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All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Gary ED30 on October 02, 2013, 12:53:11 pm

Title: Lowering springs
Post by: Gary ED30 on October 02, 2013, 12:53:11 pm

Best lowering springs for a edition 30? Looks and comfort! Cheers

Title: Re: Lowering springs
Post by: G40will on October 02, 2013, 01:24:55 pm

If you do a search you'll find that most people rate the eibach's or the h&r springs.

Title: Re: Lowering springs
Post by: Gary ED30 on October 02, 2013, 02:17:53 pm

Thanks! Do you get different heights of the eibachs?

Title: Re: Lowering springs
Post by: M7AXB on October 02, 2013, 02:38:23 pm

I've got sportlines on mines and it sits perfect, not too harsh wither :smiley:

Will get a picture up for you  :happy2:

Title: Re: Lowering springs
Post by: Gary ED30 on October 02, 2013, 02:49:10 pm

Thanks a lot :)

Title: Re: Lowering springs
Post by: itismebigd on October 02, 2013, 04:13:45 pm

Hi im running H&R at the moment have had them on the car for about 7 months now and they are awesome springs, lowerd about 30mm on the gti is plenty negotiates speed humps without slowing too a crawl and even the wife commented on how nicer the car runs compaired to standard springs,now thats gotta be a first lmao,hope this helps

Dougie :happy2:

Title: Re: Lowering springs
Post by: M7AXB on October 02, 2013, 05:29:42 pm

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Faf118%2Fmaximillion1990gti%2F1F838A52-C25C-44D1-835E-3F91C9A5342E-251-0000000FEDB22241_zpsf869b194.jpg&hash=0f74bfe27beedf18599bdd53a115b0bb98c4e060)

Not the best of pics but, you get the idea :happy2:

Title: Re: Lowering springs
Post by: ROH ECHT on October 03, 2013, 08:38:12 am

I've run both Eibach sportlines and H&R supersports. They are nearly identical. Sportlines were more comfy and handled just as well as the SS's. Drop was also nearly identical, but the H&R front drop was just about 1/8" lower.

Eibach SL's

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1205.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fbb434%2Frohecht%2F0221024x867.jpg&hash=d0392c5e1493ad76c4b2c5d9aeda2e5feaf09d0f) (http://s1205.photobucket.com/user/rohecht/media/0221024x867.jpg.html)

H&R SS's

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1205.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fbb434%2Frohecht%2FLower004.jpg&hash=504cc1453301b970e6fd7f719b4975046069686a) (http://s1205.photobucket.com/user/rohecht/media/Lower004.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Lowering springs
Post by: Gary ED30 on October 03, 2013, 11:58:35 am

Will they put a edition 30 to the same height? That height looks perfect :)

Title: Re: Lowering springs
Post by: ROH ECHT on October 05, 2013, 05:43:11 am

They should be the same height...yes. There is no separate spec for GTI and ED 30. http://www.hrsprings.com/application/search/results/38/649/2007