decent mid range suspension setup

[Helios_Blue_Valver]

I've been advised strongly against coilovers

why? coilovers are always gonna be better than strut suspension

I can't say i am a big fan of coil overs on a daily driver. They tend to ride harsh and beat your car to death. Can't be beat on a track car or show machine though.

[Adam-D]

not bothered about ride height adjustability

damping rate ajustable and a fixed rate spring would be good 
not sure what would be best drop

had 60mm on corsa
would 60mm be as good on the golf?

[VeeDubGTI16v]

I've been advised strongly against coilovers

why? coilovers are always gonna be better than strut suspension

I can't say i am a big fan of coil overs on a daily driver. They tend to ride harsh and beat your car to death. Can't be beat on a track car or show machine though.

its a case of the better the suspension, the harder it is, just depends where your comprimise is

[Adam-D]

mine is  gonna be a raod legal track day racer so i dont mind about stiffness

[VeeDubGTI16v]

id say if its struts get the koni adjustables (you need to get corrado rear ones) and whatever spring you want. you have to spend like 700+ to get coilovers with damping adjustment, but coilover springs are dirt cheap so you could get ones with different poundages

[billydude]

its a case of the better the suspension, the harder it is, just depends where your comprimise is

and handles worse on the roads the harder it is?
since the wheels spend more time bounceing off the road scrabbleing for grip it also equals slower?
espicaly with stupid sized wheels such as 16" and 17"?

[kniterider]

if i had the money 'coil overs' would be the set up for me, yeah the ride may be harsh, but if you choose and expensive option then you have damper adjustment aswell as height adjustment etc.

Im not knocking anyone here, but if you buy coilovers and dont know how to set them up correctly it may well have you thinking what you have spent your money on!!!(not that i know how to set them up, but if your investing in some quality kit then surely it pays to invest in having them set up properly and to be told how they work and how to set them rather than 'yeah you can get it on the deck with them on' then your unhappy with the set up.....

i havent had any coilovers on any of my cars as they are out of my price range on either of my cars. On my 8v k jet i had last year it had a brand new 'spax' springs and short damper set up, and it did handle really well, then on the other 8v i had i think it had a 'g-max' strut/spring set up which had a good ride etc but didnt feel as 'tidy' as the early one (maybe power steering took that away???) dunno what set up the 16v is running but its ok, on my mk4 im running standard struts/dampers and ive noticed (the few times i get to drive it) the back end has sarted to feel bouncey since i put the 40mm drop springs on in june last year!!

I spose its all down to money/taste/and what your doing with the car, so if its gonna be a 'road legal track car' id plump for the coilovers and get them set up properly and learn how to adjust yourself, i think then youll be smilling through every 'b' road twist/bend you ever take!!

just my bit!!

Gaz

[Adam-D]

cheers peeps give me somthing to think on

still dunno what drop to go for lol

40-60?

its on 15's no bigger

[billydude]

we've got -40mm on our old gti and on 14s it looks slamed 
the spoiler hits speed bumps even at a crawling pace 
but 15s catch the arches when driven in anger
so me personaly would go for -35mm or -40mm if you ever go through areas with speed ramps which is most of leicester now 

[Helios_Blue_Valver]

I've been advised strongly against coilovers

why? coilovers are always gonna be better than strut suspension

I can't say i am a big fan of coil overs on a daily driver. They tend to ride harsh and beat your car to death. Can't be beat on a track car or show machine though.

its a case of the better the suspension, the harder it is, just depends where your comprimise is

driving 75 to 100 miles a day on the lovely Suffolk roads coilovers are out of the question for me. lol. Think i will just go with eibach springs over koni shocks and eibach ARB's. That and powerflex bushings and braces should tighten the handling right up.