Coilies vs Lowering Springs

[rio_gti]

This is gonna sound daft but what's the handling difference?? I assumed that coilovers will be better handling as they are more solid but is this not the case?? 

I have just put mine onto coilies and all bushes have been changed to poly. Handles very well, very stable and hardly any body roll

Might pop down and see you this weekend and let u take me for a spin 

[dom]

ive found that coilovers are alot better when it comes to handling, haven't had a chance to properly test them on golf but when i had on my astra really felt you could go into a corner pretty hot and not worry about coming out the other side lol

I've got to disagree, £200 coilovers will be nowhere near as good as a £200 spring and shock kit.

Coilovers are firm, but they are too crashy and harsh to let you drive quickly on anything other than the smoothest of a-roads. Try having a back road blast with cheap coilies, I can guarantee you'll get sick of it pretty quickly.

[GTi_James]

ive found that coilovers are alot better when it comes to handling, haven't had a chance to properly test them on golf but when i had on my astra really felt you could go into a corner pretty hot and not worry about coming out the other side lol

I've got to disagree, £200 coilovers will be nowhere near as good as a £200 spring and shock kit.

Coilovers are firm, but they are too crashy and harsh to let you drive quickly on anything other than the smoothest of a-roads. Try having a back road blast with cheap coilies, I can guarantee you'll get sick of it pretty quickly.

thats what i thought, shocks and springs are more stirdy and take more of a beating because theres less moving parts is that right? 

[Reem Racing]

I think im gonna go for springs as im not looking for a massive drop, comfort is the aim still.

what springs do you recommend?

[GTi_James]

i found this

http://www.dpmperformance.co.uk/volkswagen-golf-4-97-06-c-2376_2531_2580.html

so recon i'll be ordering from here regarding springs and i want comfort and a touch of performance though there are other options on that website as well

[ShauniiBoii]

ive found that coilovers are alot better when it comes to handling, haven't had a chance to properly test them on golf but when i had on my astra really felt you could go into a corner pretty hot and not worry about coming out the other side lol

I've got to disagree, £200 coilovers will be nowhere near as good as a £200 spring and shock kit.

Coilovers are firm, but they are too crashy and harsh to let you drive quickly on anything other than the smoothest of a-roads. Try having a back road blast with cheap coilies, I can guarantee you'll get sick of it pretty quickly.

i live in the country side and its back roads all the way to work yeah you know it if you hit a pothole or something but when you get to some of the smoother bits of straights / corners its bliss lol

[damien010685]

That maybe but cheap coils don't last simples

[ShauniiBoii]

im not holding out mine will last evan a year like but fronts were leaking oil so had to be replaced asap

[damien010685]

im not holding out mine will last evan a year like but fronts were leaking oil so had to be replaced asap

So if u think that why would u lol  if our going to get coils get a decent set and they won't break in months lol

[ShauniiBoii]

well i have alot of working needing done to my car... so buying cheap to get it running properly and then i will start buying decent lol, just spent another few hundred on parts today... and been told shes needing welded underneath.... cars getting abit of a nightmare