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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: mk2-16v on 27 July 2004, 10:09

Title: supersport coilovers
Post by: mk2-16v on 27 July 2004, 10:09

whats the verdict?

Title: Re:supersport coilovers
Post by: Blue MK2 on 27 July 2004, 10:25

harsh ride but excellent handling ;)

Title: Re:supersport coilovers
Post by: Alexg40 on 27 July 2004, 22:01

Does depend how low you go. The lower you get the worse the handling gets. Just gets too stiff.

Title: Re:supersport coilovers
Post by: Blue MK2 on 27 July 2004, 23:14

Quote from: Alexg40 on 27 July 2004, 22:01

Does depend how low you go. The lower you get the worse the handling gets. Just gets too stiff.

i always thought it was the opposite way around...the lower you go, the smoother it gets?

The helper spring gets very tight when its raised so i thought it would mean a harsher ride?

Title: Re:supersport coilovers
Post by: lairy_1 on 29 July 2004, 13:20

Not on Supersports - they get progressively harder the lower you go. I should know - mine are wound all the way down! 8)

Title: Re:supersport coilovers
Post by: Alexg40 on 29 July 2004, 16:50

It wouldn't make sense for them to get softer when they are lower, if you reduce the gap between body and wheel you want to be stiffening the dampers to prevent rubbing, when they are up high you've got the room to bounce around, as opposed to when you are low and there is hardly any space for movement.  

Heh!!  When Lairy1 says all the way, he means ALL the way!

Title: Re:supersport coilovers
Post by: Dizzie on 30 July 2004, 00:48

I was thinking about a set of those. I don't want the ride rock hard though when it's -80mm down.

Title: Re:supersport coilovers
Post by: mk2-16v on 30 July 2004, 13:17

cheers for the info, i think il go for a 60mm drop on the supersports then.

Title: Re:supersport coilovers
Post by: Gambit on 30 July 2004, 15:13

as long as the wishbones dont drop below the horizontal you'll be fine

once they go below the horizontal your handling is banjo'd