Suspension on a budget.

[Rodriguez]

Can anyone suggest an improved sespension setup on the cheap?  I've seen some springs and shocks from volksbits costing pennies, but am a little sceptical about those.  Would love a koni/eibach combo but money is not going to stretch that far.

I don't want it any lower than 40 and I'd be up for changing top mounts/bushes etc.

[sharpie]

yes, if you're going to do anything cheap on a car it should definitely be suspension. or tyres.

[sidecarphil]

try the hot tuning coilover deal

£159 all in

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=96896.0

 

[adam_mk2]

as he says! hottuning coilovers for £159!!!!   

[danny_p]

hottuning coilovers are crap.   new standard suspention performs better all they do is allow you to smash your sump off on speedbumps.

for handeling -30 or -40mm  is optimal depending on model.   so if you want handeling it'll stay there.  spring and strut kits do a hell of a lot better job and outlast cheep coilovers

[Mew]

Boge turbo shocks are approx £100 for the set from GSF. Top mounts and bump stops are another £50 or so i think, and boge springs are around another £50 from gsf, or you can look out for some 2nd hand Eibach springs for around the same price.

[Karloss]

hottuning coilovers are crap.   new standard suspention performs better all they do is allow you to smash your sump off on speedbumps.

for handeling -30 or -40mm  is optimal depending on model.   so if you want handeling it'll stay there.  spring and strut kits do a hell of a lot better job and outlast cheep coilovers

Does anyone else agree with this?
Im considering a purchase.

[OakeyDoak16v]

yes i agree

[Martz]

Supersport Springs perform well. Have a look on www.venommotorsport.com

[Chris-White]

hottuning coilovers are crap.   new standard suspention performs better all they do is allow you to smash your sump off on speedbumps.

for handeling -30 or -40mm  is optimal depending on model.   so if you want handeling it'll stay there.  spring and strut kits do a hell of a lot better job and outlast cheep coilovers

Does anyone else agree with this?
Im considering a purchase.

Depends, you into looks or go-go?

If you want your car scrubbing the deck, then it wont handle full stop anyway, so get the hottuning coilies. If you want actual handling, track work or fast road driving, go for a decent shock and spring combo at 30mm, just dont expect it to look much different to standard.

Oh, hottuning coilies shook my bones to the very core!