Beddie's Edition 35 - Back on track! :)

[gobbleplease]

Offting cant beat red !!
What suspension are you running ? Have you had any rubbing with td pro race 1.2s onbthe track ?
Whats your lowering height at the moment

[Beddie]

Some great pics there Stevo... is Spa really that steep..?.. 

Yeah it's pretty up and down especially Eau Rouge, to quote Darren from Circuit Days during the briefing "it can get emotional"  

[Top Cat]

 

[rich83]

You should get some of those printed on canvas mate... they would look cracking! 

[Beddie]

Offting cant beat red !!
What suspension are you running ? Have you had any rubbing with td pro race 1.2s onbthe track ?
Whats your lowering height at the moment

Standard dampers and -20mm AP springs, no rubbing with the TDs after i'd done the front arch screw mod, did get a little touch every now and then before i did it but none since  

[Beddie]

Great to see your still loving it after all these years  and still looking good  !

Cheers mate! Yeah still makes me smile every time i drive it 

[gobbleplease]

Ah ha ! Perfect ! AP springs ! That's exactly the ride height I'm looking for ! Is it 20mm front and rear ?
I'm currently using h&r but they are a little bit too Low for me !

What's the ride like on them ? Think they would be perfect to pair with b12 dampers.


Cheers Bryan

[Beddie]

Yeah 20mm front and rear, they are officially VWR springs but when they arrived were in an AP box 
I looked at the H&R and also the Eibach Sportlines but felt that both were just a little too low for me personally, the APs have been spot on for 50k miles and the ride quality is no different to stock 

My dampers are starting to go off a little now I think, they've had a hard life though to be fair so considering new ones in the shape of either Koni STR.T or the new MK6 fitment Bilstein B8 as they are a lot more compliant for a daily driver than the MK5 version...

[gobbleplease]

Awe right I didn't realise the mk6 b8s fitted, I was under the impression that even mk5 b8s had a nice ride ? I've had them before (albeit not on a mk5) and were very good as a daily and on B roads.

Have you tried the mk6 b8s are they still good enough for a bit of track driving ?

I've had kws on my last mk5 gti and they were a bit harsh especially now I've got baby to chuck in the back.

[Beddie]

Yeah the mk6 Bilsteins fit straight on, same fitment and axle weights etc but the mk6 version has been revalved to be around 20% (iirc) softer due to customer feedback on the harshness of the mk5 version,
I tried a car with the mk5 setup and just found it a bit too firm for my daily drive and the poor roads round here, not had chance to try a car fitted with the mk6 setup yet but the feedback from those that have them is superb 

Bilstein normally get it spot on first time with any setup, but the fact they have softened the mk6 version for an identical chassis setup shows they may have over egged the pudding a touch with the mk5 version?

Saying that those that have them seem to love them and it's undoubtedly a fantastic setup, just too firm imo for a daily especially when combined with my H&R arbs

[Tfsi_Mike]

Great pics, great trip by the looks & great car!

Need to get myself back to Germany 

[Beddie]

Great pics, great trip by the looks & great car!

Need to get myself back to Germany 

Cheers Mike! 

We normally get to Germany twice a year, but only been once this year and it made me realise how much I'd missed the place, so you must be properly gutted mate!

[gobbleplease]

Thanks for the info buddy that's been a great help 

[Beddie]

Thanks for the info buddy that's been a great help 

No probs mate 
Here's a link to the damping differences between the mk5 and mk6 versions..
http://www.golfmkv.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3394949&postcount=24

[Saintsteve]

Great pics Beddie..

Can I ask how your stage1 eddy compares to the RS focus on the road?