« Reply #8 on: 28 July 2017, 13:03 »
I thought my R on 19's actually rode more smoothly than my GTI PP did and neither of those cars had DCC.
£900 up front is a fair few quid but spread over several years if you're taking finance is less painful in small chunks if you want to look at it that way.
Personally I'd not bother but there are those that say they couldn't live without it (which I find a bit odd unless they have a spectacularly bad back, in which case I'd think the G-forces of a performance car being used as it should/would outweigh suspension discomfort on many levels).
I've had quite a few GTI's over many years that have had suspension kits (I was young once) and never appreciated the harder ride of most kits yet put up with it for improved dynamics and looks (as the factory suspension in those days wasn't the car's strongest point), plus the cars were all bought used so had a few miles on them therefore I was just replacing worn components in some ways. Since the mk5 I've not found any need for a suspension kit as the factory suspension is very good.
it's always under appreciated that it's the springs that do more for the ride quality on British roads than the dampers. If the springs are stiff you get a crashy ride and if they're soft you get a bouncy ride. The standard springs are somewhere in the middle and the standard dampers are fine for normal road use iMO. If you intend to do trackdays then firmer damping is a must so I'd 100% spec DCC if that was the case.
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