Which springs o go for?
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Which springs o go for?
I've been told that eibach springs will lower my cabby about 1.8 front and 1.7 rear? Does anybody have those on now? I like neuspeed, but they only drop me about 1.25 feet, which is hardly noticable. Anybody got ideas on what I should get? I want my car to be low. Where can i get a good deal? Anyone know how to install springs?
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well...
so many questions, but missing a lot of details to help sufficiantly... really need to know what type of driving you do, what the road conditions are like... are you going for looks or going for performance?
IMHO, much more than 1.5" is too much... suspension telemetry changes way too much and you start getting negative reactions.
anyways
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so many questions, but missing a lot of details to help sufficiantly... really need to know what type of driving you do, what the road conditions are like... are you going for looks or going for performance?
IMHO, much more than 1.5" is too much... suspension telemetry changes way too much and you start getting negative reactions.
anyways
http://www.geocities.com/jonnyguru/vw/struts.html
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What you said PDX. One of the biggest problems is as you pass the 1.5" drop mark, your tierods start poiting upwards where the connect to the wheel hubs. This isn't good as it puts mucho undo stress on them and allows them to bend more easily when encountering rough road conditions.
This also translates to it being a lot easier to knock out your alignment. If you want a decent lowering for looks, have some remainder of comfort and get a nice performace factor out of the mod, get a set of the H&R sport springs and match with a nice mild schock/strut combo.
The ultimate setup would be coil-overs so that you can adjust pretty much everything whenever the mood suits you, but thats some major $$ as I haven't seen a coil-over kit yet for less then $1100.00.
This also translates to it being a lot easier to knock out your alignment. If you want a decent lowering for looks, have some remainder of comfort and get a nice performace factor out of the mod, get a set of the H&R sport springs and match with a nice mild schock/strut combo.
The ultimate setup would be coil-overs so that you can adjust pretty much everything whenever the mood suits you, but thats some major $$ as I haven't seen a coil-over kit yet for less then $1100.00.
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you need to check out Weitec...
averages about $850 for coilovers
very nice setup...
not too soft
not too hard
a very nice coilover fully made in Germany
you need to check out Weitec...
averages about $850 for coilovers
very nice setup...
not too soft
not too hard
a very nice coilover fully made in Germany
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The little guy beating his head against the wall is awesome, just the thing for a Monday morning. Since the question is out there, are there any springs on the market that increase stiffness without lowering at all. Maine has some pretty rough roads and dragging parts is not something I need to be doing on four wheels. Snow removal with my front bumper is also a concern. Neuspeed has some that only drop 1/4 of an inch, that's not bad but if I can retain stock height, all the better. I'm going to go with KYB shocks/struts because I have always had good experiences with them, anybody have negative feedback on this? Thanks.
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only way of doing that is by doing a split drop. Right now my cabby is lowered 60mm front and 40mm rear
this rake is starting to get a bit much for me, and i'll eventually lower the rears down to about 50mm (rear of many kits are hight adjustable)
this rake is starting to get a bit much for me, and i'll eventually lower the rears down to about 50mm (rear of many kits are hight adjustable)
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