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Offline Lgjennings

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Advice on coilovers!
« on: 29 May 2014, 23:23 »
Hi I've got a mk4 golf 1.4 and wanted to chuck some coilovers on it.
Got about a budget of upto £200 tops and just want to know what the best ones for my money would be and what's brands to stay away from.
Thanks Liam

Offline 1.8Tgolf_Chris

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Re: Advice on coilovers!
« Reply #1 on: 29 May 2014, 23:31 »
Most put on Jom or FK coilovers, I got jom myself and really like them there not that stiff but give a nice ride and corner fairly flat for everyday driving

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Re: Advice on coilovers!
« Reply #2 on: 30 May 2014, 07:11 »
At £200 there is no such thing as best coils you will simply get cheap lows... And Chris the only reason it feels like a normal ride is you drive a 1.4  :grin:   However many folk run the joms and fk's Wirh no issues other than a lot stiffer than standard etc I have the silver lines on mine from fk but they were 550 odds and no complaints...

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Re: Advice on coilovers!
« Reply #3 on: 30 May 2014, 13:25 »
At £200 there is no such thing as best coils you will simply get cheap lows... And Chris the only reason it feels like a normal ride is you drive a 1.4  :grin:   However many folk run the joms and fk's Wirh no issues other than a lot stiffer than standard etc I have the silver lines on mine from fk but they were 550 odds and no complaints...

Try the search bar literally 100s of threads on this

that is incorrect, 1.4 was my first golf I am now 1.8tgolf_  :evil: :grin:

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Re: Advice on coilovers!
« Reply #4 on: 30 May 2014, 13:55 »
Any of the cheap coilovers will do the trick

Offline davidgtrr34

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Re: Advice on coilovers!
« Reply #5 on: 30 May 2014, 18:01 »
Dont use fk the rings go bad and I have never seen anything go wrong with jom
2004 auq, 550cc injectors, gt3071r, adjustable fpr, ebc, fmic, sachs stage 2, walbro 255, 3" turbo back, 3" custom intake, n75 n249 sai delete.
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Re: Advice on coilovers!
« Reply #6 on: 30 May 2014, 21:59 »
Dont use fk the rings go bad and I have never seen anything go wrong with jom

3 yrs no issues mate with fks... Many people running them with no issues... Some folk have had joms less than 6 mths and replacing!!

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Re: Advice on coilovers!
« Reply #7 on: 30 May 2014, 22:21 »
Im just goin by experience. I I have never seen jom go bad but I have seen alot of fk go bad
2004 auq, 550cc injectors, gt3071r, adjustable fpr, ebc, fmic, sachs stage 2, walbro 255, 3" turbo back, 3" custom intake, n75 n249 sai delete.
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Re: Advice on coilovers!
« Reply #8 on: 31 May 2014, 16:36 »
They're both crap tbf.

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Re: Advice on coilovers!
« Reply #9 on: 31 May 2014, 18:37 »
They're both crap tbf.
he is right but for that price ya ants expect much
2004 auq, 550cc injectors, gt3071r, adjustable fpr, ebc, fmic, sachs stage 2, walbro 255, 3" turbo back, 3" custom intake, n75 n249 sai delete.
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