GolfGTIforum.co.uk
Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: sveed1.8T on 17 January 2012, 09:58
-
Dropped her off at the garage this morning :smiley: Nothing to extreme, but 30mm Eibach springs, Bilstein B4 shocks, new top mounts, new wishbones and ball joints :smiley:
(http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af201/sveed5/301793e8.jpg)
(http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af201/sveed5/e623a0c0.jpg)
This is an old pic of how it stood...
(http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af201/sveed5/0e2405b3.jpg)
(http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af201/sveed5/a277d006.jpg)
I'm not picking it up til later this afternoon, so depending on light, I'm not sure if I'll be able to get some good pics up. I'll try and get them up ASAP though! :cool:
-
:cool:
you,ll notice the difference once back :cool: :smiley:
-
Dropped her off at the garage this morning :smiley: Nothing to extreme, but 30mm Eibach springs, Bilstein B4 shocks, new top mounts, new wishbones and ball joints :smiley:
(http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af201/sveed5/301793e8.jpg)
(http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af201/sveed5/e623a0c0.jpg)
This is an old pic of how it stood...
(http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af201/sveed5/0e2405b3.jpg)
(http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af201/sveed5/a277d006.jpg)
I'm not picking it up til later this afternoon, so depending on light, I'm not sure if I'll be able to get some good pics up. I'll try and get them up ASAP though! :cool:
it will look the nuts,what colour is that i like it
-
It's pearlescent matchstick red (LC3X). Looks awesome in the sunlight :cool:
-
must be the day for Red cars to be sorted then, as mine is in today - same shocks and the -30mm eibachs as well. i have asked them to check top mounts, bushes, etc too
cant wait to get her back, as the courtesy car is like some poor old donkey who has been flogged every day of its life
-
must be the day for Red cars to be sorted then, as mine is in today - same shocks and the -30mm eibachs as well. i have asked them to check top mounts, bushes, etc too
cant wait to get her back, as the courtesy car is like some poor old donkey who has been flogged every day of its life
I don't need a courtesy car, I've got my other Mk4, my 1.8T :smug:
-
LOL how many ya got
-
Just the two! Lol! Should really be selling it, but my measly attempts include an ad on here, an ad in the local post office, n driving around with for sales signs in! :grin: God I love driving it more than my diesel! :lipsrsealed:
-
Yes mate. My bro had these fitted, really really good setup. May take a while to settle down I think though...
-
Yes mate. My bro had these fitted, really really good setup. May take a while to settle down I think though...
Yeah mine did - get your mates in the back :laugh:
-
Just the two! Lol! Should really be selling it, but my measly attempts include an ad on here, an ad in the local post office, n driving around with for sales signs in! :grin: God I love driving it more than my diesel! :lipsrsealed:
ill help you out with the sale
£100and ill pick up tonight :D
-
Put 2 5 gallon drums in bk that will help settle things :wink:
-
Just the two! Lol! Should really be selling it, but my measly attempts include an ad on here, an ad in the local post office, n driving around with for sales signs in! :grin: God I love driving it more than my diesel! :lipsrsealed:
ill help you out with the sale
£100and ill pick up tonight :D
Lol! :grin: If all else fails, webuyanycar have offered me £715! :laugh:
-
Just the two! Lol! Should really be selling it, but my measly attempts include an ad on here, an ad in the local post office, n driving around with for sales signs in! :grin: God I love driving it more than my diesel! :lipsrsealed:
ill help you out with the sale
£100and ill pick up tonight :D
Lol! :grin: If all else fails, webuyanycar have offered me £715! :laugh:
fineee..£715.01 :grin:
-
Like it :grin:
-
Go to Costco again and stock up thst will lower it lol
Once u lower it you will want more lol. Still tryna get mine Ye right height. Think I'm gunna it how it is at mo and wait for it to settle then adjust :smiley:
Need it as low as my dads lol. Cant have him having nicer car than me :lipsrsealed:
-
sveed - how did your install go? hopefully all ok.
mine went on ok, along with new front mounts. seems nice, but will give it a few weeks to settle
-
sveed - how did your install go? hopefully all ok.
mine went on ok, along with new front mounts. seems nice, but will give it a few weeks to settle
All went on no probs! :smiley: Car feels SO much firmer, with less body roll!! As you said, needs to settle in before I can make a true evaluation, although it already feels a million times better than my dirty diesel suspension! :grin:
-
i dont think i noticed mine as much as i should last night as i had a 1.6 golf with pretty worn suspension as my courtesy car and anything is better than that! that said, it felt nice to drive this morning. i bet ill notice it more a, once its settled and b, when i next go in the missus' gti-t which is on standard suspension
-
i dont think i noticed mine as much as i should last night as i had a 1.6 golf with pretty worn suspension as my courtesy car and anything is better than that! that said, it felt nice to drive this morning. i bet ill notice it more a, once its settled and b, when i next go in the missus' gti-t which is on standard suspension
Well I was driving round in my 1.8T whilst the diesel was at the garage. So I had an instant comparison as soon as I picked it up! :smiley: Million times better than the standard GTI setup! Sticks to the road nicely and it's only gonna get better! :cool:
-
Without pics it never happened!! :grin: :grin: :grin:
-
Without pics it never happened!! :grin: :grin: :grin:
I forgot to say, it had FMIC fitted, brembos, mahusive turbo, respray, and a full leather retrim!! :laugh:
It was dark by the time I got it, but will get pics up ASAP! :smiley:
-
Without pics it never happened!! :grin: :grin: :grin:
I forgot to say, it had FMIC fitted, brembos, mahusive turbo, respray, and a full leather retrim!! :laugh:
It was dark by the time I got it, but will get pics up ASAP! :smiley:
weirdly mine was similar, although i transplanted a R32 engine and drive train into mine instead of the big turbo. they even kindly supercharged it while it was there which was nice of them.
-
:grin: :afro:
-
:grin: :afro:
sods law though it was dark when i got home too, and the same when i left this morning. alas
i think everyone will have to take our words for it though as they look pretty epic
-
is it worth getting my wheels re-aligned once the new shocks and springs have settled down? the front mounts were replaced at the same time, so I am wondering if it makes sense to get this done?
thanks all.
will update with a picture or two once it has had a few weeks for the shocks and springs to settle
-
is it worth getting my wheels re-aligned once the new shocks and springs have settled down? the front mounts were replaced at the same time, so I am wondering if it makes sense to get this done?
thanks all.
will update with a picture or two once it has had a few weeks for the shocks and springs to settle
I would if I were you. Mine will all be re-alligned before I have the MOT on Tuesday! Because everything is new, it's all over the place! :laugh:
Will get pics up Monday latest, but personally can't see that it's much lower! :undecided: I know it is though, as I used to fit 4fingers in the arch gap, n now it's 3 :rolleyes:
I know it will continue to lower, but maybe it's just me being impatient!?
-
is it worth getting my wheels re-aligned once the new shocks and springs have settled down? the front mounts were replaced at the same time, so I am wondering if it makes sense to get this done?
thanks all.
will update with a picture or two once it has had a few weeks for the shocks and springs to settle
I would if I were you. Mine will all be re-alligned before I have the MOT on Tuesday! Because everything is new, it's all over the place! :laugh:
Will get pics up Monday latest, but personally can't see that it's much lower! :undecided: I know it is though, as I used to fit 4fingers in the arch gap, n now it's 3 :rolleyes:
I know it will continue to lower, but maybe it's just me being impatient!?
im so glad you said that - i keep looking at mine then my other halts gti-t (standard suspension) and struggling to notice much difference but again measured the same way as you and it definitely is - trick of the eye i suppose
i will see if i can get the car in to be re-aligned when i can - its shouldn't cost too much should it? it normally gets done with new tyres doesn't it?
-
any pics yet of it lowered :smiley:
-
any pics yet of it lowered :smiley:
not yet from me - new alloys picked up today (unfortunately Rich didn't want to swap his anni's for my 15" ones - some people hey!!), so will fit them over the weekend and put up a pic with them on too.
i think I'm happy with the height though - i have noticed its stiffer (although mine was pretty worn anyway). roads are far too bumpy in the sticks where i am.
-
Just a couple of pics, although I'm hoping it will lower a bit more though when they wear in :undecided:
(http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af201/sveed5/d09d1b97.jpg)
(http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af201/sveed5/a1153fb1.jpg)
-
thats never been lowered :huh:
-
what the has it been lowered or as the garage stole your new springs and sold them on :grin: looks :cool: mate
-
might just be because im on the jack but I would deffinitely be having a peep behind the wheels to make sure theyve been fitted :lipsrsealed: as to me that looks no different :undecided:
-
That's why I didn't get a shock/spring kit. Because;
A. I'd always moan it looks too high still,
B. I'd wanna go lower after a few months of getting used to the height, so adjustable coilovers were the better choice for me.
Oh and give it a day or 2 to settle, as my brother had the same problem and said it looked the same, but dropped about an inch over the next day or so.
-
Car passed the MOT today!! :smiley: :smiley:
Had VRS rear beam bushes fitted prior to going through, as my old ones were fooked. But it sailed through! Obviously I had new suspension fitted last week, which helped :smiley:
For those with diesels running decats, that were questioning if VOSA's new regulations will affect you running one, worry not, I've got a full system running a decat! :wink: