GTI Springs?

[HasH]

Hello, i have a 2.0 TDI 140 GT & within the next few weeks i want to take my h&r coilovers off and put back the original shocks and springs [its too much of a hard ride for my liking]. my question is...are GTI springs a little lower than TDI springs? im just wondering as iv seen a few standard gti's with 18" wheels & i like how they sit on the arches.

will my tdi springs make the car sit alot higher than those of a gti...im only asking as the coilovers were already on my car when i bought it off a friend and i cant remember how it sat before he removed them

thankyou

[Hurdy]

The GTI/ED30 sits 15mm lower.

[sambo]

Why don't you just wind the coilovers up until it's comfortable? 


Sam   

[Hurdy]

Why don't you just wind the coilovers up until it's comfortable? 


Sam   

It will depend on whether he has adjustment for the springs and damper settings as well as just lifting and lowering. Some coilovers will lower without altering the spring and rebound rates

[sambo]

I had fairly cheap coilovers on my mk4 and it still made a massive differance even just wonding them up by 10-15mm think it just allow's more travel and also the spring will be less compressed giving a bit more give, if that makes sense! Definatly worth a go IMO , only takes an hour!

Sam 

[Gene Hunt.]

Hello, i have a 2.0 TDI 140 GT & within the next few weeks i want to take my h&r coilovers off and put back the original shocks and springs [its too much of a hard ride for my liking]. my question is...are GTI springs a little lower than TDI springs? im just wondering as iv seen a few standard gti's with 18" wheels & i like how they sit on the arches.

will my tdi springs make the car sit alot higher than those of a gti...im only asking as the coilovers were already on my car when i bought it off a friend and i cant remember how it sat before he removed them

thankyou

.........don't petrol & diesel engines have different spring rates tho ?.

[_Adam_]

i think iv heared that diesel engines are alot heavier than petrol, it makes sense the springs would be a little tougher, but thats only a guess

[Wayne]

i think iv heared that diesel engines are alot heavier than petrol, it makes sense the springs would be a little tougher, but thats only a guess

Diesel springs will be a heaver spring weight to cope with the extra engine weight, if you put petrol springs on it will sit a lot lower on the front.

[Gene Hunt.]

Thats what i thought,might handle crap as well ?.

[Wayne]

Thats what i thought,might handle crap as well ?.

Yes it will as they are a bit soft.