lowering my car

[wigit]

VWR springs are made by Eibach

There coilovers kit is AST dampers with Eibach springs, I really rate their 2 way set up, expensive but superb, only negative was the front damping is on the top mounts so you need to get under the scuttle panel to adjust

I went for Bilstein B16s as you can adjust easily enough as adjuster is on bottom so easy to adjust with car on ground

[legg360]

As you can tell I don't know that much about suspension set ups so changing the settings on the dampers and what not I wouldn't be using and so id be paying for things I wouldn't use, id prob take it to a tuning garage ask them to set it up for a fast road set up and leave it as that.

So because of that I was thinking for the VWR StreetSport Fixed Damper Coilover System, I can adjust the height to what I like best it will improve the handling. Is the camber plate worth the extra money total extra cost of £830 which is loads!

I couldn't find the b16's only the b14's

[wigit]

I have a preference for coilovers which you can adjust the damping/rebound as well as the height

I ran a previous incarnation of the VWR kit when it was made by KW (the newer AST stuff is way better) and whilst it was excellent it was always on the firm side

the bilstein B16 ps10 kit has 10 way adjustment on the dampers and on UK roads I run on 2, track would be about 8

Adjustable top mounts can allow you to run a bit of camber up to 3 degrees but fine line between cornering and compromising the straight ahead

I also would never ask suspension advice from the likes of Awesome as I always get the feeling the answer will differ depending what they have in stock and what has the biggest margin rather than the best performing kit

[fentshire]

Perhaps because I am a little older, but I never really understand why someone wants to ruin the beautiful lines of a car like the GTI Mk 6, by lowering it, or putting a spoiler on it, or even a sun strip!

Understated is always better, than overstated.

 

[legg360]

I agree that something's are over the top like lowering to the point that half the rim is inside the arch it think looks silly but so the tyre fills the arch and doesn't have the huge gap at the top looks better

[wigit]

for me i like the gap between the top of the tyre and arch to be less than the thickness of the tyre, i also think you need to be careful running non OEM wheels

Mine standard



Mine on B16s



Mine on B16s on TSWs



I'm a little older as well

[legg360]

What's the drop with the b16's  I think looks pretty good any more then that and I think it would look to low tbh

[wigit]

Not sure but fronts on mine are on lowest setting which is about 5mm lower than the bottom pic