Which lowering springs. Eibach or H&R
Which lowering springs. Eibach or H&R
Eibach or h&r springs on polo gti ?
Which is the better choice ?
Which is the better choice ?
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Re: Which lowering springs. Eibach or H&R
I have eibach springs fitted to my gti and the ride is better than standard (6c gti)
Re: Which lowering springs. Eibach or H&R
Any pics so i can see the height?
H&r do a lower ride height than eibach
H&r do a lower ride height than eibach
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This is with the eibach springs fitted. It's a subtle drop and is about right imho.
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Re: Which lowering springs. Eibach or H&R
The rear looks so much better. By how much did it lower by? Did you purchase a standard kit or a specific type for the height?
Any problems with speed bumps, kerbs, pot holes etc....
Any problems with speed bumps, kerbs, pot holes etc....
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Re: Which lowering springs. Eibach or H&R
Think eibach only do one drop height for the polo gti and it's around 25mm
I've not had any problems with rubbing or Kerbs.
I didn't want to go to low on the rear as it starts to push the wheel forward and just makes it look broken imho
I've not had any problems with rubbing or Kerbs.
I didn't want to go to low on the rear as it starts to push the wheel forward and just makes it look broken imho
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Does look better than standard, and probably not as rough a ride as the h&r ones but i do like the lower look
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Re: Which lowering springs. Eibach or H&R
I agree does look better than standard.
Where may I ask did you get the springs from? VW and how did you get them fitted, independent garage or at VW?
I presume although you've had them fitted to your GTI they will also fit a 6c TSI?
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Re: Which lowering springs. Eibach or H&R
I got them from a site called autodoc.co.uk (they were the cheapest around) and got a local garage to fit them.
You will struggle to get vw to fit them.
There is a part for lowering springs from vw but they can sometimes be a bit of pain to find.
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Re: Which lowering springs. Eibach or H&R
No. vw do lowering springs (well they used to) but it's difficult to find the part number. They won't be listed under your vin number
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You can still get them. They are called vw racingline. But ive heard the ride is terrible and they cost a lot more than eibach or h&rs
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I used Eibach and H&R, with H&R the car was very short and nice but it bounced all the time my car is a 6R Blue GT. After a week of use, Mount Eibach again as the car worked really badly. I bought H&R 35 / 55mm. I sincerely recommend eibach
Eibach:
H&R
Sorry for my english
Eibach:
H&R
Sorry for my english
Re: Which lowering springs. Eibach or H&R
Looks good
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