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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: dam088888 on 30 March 2012, 20:50

Title: fitted coillies today
Post by: dam088888 on 30 March 2012, 20:50

Fitted them happy with the front but rears are all the way down and want more lows lol. Someone said take out the rear helpers so just spring is in has anyone done this And how did it ride. Can't see how it would be much dif to standard as they just sit in

Title: Re: fitted coillies today
Post by: Steve_PD on 30 March 2012, 21:40

Loads of people have done it. It rides no differently to having them in just lowers it another 10-20mm.

Title: Re: fitted coillies today
Post by: dam088888 on 30 March 2012, 21:45

Think ill give it ago

Title: Re: fitted coillies today
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 31 March 2012, 10:21

btw, there the rear adjusters, the helper spring is the smaller spring, and yes it will lower it another 10-20 mm,

Title: Re: fitted coillies today
Post by: xtetx on 31 March 2012, 12:44

What coilover did you choose?

Title: Re: fitted coillies today
Post by: daz veedub on 31 March 2012, 13:33

my rear adjusters are removed  :smiley:

Title: Re: fitted coillies today
Post by: dam088888 on 31 March 2012, 15:50

Looks like ill be removing then  :grin:

Title: Re: fitted coillies today
Post by: jonnyturbo on 31 March 2012, 18:20

My gf has got the FK coilovers on her beetle and they go way lower than my weitecs on the rear lol

Title: Re: fitted coillies today
Post by: rench on 31 March 2012, 19:15

(http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee429/rench3/28812587.jpg)

thats mine with just springs no adjusters. the springs are jamex

Title: Re: fitted coillies today
Post by: shaft69 on 31 March 2012, 20:21

That's not that low really I'd say for coilovers. How much is that dropped?? I know you.may like it like that.

Title: Re: fitted coillies today
Post by: jonnyturbo on 31 March 2012, 20:29

remeber its on 18s

Title: Re: fitted coillies today
Post by: rench on 31 March 2012, 20:40

That's adjuster taken off so it's just spring on now, only fitted 2 days ago so may settle in abit lower but I don't want it low just that the springs came with no adjusters so need to find away of hiring it abit.

Title: Re: fitted coillies today
Post by: dom on 31 March 2012, 20:48

My JOMs are about that height with the adjuster still in

Title: Re: fitted coillies today
Post by: Steve_PD on 31 March 2012, 21:26

And mine is about that height with adjusters and 10mm of thread left in the adjusters

Title: Re: fitted coillies today
Post by: Steve_PD on 31 March 2012, 21:27

Quote from: jonnyturbo on 31 March 2012, 20:29

remeber its on 18s

Makes next to no difference to 16's. The circumference is almost identical.

Title: Re: fitted coillies today
Post by: shaft69 on 31 March 2012, 21:32

My old mk4 on spax coilover with adj on and not adjusted all way down due to massive amount of spped humps have to go over.
(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a197/shaft69/Picture140.jpg)

Title: Re: fitted coillies today
Post by: tdi_blu on 01 April 2012, 08:14

My old mk4 on fk coilovers with the rear all the way down

(http://i491.photobucket.com/albums/rr274/16v_blu/04032012152-1.jpg)

My Wagon on Jom sports shocks and lowering springs

(http://i491.photobucket.com/albums/rr274/16v_blu/24032012259.jpg)

Out the 2 the Wagon with the Jom kit fitted drives alot better than my old mk4 its alot firmer ride and for what I want the correct ride height not to low so I dont have issues with the front ARB and everything else I had to sort on the front of my old mk4 like different drop links and new bushes etc.If I deceide to go lower with a coilover kit which I doubt I will but I would this time try a better quality kit and sort the front ARB out this time.