hot tunning coilovers

[BobbyT]

hi all, has anyone fitted these? i know there soooo cheap they must me poo but i am on a budget with the vr. anyone fitted them?

[Paul86S2]

Yes, I have fitted them. They seem well made, fitted perfectly, and came with the rear bump stops. The downside is they are a bit harsh on the normal UK roads. I seem to remember in their adverts that they were about 25% stiffer (but could be wrong). They suited my needs for my trackcar project and are / were very good on the 2 trackdays I've done since fitting them.
I wouldn't like to say how they compare ride wise to other coilovers for the Golf because I haven't tried or ridden in any others with them fitted.

Cheers

Paul

[bored_Welsh_lad]

i have them and they are awesome, my only issue is they dont go low enough in the front with the helper spring in, i am going to remove the helper and see how she sits then, but i can honestly say they are awesome!!

1 point to note is to change your top mounts at the same time mate!!

they are so cheap ive just ordered an alf cage from them

[remapped]

silly question but do i need to use spring compressors ?...... whit the coil overs kits ? would i need to compress the old shocks to get take of parts to be used for fitting ?

[bored_Welsh_lad]

when i do it i dont bother, i leave the car on the deck, undo the top nut and then when i jack it up in the air it takes the weight off the springs, but.... when you undo the two lower bolts you have to give the shock a bit of a knock to get it off the lower arm.

Thats how ive always done it though.. and you wont need them for the coilys...

there are two nuts to undo on the top mount though, i managed to get both mine off with an airgun but you might need them to get the nut off with the shock off the car.