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What coilover should I run on 3dsm 0.05 wheels??
« on: 07 June 2013, 22:12 »
Hi guys.
What coilovers should I run on 3dsm 0.05 alloys with 225/40 18 falken tyres.
Thanks.guy

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Re: What coilover should I run on 3dsm 0.05 wheels??
« Reply #1 on: 07 June 2013, 22:24 »
Car? Budget? How low do you want to go?

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Re: What coilover should I run on 3dsm 0.05 wheels??
« Reply #2 on: 08 June 2013, 08:19 »
2010 gti. Want to go low without there been crazy rubbing. Seen a pic of a car on another forum on fk street lines. Maxed in the rear with full camber. Looks amazing but heard fk are cheap??!!
But I don't want to spend crazy money.

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Re: What coilover should I run on 3dsm 0.05 wheels??
« Reply #3 on: 08 June 2013, 13:08 »
2010 gti. Want to go low without there been crazy rubbing. Seen a pic of a car on another forum on fk street lines. Maxed in the rear with full camber. Looks amazing but heard fk are cheap??!!
But I don't want to spend crazy money.
if £500+ is crazy money leave well alone, why would you mess us a great handling car with pair of plasticine coilovers?
Sub £200 coilovers are crashy and bone jarring, best off on a shed.

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Re: What coilover should I run on 3dsm 0.05 wheels??
« Reply #4 on: 08 June 2013, 18:05 »
By crazy money I mean thousands.

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Re: What coilover should I run on 3dsm 0.05 wheels??
« Reply #5 on: 08 June 2013, 20:46 »
Fk do a range and yes they start cheap, but fk akso do good coilovers.

If I was you I woukd get KW variant v1's or v2's cost about a grand but a lot of people use them and always here good things.

Or a set of avo's for £750

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Re: What coilover should I run on 3dsm 0.05 wheels??
« Reply #6 on: 08 June 2013, 22:07 »
H&R with adjustable dampning. So when really wound down, you can adjust it to soft if it's harsh ride.

Kw are good but when wound down, they give you a crashy/bumpy ride. So not really worth it buying them.

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Re: What coilover should I run on 3dsm 0.05 wheels??
« Reply #7 on: 08 June 2013, 22:30 »
Thanks for the advice boys. Wish I could work out how to add pics on here so I could show you what I'm after.

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Re: What coilover should I run on 3dsm 0.05 wheels??
« Reply #8 on: 09 June 2013, 09:35 »
H&R with adjustable dampning. So when really wound down, you can adjust it to soft if it's harsh ride.

Kw are good but when wound down, they give you a crashy/bumpy ride. So not really worth it buying them.

what kw did you have? Spending £1000 coilovers they wont be harsh. They are dampening adjustable too. My mate had them on his mk2 tt and we wound them down for a show and they was fine.
Hes now got a set on his mk6 gti and I rate them highly.  Another mate of mine has them on his mk5 gti and it sits low and hes got a baby lol

if you set them soft they are not crashy or bumpy
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Re: What coilover should I run on 3dsm 0.05 wheels??
« Reply #9 on: 09 June 2013, 17:22 »
H&R with adjustable dampning. So when really wound down, you can adjust it to soft if it's harsh ride.

Kw are good but when wound down, they give you a crashy/bumpy ride. So not really worth it buying them.

what kw did you have? Spending £1000 coilovers they wont be harsh. They are dampening adjustable too. My mate had them on his mk2 tt and we wound them down for a show and they was fine.
Hes now got a set on his mk6 gti and I rate them highly.  Another mate of mine has them on his mk5 gti and it sits low and hes got a baby lol

if you set them soft they are not crashy or bumpy
http://www.motoiq.com/magazine_articles/id/1746/industry-insider-kw-suspension-factory-tour-part-1.aspx
Read all 5 pages, KW's aint bad at all and if I had 1k to spend on my Mk6 ( I have neither :grin:) I would definitely consider them.
Every set of sub £300 coilovers I've ever had have been sh1te and not stayed on the car