What coilovers on a 1.8T Mk1??

Hey guys!!

Just wondering which of you with 1.8T Mk1's are running coilovers (i would think alot lol)

If so which ones would you recommend? i'm looking to get 350bhp out of mine and i was thinking about kw variant 3's but i'm pretty skint at the mo with building it so am thinking about some cheaper ones just for the time being.

what do you think?

ta!

Cant go wrong with KW3`s !!!

 As they are the daddies of terra-firma hugging antics. But if your budget is tight…  ebay "hot-tuning" 200 quid specials???

Everyone asks this and nobody's done a back-to-back comparison of coilovers (at least I don't think so…??? Anything in Max Power or whatever?)

So, really all you can do is judge on qualitative terms.

IMHO they are all pretty similar initially, obviously the more adjustment possible (damping) the more closely you can optimise it to your particular application. The difference is in how long they last.

Well i have had the following

Eibachs
Weitech
FK's
TA technics (hot tuning, race land etc)

The eibachs were the best by far tho at ?800 there a bit pricy!!!

Weitechs were also very very good, and for the money offer excellent value

FK's, cant see why they are so rated??

Cant comment on the ta's yet

ok thanks for the info guys!

i might look at prices for these as i really wanted kw v3's but are wayyy too expensive so i eiher get some cheaper ones or stay on standard suspension until i've saved up for some v3's

decisions lol

im goin for weitech on mine steffy, but thre is a thread on ed38 about them not being so good but i think its down to maitanance

MissMk1 said

Hey guys!!

Just wondering which of you with 1.8T Mk1's are running coilovers (i would think alot lol)

If so which ones would you recommend? i'm looking to get 350bhp out of mine and i was thinking about kw variant 3's but i'm pretty skint at the mo with building it so am thinking about some cheaper ones just for the time being.

what do you think?

ta!

i have got some ta technics which i am about to take off been on for 4 weeks if you wanted to buy them as a stop gap

well i'm thinkin weitec as the erm…. something plus ones seem ok. can you tell all this mk1 internet shopping is blagging my head lol

Hibbs, Thanks for the offer, i wont be needing them however why not ask Bozlem Boy as i'm pretty certain he is after some coilovers for his GTi

I am using Weitecs for my 76.

In all the years of selling these, KWs, H&Rs, VMAXX etc etc I have never had any issues with the Weitecs.

Weitecs are good value for money and are good quality too.

i have Jamexones on mine gives a nice smooth ride but stiff when being aggressive

also i think my old chassis dynamics springs were a far bit better ride than the coilovers the car used to handle very well its just not as good now as it takes time to get the adjustment right :wink: