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Offline robmcclel

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Re: Lowering springs
« Reply #15 on: June 05, 2015, 09:21:34 am »
Here's mine on 30mm H&R springs, perfect height I think, low enough to look good but high enough to make it over most speed bumps. :driver:


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Re: Lowering springs
« Reply #16 on: June 05, 2015, 08:01:16 pm »
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Re: Lowering springs
« Reply #17 on: June 05, 2015, 08:01:55 pm »
Shod are you eibach 20/25 or 30mm all round. So many variations.

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Re: Lowering springs
« Reply #18 on: June 05, 2015, 08:35:46 pm »
Shod are you eibach 20/25 or 30mm all round. So many variations.
You see many variations but there are only two from Eibach, either Pro-Kit or Sportlines.

Pro-Kits (black painted) compared with a normal suspension are -30 mm, compared with a sport suspension (like GT/GT Sport have) are -15 mm and compared with the GTI suspension are -5 mm (hard to notice any lowering, you'll notice the better handling and ride comfort).

Sporlines (red painted) compared with a normal suspension are -50 mm, compared with a sport suspension (like GT/GT Sport have) are -35 mm and compared with the GTI suspension are -30 mm (the perfect lowering in my opinion, better handling and a bit of improved ride comfort).

H&R just has one version of springs for GTI that are -30 mm that are very similar to Sportlines. They are painted blue. Other Golfs versions have different models of H&R springs that are similar to Pro-Kit (painted black too) and to Sportlines (painted red too).

If you want comfort go for a less lowering version. If you want better handling on corners and better stance you can go for the Sportlines or for the H&R -30 mm. :happy2:

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Re: Lowering springs
« Reply #19 on: June 06, 2015, 11:18:56 am »
Will get a pic but my gti looks quite low already.

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Re: Lowering springs
« Reply #20 on: June 06, 2015, 02:08:08 pm »
Will get a pic but my gti looks quite low already.
If you don't want to lower it more, you can get Eibach Pro-Kit springs. :wink: