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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: Llewellyn on 18 March 2009, 14:08
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Hi there
just wondering what the ride quality is like from someone who has a set from hottuning? How stiff are they for example?
cheers
James
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Yep, they're crap and soon to be for sale.
I've had them for over 2 years now and the ride is hard, there is barely any dampening and they'll rattle all your interior trim loose.
Buy proper springs and shocks.
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ahhh now i had the ones you have aswell, but i hear they have changed supplier.
Anyone with ones they purchased more recently
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I don't think it matters what supplier it is, its still the same mass made poop.
I bought mine @ £220, if they're selling them @ £160 - it should imply that the supplier they've changed too is worse
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I've got them on my 16v, I only really got them so I could go stupidly low though.
They replaced a set of 40mm Koni shocks and springs, which were a bit soft for my liking.
Tbh I was very impressed with the difference the coilovers made to the car, reducing body roll unbelievably compared to the Koni's. Fair enough there is very little dampening, but feck me does she stick to the road through the corners (when I didn't have her stupidly low).
I am now totally sick of having the car sitting on the deck though. It's destroying the car by rattling everything loose, handles like sh!t and is just plain uncomfortable.
I will be raising her back up to a more practical ride height soon, but am pretty happy with the performance of the coilies overall.
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I have a set of the newer ones fitted to my car.
I wont lie the ride is very hard but as said above it does totally reduce body roll and for the price i was quite impressed.
Saying that I have just bought a weitec setup which means the hottuning coilovers will be for sale very soon.
It depends what you want really, if you just want the car slammed then the hottunning ones are for you, if you want to set the car up for perfect handling then I would say springs and shocks lowered no more than 40mm
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I have a set of the newer ones fitted to my car.
I wont lie the ride is very hard but as said above it does totally reduce body roll and for the price i was quite impressed.
Saying that I have just bought a weitec setup which means the hottuning coilovers will be for sale very soon.
It depends what you want really, if you just want the car slammed then the hottunning ones are for you, if you want to set the car up for perfect handling then I would say springs and shocks lowered no more than 40mm
Which kit did you go for? :smiley:
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GTN's....hopefully they will be good, was a bit of a spur of the moment thing. Got a good price
EDIT: I'm assuming you meant what weitec set? :)
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I ran a set on my mk3 for 8mths and I would never use them again, yes they are cheap but I would go for a shock / spring kit next time.
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HAD SOME, NOT BAD FOR 170 NEW VERY BUMPY BUT STIFF
caps
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I've got them on my 8v GTi, went really low, hated it and now sit about 20mm lower than standard, still don't like them though, feels like the rebound is set way to hard on them, if i go over a speed bump it feels like the front wheels crash to the ground when coming off it (the short steep type, not the huge rounded ones btw), don't have a lot of confidence in them so haven't been for a hack with them on yet (had them 6 months)
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Yeah, we have those f**ers at my office building. There like big rubber wedges in the road and if I'm going anything other than crawling speed, the car slams down off it like its been dropped 3m !
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i got a set a few weeks back, dropped by about 40 mm, ride is hard but the car handles alot better esp around bends as there less body roll than when i had lowering springs, they are meant to be for performance so stiffness is a compromise and the average set for koni etc being 400 quid why complain?
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i got a set a few weeks back, dropped by about 40 mm, ride is hard but the car handles alot better esp around bends as there less body roll than when i had lowering springs, they are meant to be for performance so stiffness is a compromise and the average set for koni etc being 400 quid why complain?
Rubbish, they're stiff because they're crap! If you think £400 is alot for suspension, then I'll probably never change your mind that spending £160 isn't going to buy you anything decent. As for meant for performance... that is surely a joke?
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lol, they are made in belguim, famous for chocolate, beer, van damme & paedophilia :laugh:
save up & get someting decent, i am
GAZ, EIBACH, KONI?
my valver has gmax shocks lowered 40mm, and i can throw it around like an empty tracksuit :evil:
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i got a set a few weeks back, dropped by about 40 mm, ride is hard but the car handles alot better esp around bends as there less body roll than when i had lowering springs, they are meant to be for performance so stiffness is a compromise and the average set for koni etc being 400 quid why complain?
Rubbish, they're stiff because they're crap! If you think £400 is alot for suspension, then I'll probably never change your mind that spending £160 isn't going to buy you anything decent. As for meant for performance... that is surely a joke?
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