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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: Dis00 on 17 November 2005, 20:59

Title: help choosing springs
Post by: Dis00 on 17 November 2005, 20:59

can anyone advise me in what lowering srpings i should get for my mk4 1.6

Title: Re: help choosing springs
Post by: GazB on 17 November 2005, 21:40

Loads out there mate, most recommended on here is Eibach tho

Title: Re: help choosing springs
Post by: Dis00 on 17 November 2005, 21:42

to my knowledge (whichis most likely wrong) eibach do a 30mm and a 45-50mm drop will the 45mm go on standard shocks without any complications

Title: Re: help choosing springs
Post by: GazB on 17 November 2005, 22:14

Yes mate, should do with no probs, if not koni, spax or any of the others will do the same job mate

Title: Re: help choosing springs
Post by: Dis00 on 17 November 2005, 22:25

thanks for ur help ill put them on my christmas list

Title: Re: help choosing springs
Post by: Sugar79 on 18 November 2005, 08:22

ive got PI springs on mine and tbh iam quite happy with them really, they are not to hard and not to soft, just right  :cool:

Title: Re: help choosing springs
Post by: vanish on 18 November 2005, 14:33

I need to lower my new mk4. Can't afford a set of coilovers just yet so was thinking of just changing the springs as a temporary measure but I've heard  it can do a lot of damage to your stock shocks.Anybody done this and had any probs?

Title: Re: help choosing springs
Post by: Ivor Mk4 Turbo on 18 November 2005, 16:16

A mate of mine changed the springs only on his Mk4 TDi, & he had to change his track control arms TWICE, in only a month!

Car will also feel a bit bouncy with lowered springs/standard shocks. Best to do both or neither, IMO.

Title: Re: help choosing springs
Post by: Dis00 on 18 November 2005, 18:12

has anyone else had any problem just using lowered springs?

what other options do you recommend

Title: Re: help choosing springs
Post by: Sugar79 on 18 November 2005, 20:06

well ive just got -35 springs on mine, and ive not had any problems *touch wood* i dont find the car too bouncy with my standard shocks, i quite like the little bounce it does over bumps at high speeds..  :evil:

Title: Re: help choosing springs
Post by: GazB on 18 November 2005, 20:23

I got coilovers now, but before that I have only had springs on all my cars and there is no problem with em, if there was then they wouldnt be alowed to sell em

Title: Re: help choosing springs
Post by: Ivor Mk4 Turbo on 19 November 2005, 18:00

Quote from: GazB on 18 November 2005, 20:23

if there was then they wouldnt be alowed to sell em

So if just a spring broke on it's own, you'd be happy to buy shocks & springs againl, even though it wasn't necessary???  :huh:

Title: Re: help choosing springs
Post by: GazB on 20 November 2005, 09:47

Quote from: Ivor Mk4 Turbo on 19 November 2005, 18:00

Quote from: GazB on 18 November 2005, 20:23

if there was then they wouldnt be alowed to sell em

So if just a spring broke on it's own, you'd be happy to buy shocks & springs againl, even though it wasn't necessary???  :huh:

Huh! who said anything about buying a new suspension setup when a spring breaks? :undecided: