Need to lower my mk1 cab. Advice please
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Need to lower my mk1 cab. Advice please
id love her to look like this though
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http://www.clubpolo.co…index.php?showtopic=35531
he's a top bloke and for the price you really can't go wrong for ?200.
the thing is if your gonna try and get the stance that that other cabby has got you will struggle without coilovers as they are bigger wheels (they look like 15x8 ML's like i have on my mk1).
i had 13's on my mk2 and to pull it off i had to have it so low the sub frame was less than a inch off the ground 8)
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And in my conclusion…………….I cant/dont want standards spring/shock lower kit……..gotta be coilovers for me……….and despite various good reviews im disauded to buy cheap coilovers….in my experience they fail quickly, or as said they can be harsh…i want to be able to drive my car and still have some teeth and seat base left at the end of a 4 hour journey!!
I have looked at the Jamex ones and they sound a good compromise of all available……………but i am totally drawn to the Gaz kit…….its not cheap at ?490 but its gonna last, the qaulity is easy to see and they are Essex based!!! so easy (for me) for any after purchase needs
now all i need to do is raise ?490 and roberts your dads brother :wink:
(?500 isnt much if you say it quickly and tell the missus they were ?250 :wink: )
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91 G60 Corrado in Aqua Blue pearl
91 Rallye Golf, Tornado Red, AMD tuned to 220bhp 227 flb torque 9j x16 Borbet B alloys
1985 B Alpine white mk2 Golf Gti
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I have had 3 types of coilovers, AVO`s, appalling! a H&R kit on my Rallye, they were superb! at ?900 you would expect so! and my VR6 currently has FK`s Highsports on it and I cant fault them for quality comfort or handling and a mk3 VR is a heavy lump!
Gaz seem to be the flavour of the month at the moment and i have not heard a bad word about them
92 Sportline in Flash Red, Standard **SOLD**
91 G60 Corrado in Aqua Blue pearl
91 Rallye Golf, Tornado Red, AMD tuned to 220bhp 227 flb torque 9j x16 Borbet B alloys
1985 B Alpine white mk2 Golf Gti
91 G60 Corrado in Aqua Blue pearl
91 Rallye Golf, Tornado Red, AMD tuned to 220bhp 227 flb torque 9j x16 Borbet B alloys
1985 B Alpine white mk2 Golf Gti
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just dont use standard dampers, its not nice, but it handles like sticky white stuff to a curtian
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i think the cheap ones are too bouncy.
i wouldn't go for anything other than coilovers, i don't fancy the idea of buying some lowering springs and then finding they aren't the right height. i like that you can fine tune coilovers to the exact height you want. you could end up spending as much on a few sets of lowering springs trying to find the height you want, as you would on a set of highsports (?300 odd on Venom). if you want to swap wheels over for winter or anything, you can adjust your coilies so they are at a suitable height for the other wheels.
if you are going low profile on the ATS, like 175/50 and get it to the height you want with lowering springs, it might not be any good if you swap back to your GTI wheels with the larger 175/70.
at the end of the day, coilovers give you the choice and flexibility. lowering a mk1 affects the throw of the suspension and won't be comfortable, but coilovers will be the best all rounder.
like TOTR said, the FK Highsports are a good choice. i find them to be comfortable enough, good road holding as well, and at not a bad price.
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92 Sportline in Flash Red, Standard **SOLD**
91 G60 Corrado in Aqua Blue pearl
91 Rallye Golf, Tornado Red, AMD tuned to 220bhp 227 flb torque 9j x16 Borbet B alloys
1985 B Alpine white mk2 Golf Gti
91 G60 Corrado in Aqua Blue pearl
91 Rallye Golf, Tornado Red, AMD tuned to 220bhp 227 flb torque 9j x16 Borbet B alloys
1985 B Alpine white mk2 Golf Gti
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novocaine said
yer but i thought the helper springs sat at the bottom of the stroke. so the collar sits around the shell not the stanchion?
indeed but you get what you pay for mine have been very good so far :wink:
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Does anyone know where they should be? Top or bottom. Im more of a top man to be honest.
Oh and yeah i will report back once i get them on and tested.
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