New 7R to replace the MK6gti

[Neilgti]

Whats the ride like on the B16s?

The ride is great pal, can do so much with it  & handles really well,
getting a few springy noises and a bit of knocking tho ? so going back in tomorrow for them to have a look at it 

http://www.bilstein.de/en-uk/products/sport-and-threaded-ride-high-adjustable-kits/bilstein-b16-irc/

[Tfsi_Mike]

I love my B16's.  I think some people find it hard to admint/find fault with something when it has cost so much but these are genuinely great.  The ones Neil has with app adjustable damping sound ace

[loop]

Hankook tyres?!


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[Tfsi_Mike]

Yes? As have been used on the AKS Tuning vRS estate, demonstrating awesome handling.  Allbeit with plenty of suspension mods.

[Neilgti]

Hankook tyres?!


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Yes mate only for road use, as i swapped these with Mike as my Cup 2s in 235 were catching, only temporary

[Tfsi_Mike]

Oh, Oulton Park fitted to my car too...

[Neilgti]

Oh, Oulton Park fitted to my car too...

May try em out on the Ring Mike in a couple of weeks   

[Tfsi_Mike]

Wish I could come :-/

[rich83]

I love my B16's.  I think some people find it hard to admint/find fault with something when it has cost so much but these are genuinely great.  The ones Neil has with app adjustable damping sound ace

Great.... might have to have a look 

[Neilgti]

Had the rear discs fitted yesterday 





Also got them to remove the superpro lower arms and fit the oem ones back on, wasn't happy with the way it pushed the front wheels towards the bumper ! also seems to have stopped the creaking from the B16s, only drove it from the garage home but the noise seems to have gone ? time will tell on this one, also the steering dosn't feel as darty which was really un nerving on track, back on track in a couple of weeks, so will see what the turn in is like etc ... now the arms have been swapped back over ( fitted the superpro and B16s together )

Pic of the superpro arms fitted, look how far forward the wheel is !

[rich83]

Ohh yeah... thats crap! :(

[Neilgti]

Ohh yeah... thats crap! :(

Now you can see why i had to lose the 235's  (225s in the pic)
Well thats what these forums are for, spread the knowledge and save people making the same mistake, modding is all about trial and error, but can be costly at times.... well all of the time  the only reason i got the arms was to give a bit more camber, but when they came they havn't got or even released the adjustable ball joints yet 

[tony_danza]

Did they used to be SuperSports?

I assume you've dropped the pressure down for track? I ran mine high on the front, to stop it rolling onto the shoulders like that - they don't melt despite it being a bit oddball. I had the comfort of being RWD though, so mine doesn't work them that hard.

[Neilgti]

Did they used to be SuperSports?

I assume you've dropped the pressure down for track? I ran mine high on the front, to stop it rolling onto the shoulders like that - they don't melt despite it being a bit oddball. I had the comfort of being RWD though, so mine doesn't work them that hard.

Yes Tony there use to be SS 
Surprisingly the front pressures were atleast 36psi and still rolling onto the sidewall ? i use to run my Gti 30 front 28 back on track, with limpet grip and never caned the sidewalls like that, that was with Yokos tho, never used SS before, they have good grip but the sidewalls are not very upright ? the tyres look stretched on if you know what i mean, prob hence why they are running onto the sidewalls, i was cornering on my doorhandles tho 
Will try em with a little more pressure in and see how they go   

[tony_danza]

Yeah, the sidewalls are pretty squishy and you've got all that weight on the nose. There's a 92Y version that should hold up a bit better.