Which Coilovers?

[HDautos]

Looking to buy some coilovers soon for my GTI. Just wanting to know which are good and which are bad as been told some won't lower as much as others etc. What ones are members on her running? Prices makes etc would be helpfull. Cheers Rob

[RedRobin]

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Do you want coilovers for their adjustability and handling? Or just to lower for the look of your car?

Bilstein and KW are the prime brands for coilovers (for good reason).

Cheaper to get lowering springs/shocks, not coilovers, if you just want the stance look. Bilstein offer a good option.

[higher1]

Alittle more info on what your planning on doing ie just lower for shows etc lower for handling on road or lowering for track use?

[HDautos]

Wanting them for bit of everything, want the car sat a bit lower yet still handle well....

[E30Dom]

Budget?

[brogdog]

Is anyone running the damping adjustable vmaxx I've just ordered some I got talked away from KW as I was told they can be shocking on warranty claims if anything goes wrong and they werent much better than the vmaxx could be BS I don't know

[GNJ_Motorsport]

Is anyone running the damping adjustable vmaxx I've just ordered some I got talked away from KW as I was told they can be shocking on warranty claims if anything goes wrong and they werent much better than the vmaxx could be BS I don't know

Who told you that info? KW have always been great with warranty claims with us. Not that we have many.

[brogdog]

The salesman at revolution motorstore he recommended the vmaxx or bilstein if budget allows

[Betty jnr]

I have koni coilovers can't fault them not harsh at all feel standard with improved handling vastly

[brogdog]

I guess whatever u go for there will be good and bad opinions im getting the vmaxx on so I'll let everyone know what I think next week, wish I could afford the Billy's though

[PDT]

Vmaxx are utter rubbish I'm afraid, great to sell as they are stacked with profit but as for quality there isn't much lower. Basically rebranded stuff that you see for £179 on eBay. We refuse to fit them let alone sell them.

[brogdog]

Well I'll try and find a few more reviews what would u recommend for around £600

[sub39h]

I've got Weitec Hicon GTs and I'm very happy with them. I asked vRSAlex if he recommended I change them and he said there's no point i.e. I won't see much in the way of extra performance for the additional outlay.

I took that to mean that they're a good balance between price and performance. The ride comfort is even better than my standard Audi S-Line suspension (tho that's similar to saying Mother Teresa was a better person than Hitler - it was never really much of a contest to begin with).

[GNJ_Motorsport]

Well I'll try and find a few more reviews what would u recommend for around £600

Just sent you a PM but for the benefit of the forum, I'd recommend these

http://www.gnjmotorsport.com/products/KW-Variant-1-Basic-Coilover-Suspension-Kit-Golf-5-%7B47%7D-Golf-5-Plus-1.9TDi%2C-GTi-2.0T-FSi%2C-2.0SDi%2C-2.0TDi%2C-GT-2.0TDi-FWD-%2803%252d%29.html

Adjustable damping is only necessary for people who frequently go on track. For fast road use any of the AP, Weitec, KW or Bilstein kits are what I'd go for.

[PDT]

Bilstein B12, although not coilovers will be far better than any sub £1k coil over kit. I use them on all of my own cars and have driven most kits for the mk5 chassis and these feel best.