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Golf mk7 / Re: OE Springs, But What Dampers? OE OEM Bilstein Koni or Other?
« Last post by Exonian on 27 May 2024, 19:21 »I had Koni FSD fitted to my mk5 GTI and they raised the suspension nearly an inch compared to the 48k(ish) OEM’s that came off. Same springs, I didn’t change those. So it’s very possible that B6’s will do the same.
I’ve not tried KW’s. They might not have been freely available in the UK back in the days I was messing about modifying.
The last set up I had (on an elderly SEAT Ibiza Cupra that I ran as a second car for years) was a Bilstein B8 and Eibach springs combo. I’m pretty sure those dampers had shortened pistons(?) and were hard. The Eibachs went on after one of the front springs that came with the Bilsteins snapped. Those were some unknown brand supplied by Euro Car Parts as part of a kit when they were UK distributors. Neither set up rode well on urban roads.
I’ve not tried KW’s. They might not have been freely available in the UK back in the days I was messing about modifying.
The last set up I had (on an elderly SEAT Ibiza Cupra that I ran as a second car for years) was a Bilstein B8 and Eibach springs combo. I’m pretty sure those dampers had shortened pistons(?) and were hard. The Eibachs went on after one of the front springs that came with the Bilsteins snapped. Those were some unknown brand supplied by Euro Car Parts as part of a kit when they were UK distributors. Neither set up rode well on urban roads.