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Offline luca

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Re: Eibach coilovers vs springs
« Reply #30 on: January 08, 2009, 12:16:43 pm »
Quote from: joesgti on January 08, 2009, 12:02:29 pm
in the ebay link above  :rolleye:
Lol they are jamex, janspeed make exhausts :signLOL:
They look ok but they must be cheap for a reason :laugh:
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Re: Eibach coilovers vs springs
« Reply #31 on: January 08, 2009, 12:17:40 pm »
ye...i dont like the look of the ebay ones. have you got them joe?
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Re: Eibach coilovers vs springs
« Reply #32 on: January 08, 2009, 12:20:33 pm »
Quote from: luca on January 08, 2009, 12:16:43 pm
Quote from: joesgti on January 08, 2009, 12:02:29 pm
in the ebay link above  :rolleye:
Lol they are jamex, janspeed make exhausts :signLOL:
They look ok but they must be cheap for a reason :laugh:

ooops  :ashamed: my mistake.

Quote from: JPC on January 08, 2009, 12:17:40 pm
ye...i dont like the look of the ebay ones. have you got them joe?

no, i dont have them but have read reviews and they seem OK. if i wanted to lower my car and could only spend 300quid i defo get them
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Re: Eibach coilovers vs springs
« Reply #33 on: January 08, 2009, 12:38:49 pm »
I have been led to believe the cheap coils are ok for normal everyday driving, but if you are thinking about going on track days and drive aggresively on the roads then they might not hold up, you get what you pay for.....
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Re: Eibach coilovers vs springs
« Reply #34 on: January 08, 2009, 02:18:00 pm »
Quote from: luca on January 08, 2009, 11:25:24 am
If i go for coilovers i would like good quality ones such as eibach, kw etc. Wouldnt want to risk getting cheap ones from ebay.

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Re: Eibach coilovers vs springs
« Reply #35 on: January 08, 2009, 02:20:01 pm »
And if they're not stainless, you'll adjust them once... and once only!
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Re: Eibach coilovers vs springs
« Reply #36 on: January 08, 2009, 02:25:39 pm »
Quote from: GTIjames on January 08, 2009, 12:38:49 pm
I have been led to believe the cheap coils are ok for normal everyday driving, but if you are thinking about going on track days and drive aggresively on the roads then they might not hold up, you get what you pay for.....

....The problem is that you may not always drive 'aggressively' on the roads but with a GTI there's bound to be times when it's safe to do so and so you do - It would be rude to say no. Would any driver in their right mind want to be wondering if their suspension was up to the job?

Sometimes being primarily led by saving money is just plain stoooopid.

Adjustable but not stainless!? - That's only okay if you only do track and change them regularly. Being galvanised (only intended for short term use) is why KW don't guarantee their race dampers.

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Re: Eibach coilovers vs springs
« Reply #37 on: January 08, 2009, 03:05:21 pm »
id hope they are stainless, would be a lil daft and pointless having them rust up  :laugh:
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Re: Eibach coilovers vs springs
« Reply #38 on: January 08, 2009, 03:06:00 pm »
Where is the cheapest place to pick up a set of the eibach springs?
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Re: Eibach coilovers vs springs
« Reply #39 on: January 08, 2009, 03:14:14 pm »
Quote from: hufcforpromotion on January 08, 2009, 03:06:00 pm
Where is the cheapest place to pick up a set of the eibach springs?

http://www.motorsportworld.co.uk/

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Re: Eibach coilovers vs springs
« Reply #40 on: January 08, 2009, 03:44:18 pm »
Quote from: joesgti on January 08, 2009, 03:05:21 pm
id hope they are stainless, would be a lil daft and pointless having them rust up  :laugh:

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Re: Eibach coilovers vs springs
« Reply #41 on: January 08, 2009, 05:37:26 pm »
Quote from: JPC on January 08, 2009, 11:32:24 am
im in the same boat.

isnt there an eibach pro kit? with new dampers?

Yes there is I ran it for a while on my first GTi and was quite impressed :smiley:
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Re: Eibach coilovers vs springs
« Reply #42 on: January 08, 2009, 09:44:03 pm »
i might get them gaz. h&R Springs have gone up a fortune now might just spend a bit more and the teh dampers too. 35mm drop you reckon?
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Re: Eibach coilovers vs springs
« Reply #43 on: January 08, 2009, 10:15:19 pm »
i know from the past that jamex stuff is just max power style sh*te !!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: Eibach coilovers vs springs
« Reply #44 on: January 08, 2009, 10:21:08 pm »
Quote from: JPC on January 08, 2009, 09:44:03 pm
i might get them gaz. h&R Springs have gone up a fortune now might just spend a bit more and the teh dampers too. 35mm drop you reckon?

to be honest Jay we had an issue with the rear ride height and we couldn't sort it, so Jim @ Awesome sorted me out with the coilovers, turns out is was the springs at fault which I believe has now been sorted. The kit performed really well, more controlled than std and better damped
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