If you want something for comform but looks better and improved handling - take a look at the Koni FSD's and some better spring (H&R) which is what I did - cheaper, gives the car a great stance and spot on ride comfort.
....Agreed - I find the KoniFSD's plus Eibach springs and ARB's excellent for fast road use and several specialists have advised that this suspension is more than adequate unless I want to start doing regular track days and therefore go a stage further. Then Bilstein would be the best and KW V3's a second choice.
Are the KoniFSDs fully adjustable (for ride height, compression damping and rebound damping)? And if so, are the adjusters easily accessible?
At the risk of making myself unpopular here, what I see is quite a few youngsters simply chasing the cool look of a lowered suspension and not really considering the full setup. And of course the likes of Awesome and Toys for Boys (and TTshop!) are more than happy to sell the gear. Coilovers are flavour of the month.
How many of you with track-style lowered suspension actually do track? Some yes, but a lot who don't.
But, each to their own.
[Prepares for lots of incoming flak]
Ahhh , yes, the old can of worms.
I reckon that the vast majority of "modders" do so mainly on looks alone, rather than for a specific performance improvement?
And I guess you are just as guilty, m'lud, as the rest, RR. Take the current hot topic of carbon fibre - it was primarly created because it can carry greater structural loads for considerably less weight. To use the CF VW badges, now they certainly aint carrying any structural loads, and I reckon the weight saving over the OEM version will be so small as to be negligable - therefore, these are purely purchased on looks or aesthetics. The same logic can be applied to suspension, brakes, interior trims, engine covers, or whatever - so I guess there is a little "pot", "black" and "kettle" somewhere in you previous post Robin!
Get that flack jacket zipped up tight!
