MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Technical Workshop => Topic started by: Ducky76 on July 30, 2013, 10:36:00 am

Title: Jom coilovers 2 low ?
Post by: Ducky76 on July 30, 2013, 10:36:00 am

Hi I be just bought some jom coil overs and now wishing Ide spent 3 times as much , well I've fitted them and the fronts are as high as they can go and I can still only just fit my fingers up 2 the knuckle in the arch gap on 19 thou , but I've had 2 do the arch mod 2 stop rubbing they're so low?!?! Anyone else got this problem??
Cheers andy

Title: Re: Jom coilovers 2 low ?
Post by: VWPalmer on July 30, 2013, 11:02:11 am

First I've ever heard of this with jom's. Out of all the cheap coilovers there are normally the ones that wont go low at all, I ran a set on my gti for a couple of weeks while I waited for my new coilovers after the air ride and they were almost wound all the way down and had a coil cut off them and they weren't really low.

Do you have any pics of them fitted? like the strut itself not the whole car?

Title: Re: Jom coilovers 2 low ?
Post by: Ducky76 on July 30, 2013, 12:32:10 pm

No no pics , but the collar is wound right 2 the top and I've 15 mm gat but can wind down 80mm ?  It would be low as hell  :confused:

Title: Re: Jom coilovers 2 low ?
Post by: VWPalmer on July 30, 2013, 05:45:25 pm

Sounds odd, my mate had these same coilovers on his jetta and his wouldn't go low enough to tuck tire on 19's. I don't know what else to suggest without seeing pics.

Title: Re: Jom coilovers 2 low ?
Post by: Ducky76 on September 20, 2013, 08:39:57 pm

Better late than never

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Title: Re: Jom coilovers 2 low ?
Post by: CJS-90 on September 25, 2013, 09:36:33 am

Surely you wanted coilovers for going lower though!?

Title: Re: Jom coilovers 2 low ?
Post by: Ducky76 on September 25, 2013, 10:47:31 pm

Lower than my ebach sport lines but not rubbing and bouncy , it's on 18 s now standard set up and rubbing and I can only go lower !!?? I've rang awsome with the spring number they have 2 be wrong that's the only answer I think 2 my mind   :confused:

Title: Re: Re: Jom coilovers 2 low ?
Post by: benj1989 on September 25, 2013, 11:43:18 pm

Sure there fitted properly?

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Title: Re: Jom coilovers 2 low ?
Post by: Ducky76 on September 26, 2013, 07:38:00 pm

The shocks  look fitted correct 2 me but I'm no mechanic they look dearer right in the wishbone bit and top mount looks right 2 me !?  I've been in touch with awsome where I got the kit from and the springs have the  correct code on them so I've taken several photos and sent them they are going 2 talk 2 Jom and get back 2 me