Coilovers.....which ones and where from?

tegwin · Post by **tegwin** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 1:59 pm

Im toying with the idea of getting some coilovers for my GTI...

However, I dont want to drop the car very low 20mm or so....I want the coilies for handling improvements not bragging rights...

So what are decent setups that will improve handling?

Where is the best source?

chrischap2003 · Post by **chrischap2003** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 2:05 pm

Ideally you would want to look at coils with adjustable dampening aswell then if you are wanting to stiffen up your ride for better handling.

Couldnt tell you the best brands though, but for that sort of set up i think you will be looking at at least Â£600.

Silky V · Post by **Silky V** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 2:06 pm

KW, H&R and Bilstein.

LiverpoloGTi · Post by **LiverpoloGTi** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 7:45 pm

I talked about coilover brands recently with the guys at Awesome GTI, I told them I didnt want any cheap crap and also didnt want to pay any premium prices. They said that FK make good coilovers at a reasonable price (Â£375-400).

Silky V · Post by **Silky V** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 11:02 pm

LiverpoloGTi wrote:I talked about coilover brands recently with the guys at Awesome GTI, I told them I didnt want any cheap crap and also didnt want to pay any premium prices. They said that FK make good coilovers at a reasonable price (Â£375-400).

Icey-Polo who used to own Tomo's old GTI fitted FK's and they seized up after just over a year.

YOU PAY FOR QUALITY!

Go onto KW's website and have a look at the acid bath test and I think that should explain why you need to pay Â£600+ for decent coilovers.

CymruPolo · Post by **CymruPolo** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 11:48 pm

Definitely agree (once again), KW is the way forward. I've had mine on for well over a year and when I adjusted them a few weeks back there were no issues at all.

D77 · Post by **D77** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 8:15 pm

After alot of thought i decided on these, only been on a coulpe of weeks but very happy with them, and the service i got when ordering them http://www.europerformance.co.uk/pages/ ... =3733155mk

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:59 pm

I've also heard from a trusted source of FK coilies seizing,

chrischap2003 · Post by **chrischap2003** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 11:29 pm

I can vouch for FK being a "what you pay for" item...I have them on my Polo and they have a tendancey to corrode very quickly!

And ive had to replace a absorber insert recently due to it leeking severly!

If i had the choice i wouldnt go for FK's again!

mk4 glx 1.6 · Post by **mk4 glx 1.6** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:08 am

Personally I don't think you need coilovers to achieve better handling.

I would suggest Koni yellow sport shocks with Eibach pro springs. I had Bilstein B8 sport shocks with Eibach pro springs on my gti and the handling was excellent, but the B8's are reasonably hard as they are high pressure monotube shocks.

If I was ever to consider coilovers (which I don't intend to), I would only look at Bilstein, KW, H&R & Koni. I wouldn't touch FK with yours!

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 6:01 pm

Another one here for KW's if you want coilovers.