To all Lowered cars...

[brian g]

it's not harsh in any way
i'd say about 20% less comfortable if that makes sense but worth it for the looks and improvement in handling

my wheels are 18s

eibach state a 50mm reduction for the sportlines but the springs are for TDis and GTis
the GTi is about 15mm lower than the TDi so brings the GTi down about 35mm

i changed them with my bro in law who is a mechanic in his workshop on a 2 post lift
the back is 10 minutes a side, very easy

the front can be done a couple of ways, if 1 person doing it you would need to take off the driveshafts and hubs to then be able to hammer off the struts from the clamps

we did it by levering down the wishbone while the other person hammered off the struts so not needing to take off the drive shafts

he has hydraulic spring compresors, much easier and quicker

took about 2.5 to 3 hours all in
but i wouldn't recommend trying it yourself unless you have the right tools and someone to bail you out if you get in trouble
hope this helps

[NewGolf]

Thanks for the advise.
It does look a lot better with those springs on.  I had a set of Eibach springs with Koni shocks on my first VW, a red Mk1. I loved that car, and it handled really well on 15 inch wheels!
I might give the rears a go myself and get a garage to install the fronts.

Did you get an alignment after it had all settled in?

[neg]

Always best to get a full alignment after lowering, mine felt fine and went it a striaght still but did need altering slightly - rear is adjustable on the Mk5 too.

[bling]

Hi all... So what order and what drop (mm) would you put these three sets of springs. This is what I'm lead to believe from what I've read.
Eibach Pro-Kit 10-15mm Drop F/R,  Eibach  Sportlines 20-25mm F/R, H&R's 30mm Drop F/R

yes sounds right but i have heard that the H&R dont lower as much as what they state.

[martininwillerby]

Hi all... So what order and what drop (mm) would you put these three sets of springs. This is what I'm lead to believe from what I've read.
Eibach Pro-Kit 10-15mm Drop F/R,  Eibach  Sportlines 20-25mm F/R, H&R's 30mm Drop F/R

yes sounds right but i have heard that the H&R dont lower as much as what they state.

That's what I thought... The above are measurements are taken from their respective web sites. what I was after was 'Real life Drop'.

Martininwillerby

[CocoPops]

I'm going for a full set of Sachs Coilovers tomorrow

[gazbutmk5gti]

Check the pictures of NEG's car, thats on H&R springs, and the drop is spot on, it looks mint in the flesh.