Which coilovers?

I was thinking of getting some coilovers for my mk1 but there are so many makes!   :?

Want to try and get a good quality set preferably for under 400 quid

I was just wondering if anyone could reccomend some??

Thanks

Ok lol dont think you'll get many replies coilies are a bit done to death on here lol i blame my self in that! Now i dont care what anyone say….I dont know how old you are……..but budget coil-overs are crap!! don't even bother I bought hot tuning  had em for 12-months bared them took car off the road in winter to save and bought Fk's could stand it anyone im 21 lol so not old and grumpy (sorry to anyone over 21) My mate has Fk's and it was mint!! he had it lower than mine and the comfort of the ride was soooo much better but i fit my Fks on friday which retail about £450 so if you can wait till saturday il give you a drivability review until then just a passenger. Many of my other mates had similar budget coil-overs to me all as bad as each other lumpy bouncy and hard but………………. livable but not on a daily which mine is and i like em low well as low as i can go. Hope this helps but saturday will be a key day!! ps weitec, avo, gaz amazing but waaaaay outta your £range!

As budget coilovers go, i have used the ones you can buy off Ebay from hottuning on a previous car and they were great for the money. Depends what you want from the kit really they are fixed damping rate with loads of height adjustment. You sould get one of these sets for around £200. Hope this helps?

I can't fault my hot tuning coils…. For the money they work as they should. the ride Aint all that bad to be fair. You could pay maor and still get the same ride result.

As I don't use the Cab much any more spent would have been a waste of money. I have run 3 other golfs on coils before, the worst for ride by far were supersport ones, It was bone crunching.

I'm not sure what bared a set of coilies means……???

I'm guessing the threads wore out?

Anyhow, I set the ride hight on mine and havent touched it since. It's low but still allows me to get about without smashing the sump totally.

If your after improving handling then you'll need more than just a new set of springs and dampers. I have powerflex bushes, thicker front ARB and 3 strutbraces fitted.

my m8 had a set of jom`s £200 off ebay , heingt adjustable and 40% stiffer depends what you need them for.

Id save up and get better ones but like you say depends what you want and what you use your car for  :?  i like mine not to turn my spine to dust

you may find the fk's as bad mate!!!

my mates jetta has 400 quid fk's i believe. the ride is much worse than mine on hottunings lol

and she's running 14's on 60 section tyres, i'm running 15's on 50 section with a bit of stretch lol

I think you'll find tyre choice does make a big difference to how they ride.

Jon.