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Title: Advice on coilovers!
Post by: Lgjennings on 29 May 2014, 23:23
Hi I've got a mk4 golf 1.4 and wanted to chuck some coilovers on it.
Got about a budget of upto £200 tops and just want to know what the best ones for my money would be and what's brands to stay away from.
Thanks Liam
Title: Re: Advice on coilovers!
Post by: 1.8Tgolf_Chris on 29 May 2014, 23:31
Most put on Jom or FK coilovers, I got jom myself and really like them there not that stiff but give a nice ride and corner fairly flat for everyday driving
Title: Re: Advice on coilovers!
Post by: damien010685 on 30 May 2014, 07:11
At £200 there is no such thing as best coils you will simply get cheap lows... And Chris the only reason it feels like a normal ride is you drive a 1.4  :grin:   However many folk run the joms and fk's Wirh no issues other than a lot stiffer than standard etc I have the silver lines on mine from fk but they were 550 odds and no complaints...

Try the search bar literally 100s of threads on this
Title: Re: Advice on coilovers!
Post by: 1.8Tgolf_Chris on 30 May 2014, 13:25
Quote from: damien010685 on 30 May 2014, 07:11
At £200 there is no such thing as best coils you will simply get cheap lows... And Chris the only reason it feels like a normal ride is you drive a 1.4  :grin:   However many folk run the joms and fk's Wirh no issues other than a lot stiffer than standard etc I have the silver lines on mine from fk but they were 550 odds and no complaints...

Try the search bar literally 100s of threads on this

that is incorrect, 1.4 was my first golf I am now 1.8tgolf_  :evil: :grin:
Title: Re: Advice on coilovers!
Post by: Wayne on 30 May 2014, 13:55
Any of the cheap coilovers will do the trick
Title: Re: Advice on coilovers!
Post by: davidgtrr34 on 30 May 2014, 18:01
Dont use fk the rings go bad and I have never seen anything go wrong with jom
Title: Re: Advice on coilovers!
Post by: damien010685 on 30 May 2014, 21:59
Quote from: davidgtrr34 on 30 May 2014, 18:01
Dont use fk the rings go bad and I have never seen anything go wrong with jom

3 yrs no issues mate with fks... Many people running them with no issues... Some folk have had joms less than 6 mths and replacing!!
Title: Re: Advice on coilovers!
Post by: davidgtrr34 on 30 May 2014, 22:21
Im just goin by experience. I I have never seen jom go bad but I have seen alot of fk go bad
Title: Re: Advice on coilovers!
Post by: thai-wronghorse on 31 May 2014, 16:36
They're both crap tbf.
Title: Re: Advice on coilovers!
Post by: davidgtrr34 on 31 May 2014, 18:37
Quote from: thai-wronghorse on 31 May 2014, 16:36
They're both crap tbf.
he is right but for that price ya ants expect much
Title: Re: Advice on coilovers!
Post by: Bandit127 on 31 May 2014, 18:48
What do you have to get to have not-crap then?
Title: Re: Advice on coilovers!
Post by: dom on 31 May 2014, 21:58
All cheap coilovers are the same. For a half decent set you're looking at £400+.