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Lowering options for bad road use?
« on: November 04, 2012, 06:23:12 pm »
As above,
Im from ireland and some of my local roads are shocking to be honest.
I want to lower my gti a little and was curious what the best option would be to go lower,
without killing the ride and not having to crawl on the rougher roads?

Cheers lads

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Re: Lowering options for bad road use?
« Reply #1 on: November 04, 2012, 06:28:58 pm »
I've got VWR springs & they are great. Might be selling them soon for a set of bilsteins:)


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Re: Lowering options for bad road use?
« Reply #2 on: November 04, 2012, 06:36:03 pm »
What sort of money are they?

Is there much of a difference in comfort and ride?
And also how much of a drop added to gti suspension?
thanks!

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Re: Lowering options for bad road use?
« Reply #3 on: November 04, 2012, 07:45:31 pm »
I have some bad roads round my way and I've never had my car scrape (even with 5 adults in).

H&R -35mm springs I'm using.  :happy2:
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Re: Lowering options for bad road use?
« Reply #4 on: November 04, 2012, 07:51:22 pm »
I have some bad roads round my way and I've never had my car scrape (even with 5 adults in).

H&R -35mm springs I'm using.  :happy2:

+1  :happy2:

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Re: Lowering options for bad road use?
« Reply #5 on: November 04, 2012, 07:57:02 pm »
What sort of money are they?

Is there much of a difference in comfort and ride?
And also how much of a drop added to gti suspension?
thanks!

Not sure on price. U can check the VWR site or I can check the receipt I have. I'd say they lower by around 25mm or so.

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Re: Lowering options for bad road use?
« Reply #6 on: November 04, 2012, 08:01:35 pm »
I have some bad roads round my way and I've never had my car scrape (even with 5 adults in).

H&R -35mm springs I'm using.  :happy2:

And are you using stock shocks?
Are they h&r comfort springs or sport springs man?
This sounds right up my street, any pics of it?

Appreciate the help guys

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Re: Lowering options for bad road use?
« Reply #7 on: November 04, 2012, 08:35:38 pm »
I have some bad roads round my way and I've never had my car scrape (even with 5 adults in).

H&R -35mm springs I'm using.  :happy2:

And are you using stock shocks?
Are they h&r comfort springs or sport springs man?
This sounds right up my street, any pics of it?

Appreciate the help guys

Sports springs  :happy2:

They are progressively wound so the ride quality is only marginally harder than stock. I've not got any pics of mine, although I've found a link to a car with them on:

http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/p/58584/441812.aspx
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Re: Lowering options for bad road use?
« Reply #8 on: November 04, 2012, 08:58:26 pm »
Cheers man, appreciate this  :happy2:

Any negatives with the sport springs?

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Re: Lowering options for bad road use?
« Reply #9 on: November 04, 2012, 09:12:18 pm »
Cheers man, appreciate this  :happy2:

Any negatives with the sport springs?

It will put more strain on your shocks & bushes which will mean they are more likely to require replacement at some point.

The look and handling benefits make it worthwhile for me  :happy2:
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Re: Lowering options for bad road use?
« Reply #10 on: November 04, 2012, 09:28:14 pm »
Well i can live with that no problem!  :happy2:

I'm on my phone so it's inconvenient to check myself, but how much are the springs?!

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Re: Lowering options for bad road use?
« Reply #11 on: November 04, 2012, 09:41:07 pm »