ALK fitted at the same time, I did both and it was like getting back a different car.
Low Enough for me
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fv61%2Fmajinvash%2FIMG_4718_zps21491bf6.jpg&hash=cf84a2944d85cabbd4b3f10cc0e85c8cdf3ded41)
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Hi all..
I am thinking of getting the Gti a little lower to the tarmac, and would like any advice on best way to do this and what is best. Dont really have loads to spend as saving for a bloody wedding at moment and need some time with the car when back from tour.
Can you just change the springs or best to change the lot? Dont want to go crazy low as need to get over the speed bumps in my area! Seen some springs for sale on here. But be nice to having it a liitle lower. What is best for handling also as dont want to cause damage or ruin the ride.
Any help would be most grateful. Cheers Oli
Eibach Pro kit :happy2:
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Recently just did this.
1) Cheapest, effective way to do it is with a decent set of springs Eibach or H&R . Both will lower it enough to improve handling but with out going so low that you have issues driving around town. £160
2) Coilovers allow the ability to set the car up to a particular ride hight but to get one that gives you a decent ride as well, you need to pay decent money. The cheap kits wont do it. £800+
3) If you want the best improvement in handling over a huge height drop, go for a decent set of uprated shocks with matching springs. £500
I went for the Eibach sport line springs and the ride is just low enough to fill the arches perfectly, handling is amazing and the ride quality is almost exactly the same as OEM.
Also look at getting a SuperPro ALK fitted at the same time, I did both and it was like getting back a different car.
Low Enough for me
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fv61%2Fmajinvash%2FIMG_4718_zps21491bf6.jpg&hash=cf84a2944d85cabbd4b3f10cc0e85c8cdf3ded41)
totally agree with all this ....what drop did the eibachs give you , im looking to drop a tdi golf wagon so its quite high but didn't want to go too low plus I'm on 16" atlantas and didn't want to change these or dampers
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I have H&Rs on mine and they are great, soon to come off as iv got some KW coilovers going on! :happy2:
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I didn't measure the before or after drop to be honest.
But looking at the car it doesn't look slammed but it does look like the wheels are perfectly filling the arches.
I would guess about 20mm drop all round and they had settled when that picture was taken.
You should end up with about the same look as your standard springs are much longer to start with, so your drop would in theory be more but end up the same as mine.
Mat
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What does the anti-lift kit do?
I am looking at getting coilovers for my MK5 GTi, pretty much decided on FK Streetsports as they're not too expensive. Unless anybody recommends that I don't do that...
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn-aWUFKY98 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn-aWUFKY98)
Whiteline explaining it... but I went for the SuperPro version
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What does the anti-lift kit do?
I am looking at getting coilovers for my MK5 GTi, pretty much decided on FK Streetsports as they're not too expensive. Unless anybody recommends that I don't do that...
i got a set of these and cant fault them in any way
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What does the anti-lift kit do?
I am looking at getting coilovers for my MK5 GTi, pretty much decided on FK Streetsports as they're not too expensive. Unless anybody recommends that I don't do that...
i got a set of these and cant fault them in any way
Thanks, I have no experience of lowering any car so it's all kinda new to me.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn-aWUFKY98 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn-aWUFKY98)
Whiteline explaining it... but I went for the SuperPro version
God this is all waaaay over my head, I wouldn't know what to buy. There are so many options on SuperPro's website. I haven't a clue...hah