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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: sharpse74 on 26 October 2009, 18:52
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Hi all, i have a mk2 16v 89', unfortunately the last owner of my car lowered it with just springs and kept the original shocks. I am hoping to do a few track days + events with this car and was wondering which suspension kit (shock/spring or coilover set up) would be best for my car, my budget is around the 300 mark, many thanks....
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£300 rules out coilovers as the ones in that kinda price bracket are rubbish. I'd be looking for a good used set of Koni top adjustables and some drop 40mm springs.
There's a trackday section on here so maybe worth reading through some of the threads in there as there's loads of knowledge from a few of us who like to carve up the UK's circuits.
Nick
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I believe Weitec are/were having a sale of £370 for their coilovers, they seem to be the new coilovers to have (although i'm going cheapo now to save money on a cat c write off :laugh: )
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Koni top-adjusts will be OK, but you need to consider that requirements for the road vs requirements for the track are very different.
When considering a purchase of struts or coilovers you need to consider the cost of OEM struts and springs. Genuine OEM-spec items aren't cheap units, so you're going to need to step up to more than £300 to get better performance than the OEM kit (not just that feel better, because that's a very different kettle of fish).
On the road I found the Koni top-adjusts too short of travel, but I'm sure they would have been considerably superior to the OEM set up on a track.... but then you don't need the travel on a track that you need on the road.
I still think there's a very persuasive argument for OEM height struts on a Golf2 GTI, for a fast road car. This argument falls to pieces for a track, because you need far more control over a narrower band of movement. On that basis I'd argue for -40, but no more or you'll be compromising the geometry of the car.
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As above, -40 would be my choice.