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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: xtetx on 14 March 2012, 22:45
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Hey guys,
I'm running standard shocks and Eibach pro springs.
Want the back to sit a little lower, what shocks should I go for? Are the bilstein shocks shorter?
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Also the r32 rear shocks, are they shorter?
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get coilovers you know it makes sense and you can drop or raise to suit :smiley:
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+1. And the ride isn't to harsh either. :smiley:
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I really like my Eibach springs, but maybe next month I'll buy some. Spent too much on my car this month!!! It's getting bad this car obsession.
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Cars are like girls, they cost you money. Lol. :laugh:
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Hey guys,
I'm running standard shocks and Eibach pro springs.
Want the back to sit a little lower, what shocks should I go for? Are the bilstein shocks shorter?
Arent you running a 1.6? If so, bilstein shocks will probably help. I have a 1.8t, and put on Bilstein B4's and the Eibach Pro Springs, and it dropped the height by about 20mm over the original GTi height (so 30mm over the standard height...i think - someone correct me if im wrong)
if nothing else they will help in the long run, as the stock shocks will wear quite badly on shorter springs - its not the cheapest though, especially if you have already had to pay out to take bits apart to get the springs on not that long ago.
Coilies will probably suit you more though if you want it to sit really low - i personally didnt want that and wanted to improve the handling a bit with the stiffer setup while retaining the comfort as well, and it seems a good compromise. depends what you are after though.
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Cars are like girls, they cost you money. Lol. :laugh:
and i have both, im screwed...this pay rise better come through :cry:
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Cars are like girls, they cost you money. Lol. :laugh:
and i have both, im screwed...this pay rise better come through :cry:
Me too, I have two daughters aswell, roll on pay rise. :laugh:
I really like my Eibach springs, but maybe next month I'll buy some. Spent too much on my car this month!!! It's getting bad this car obsession.
At the end of the day mate it's up to you and how low you want to go? You can get a nice set of coilies quite cheep. :smiley:
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My brother is a royal engineer so he put my eibach springs on so didnt cost me anything, just a maccy d's for him haha!
the next question is, what coilovers, i see this come up so often i bet people get board of the question.
I want a decent ride but super low (doubt this exists) , is it work shelling 600 on a set of eibach coilovers? Or does a £250 set do the same?
decisions decisions.
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r32 shocks will not fit because the 4mos are different set up
as for coilovers depends on your budget.
if you have 200 quid your only real options are jom or fk. both do the job, but nowere near as good as a set of eibachs or simelar. if you have a bit more look into eibach, the higher models of fks (high sports ect.)
if your wanting to go really low and have a grand spare then look into air.
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the spring determines the height.. changing shocks won't make it lower. as for coilies my preferences are (in cost increasing order!) JOM, v-maxx, weitec then GAZ. i personally would avoid any sub £200 coilover kits apart from JOM.
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I agree, cheap coilies are awful. So are Jom unless you like using your spine as a spring. :wink:
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i dont think they ride too bad... way better than similar offerings from raceland, AP, FK AK and TA Technix. still its a "best of a bad bunch" situation when you compare them to the expensive sets.
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id just seen some "short shocks" on ebay like so thought i would ask the question.
Cheers for the hlep guys.
What do most people run on here, i see a lot of FK talk, or JOM.
To be honest i would prefer to go with the Eibach coilover set up - I really rate my current springs so hopefully the coilover set would be awesome!
Any reviews of them would be much appreciated!
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the spring determines the height.. changing shocks won't make it lower. as for coilies my preferences are (in cost increasing order!) JOM, v-maxx, weitec then GAZ. i personally would avoid any sub £200 coilover kits apart from JOM.
are the shocks on the GTi not a shorter throw that the ones on a non-GTi? for some reason i thought they were.
either way, if they are on the original stock shocks there are likely to wear much quicker with the new springs