Lumpy road dilema

[jethro]

My magic gti 8v is fun, but I drive loads on really rough backroads and seem to end up driving like some old lady, just so i don't knacker my car on some pot holed road. If the council could fix all our roads then  but they don't.  I live in the middle of beyond (my jobs fault, not by choice) and the wifes 1.2 clio seems to fly along the roads with it gay french suspension. Got me golf and it was already lowered, think the last geezer chucked in some lowering springs only, now the ride is stiff as hell and i really think my car spends more time in the air than on the ground.....................................

When the tarmac is like a babies behind then  but this seems to be just big boring A roads with cameras and police every 10 mins.

All this makes me think to get some coilover milarky on the go or source some original gti springs and slap them in. Has anyone got any ideas on how to make a golf handle well on lumpy roads?

[rubjonny]

Try a set of std GTI 16v shocks & springs
Surprisingly cheap, and while lower & stiffer than std GTI (-10mm) they wont be overly harsh on rough roads

[frog]

As above, convert it back to standard springs/shocks. 8v springs are -10mm to standard golf's with 16v springs being -20mm.

[rubjonny]

I thought it was the 8v that was -20mm, with the 16v being a further -10mm?