Eibach or h&r for comfort

[Shoduchi]

Any lowering spring will be less comfortable than stock. (...)

Not exactly. Lowering springs need dampers made to work with them. OEM shocks are too harsh, in my opinion. Replace your dampers with Koni Sport or Bilstein B8, I'm sure you'll appreciate the comfort improvement.

[splashalot]

I have Eibach Pro-Kit springs and Koni FSD (Kit 2100-4001) dampers on my GT Sport and it's much more comfortable than the standard shocks with Eibach Sportline springs that I have on my Eddie. You won't lower your GTI but it will handle better and be more comfortable.

The Koni FSD kit I got is the non-GTI, so it's a bit more comfortable for that as well.

Sorry for dredging up such an old thread, but I can't PM yet to ask questions of other members.

Shoduchi (or anyone else): Are there any drawbacks to the Koni FSDs compared to the std Sachs dampers? 

How do they compare for general handling/ride/braking/turn-in?

I'm currently considering suspension options for my (~60,000 mile) Mk5 GTI.  I'm considering the VWR dampers, FSDs or Koni Sport.  Preferably with std springs, but would consider new springs as long as they do not lower the car much (I have driveway clearance issues).  I would like to preserve the general GTI feel and handling, but with a better ride.  Specifically, to smooth out the jiggliness and generally unsettled feel of the std set up on our poor roads.

Cheers

If you search online about Koni FSD, you'll see that they're self-adjusting according to the road smoothness. I like them. If I were you I'd get the VWR suspension kit (dampers and springs), if you can lower a bit your ride. If you can't change the ride height, get the Koni FSD with new OEM springs.

Cheers for that.  I've been following Pudding's opinions on the VWR kit with interest.  I'm in Aus, so no-one here has experience of them, but I've tracked down a source to buy them locally at least should I decide to go that way.  I've trawled the internet looking for info on FSDs, but they seem to get mixed reviews.  Hard to know as everyone has different driving conditions let alone opinions on what is comfy or not!  You, Mad-Pete and Pudding seem to be on the same page as me re. the jiggliness, though.

[colesey]

I replaced my suspension last summer with the VWR sports dampers / springs kit and am happy with my choice. I wanted an OEM+ replacement and the ride is comfortable with a modest but purposeful lowering. What I didn't anticipate was the way it rebalanced the car, making the front end more 'pointy' and agile, with less roll. Obviously this modding lark is quite addictive and I am assembling H&R arbs / superpro wishbone kit / passat hubs / motor mounts to go on next.......