MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: WhiteGTI on December 03, 2008, 11:30:57 am
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Right....
My knowledge of suspension is shocking, so please bear with me!
Can't really afford coilovers, so it rules them out unfortunately.
I want to make the stance of the car better, hence why I want to lower it. So Im only really going for aesthetics!
What are decent springs to go for, and what is the suggested lowering amount? I don't want to be scraping the front splitter everywhere I go, however I want the gap between the tyre and the arch minimised as much as possible!
By lowering the car, how will the standard shocks cope? (I don't plan to change these)
By lowering the car, will it adversely affect handling? Im guessing that its only really going to improve body roll...
Thanks all, really appreciate it!
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i am on with mine at the mo :laugh: we are doing the same things and i am also doing the anti lift kit :wink: and will be putting on eibach pro springs
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I am honestly not trying to copy you!!!!!!!! :innocent: :innocent:
Thanks again for that advice, I'll have a butchers at the eibachs later on!
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I am honestly not trying to copy you!!!!!!!! :innocent: :innocent:
Thanks again for that advice, I'll have a butchers at the eibachs later on!
the pro kit will give you 15mm and the sportline give about 30mm but as i go on a few track days 15mm would be perfect for me
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I have the Eibach's too :happy2:
Really happy with them as it hasn't seemed to have compromised the ride and the car is flatter through the twisty's! :party:
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I have the Eibach's too :happy2:
Really happy with them as it hasn't seemed to have compromised the ride and the car is flatter through the twisty's! :party:
Have you just upgraded the springs, no aftermarket shocks?
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I have the Eibach's too :happy2:
Really happy with them as it hasn't seemed to have compromised the ride and the car is flatter through the twisty's! :party:
Have you just upgraded the springs, no aftermarket shocks?
No just springs for now. Im the same as you, can't afford Coilies at the minute. :wink:
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Cheers Nath! Really appreciate your reply! :happy2:
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Just Eibachs here also :happy2:, find them great not quite as firm as H&R.
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Rob & Greenouse - have you gone for the pro kit as opposed to the sportline?
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Sportline
Im pretty sure only Sportline is listed for the GTI anyway. That was according to Awesome when I ordered :happy2:
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Sportlines here, I think you can order both Pro and Sportline, Red has the Pro Kit.
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You may be right Rob, but when I ordered they said they'd checked with Eibach themselves and it was all that was available? be interested to find out if this were true or not..............
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Arrr think they have stopped the Pro Kit -
Golf V (1K)
Pro-Kit (Performance Fahrwerksfedern/Performance Springs)
Pro-Kit Volkswagen Golf V (1K) 1.4, 1.6, 1.6 FSI 10.03 - E10-85-014-05-22
Pro-Kit Volkswagen Golf V (1K) 1.4TSI, 1.6, 1.6 FSI Automatik, 2.0 FSI, 1.9 TDI 10.03 - E10-85-014-06-22
1.4TSI, 1.6, 1.6 FSI automatic gear box, 2.0 FSI, 1.9 TDI
Pro-Kit Volkswagen Golf V (1K) 1.9 TDI DSG, 2.0 TDI, 2.0 TDI DSG 10.03 - E10-85-014-07-22
Pro-Kit Volkswagen Golf V (1K) 2.0 FSI 4Motion, 1.9 TDI 4Motion, 2.0 TDI 4Motion 08.04 - E10-85-014-16-22
Sportline (Sport Fahrwerksfedern/Sport Springs)
Sportline Volkswagen Golf V (1K) 1.4, 1.6, 1.6 FSI, 2.0 FSI 10.03 - E20-85-014-01-22
Sportline Volkswagen Golf V (1K) 2.0 FSI, 1.9 TDI, 1.9 TDI DSG, 2.0 SDI, 2.0 TDI, 2.0 TDI DSG 10.03 - E20-85-014-02-22
Sportline Volkswagen Golf V (1K) GT 1.4 TSI 11.05 - E20-85-014-01-22
Sportline Volkswagen Golf V (1K) GT 1.4TSI DSG, GTI 2.0 TFSI, GTI 2.0 TFSI Edition 30, GTI 2.0 TFSI DSG, GTI 2.0 TFSI DSG Edition 30, GT 2.0 TDI, GT 2.0 TDI DSG 10.04 - E20-85-014-02-22
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:happy2: :wink:
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going to call Andy at awesome and have a chat about springs then and how are you guys finding the sportlines? i want the ride to be firmer at flatter around a track
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going to call Andy at awesome and have a chat about springs then and how are you guys finding the sportlines? i want the ride to be firmer at flatter around a track
No probs at all with mine Matt, really pleased with them as the comfort (if you can call it that) is almost identical :happy2:
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going to call Andy at awesome and have a chat about springs then and how are you guys finding the sportlines? i want the ride to be firmer at flatter around a track
No probs at all with mine Matt, really pleased with them as the comfort (if you can call it that) is almost identical :happy2:
i am fitting the anti lift kit aswell so it should be a little better i hope
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Ok, so apart from Eibach, what other manufacturers are worth considering? Just looking at a couple of Golf tuning websites, I can spot:
Koni
Neuspeed
Spax
Apex
Anyone got experience / comparison of these?
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Ok, so apart from Eibach, what other manufacturers are worth considering? Just looking at a couple of Golf tuning websites, I can spot:
Koni
Neuspeed
Spax
Apex
Anyone got experience / comparison of these?
just spoke to awesome and they said eibach sportline springs as they work the best with stock shocks so my order has gone in :smiley:
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Ok, so apart from Eibach, what other manufacturers are worth considering? Just looking at a couple of Golf tuning websites, I can spot:
Koni
Neuspeed
Spax
Apex
Anyone got experience / comparison of these?
just spoke to awesome and they said eibach sportline springs as they work the best with stock shocks so my order has gone in :smiley:
Oh interesting! Do you plan to change your shocks at a later point Mat?
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Ok, so apart from Eibach, what other manufacturers are worth considering? Just looking at a couple of Golf tuning websites, I can spot:
Koni
Neuspeed
Spax
Apex
Anyone got experience / comparison of these?
just spoke to awesome and they said eibach sportline springs as they work the best with stock shocks so my order has gone in :smiley:
Oh interesting! Do you plan to change your shocks at a later point Mat?
no but if these are crap and not stiffer they are going back or getting sold :laugh:
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The H&R springs are suppost to do the job very well. Neg has them on his car but in conjunction with Koni FSD's and they look the bollocks. Cant imagine there would be too much difference with standard shocks :happy2:
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The H&R springs are suppost to do the job very well. Neg has them on his car but in conjunction with Koni FSD's and they look the bollocks. Cant imagine there would be too much difference with standard shocks :happy2:
http://www.europerformance.co.uk/pages/products/category_results.mhtml?category=hrgoldsprings&car=vwgolf5&manufacturer=hr&sub_category=1
:surprised: :surprised: :surprised: :surprised: :surprised: :surprised: fook me these ones are not cheap and could you imagine telling the insurance about them :laugh:
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The H&R springs are suppost to do the job very well. Neg has them on his car but in conjunction with Koni FSD's and they look the bollocks. Cant imagine there would be too much difference with standard shocks :happy2:
http://www.europerformance.co.uk/pages/products/category_results.mhtml?category=hrgoldsprings&car=vwgolf5&manufacturer=hr&sub_category=1
:surprised: :surprised: :surprised: :surprised: :surprised: :surprised: fook me these ones are not cheap and could you imagine telling the insurance about them :laugh:
They are ridiculous. Why would anyone want to put those on their car?? :confused:
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what have you paid at awesome, are they fitting aswell, ive found mine have sagged a bit, as i need to roll onto two small pieces of wood so i can get the troolley jack under. not bothered as it looks better dropped
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i got them to price match some i found for £99 :wink:
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i got them to price match some i found for £99 :wink:
I don't like you anymore Mat :P
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i got them to price match some i found for £99 :wink:
I don't like you anymore Mat :P
:P you have haggle :wink: and i am passing saving on to forum members aswell and only forum members :happy2:
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I tried, but clearly they wern't biting a few months back :grin:
Fair play to you, that is a good price :wink:
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Its not a bad price :P
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Its not a bad price :P
i could have got them cheaper but could not be arsed as i get good trade prices form most places :P
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As someone posted earlier, I've got Eibach Pro-Kit (and KoniFSD's to be hopefully replaced but Nathan has first dibs on the new replacement FSD's).
VWR have just told me they can fit my KW coilovers 6th January, so that's when I'll also have some Eibach Pro-Kit springs for sale - They'll have done about 55k miles.
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not too sure if this is on topic but i've just had 20mm KW's fitted and seen no drop at all :sad: wish i'd have gone for the sportline kit now. ho well.
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not too sure if this is on topic but i've just had 20mm KW's fitted and seen no drop at all :sad: wish i'd have gone for the sportline kit now. ho well.
....I'm not up to speed on this whole thread, but have you spoken to the suppliers? Or KW UK? - I expect they will advise all they can to help you.
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not too sure if this is on topic but i've just had 20mm KW's fitted and seen no drop at all :sad: wish i'd have gone for the sportline kit now. ho well.
how long ago were they fitted, they may bed in alot. :smiley: