hoppinmad 0 Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 iam junking the coilovers my vr came on,(fed up with crashing about and iam more interested in handling than sceen stance B.S.) and reverting back to original type suspension with koni yellow dampers, what is the optimum amount to lower the car from a handling point of view? i have seen eibach lowering springs that lower the front a touch more than the rear, or am i better getting a set that lower an equal amount front and rear. it would be nice if the car ends up sitting level but the handling is the most important factor,Ty Link to post Share on other sites
bungy 2 Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 Adjustable suspension and get the car corner weighted for optimum handling. Link to post Share on other sites
oldmandon 1 Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 Adjustable suspension and get the car corner weighted for optimum handling.This sounds interesting, how do you do it, and could you explain exactly what it is....I'm new to the world of adjustable suspension, only ever having lowered a car......Possibly a good thread here........ Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Seabrook 4 Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 get some proper damping adjustable suspension for it if your serious mate then you can set it up exactly how you want, drive it then adjust it etc to suit your style the Koni or KW are considered to be the best kits Link to post Share on other sites
hoppinmad 0 Posted November 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 when you say adjustable i take your talking coilovers. iam getting on a bit so a little bit of comfort would be nice, i dont mind a firm ride but find the coilovers horrible, firm but it doesnt handle nice and would i be right in thinking you have to spend big bucks to get coilovers that provide a good ride/handling set up without the need for a new spine Link to post Share on other sites
bungy 2 Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 Adjustable suspension and get the car corner weighted for optimum handling.This sounds interesting' date=' how do you do it, and could you explain exactly what it is....I'm new to the world of adjustable suspension, only ever having lowered a car......Possibly a good thread here........ [/quote']The car gets driven onto 4 electronic scales and the suspension is adjusted to balance the 4 corners for whatever purpose the owner has requested. Adjusting ride height by measuring is quite crude compared to corner weighting. Places like "Centre of Gravity" specialise in this sort of race track preperation.http://www.centergravity.co.uk/We did have an invite to a free club tutorial last year but not enough interest... Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Seabrook 4 Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 when you say adjustable i take your talking coilovers. iam getting on a bit so a little bit of comfort would be nice' date=' i dont mind a firm ride but find the coilovers horrible, firm but it doesnt handle nice and would i be right in thinking you have to spend big bucks to get coilovers that provide a good ride/handling set up without the need for a new spine[/quote']yes mate coilovers would be better as they are obviously more adjustable,plus as said you can get the damping adjustable ones so you can alter the firmness of the ride too so totally customable well it depends on your definition of big bucks the kits do come up for sale second hand but new you are looking at £600 - £1000 depending on brand Link to post Share on other sites
hoppinmad 0 Posted November 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 600-800 is not as much as i was thinking i would have to spend, i havnt realy looked in to putting coilovers back on because i thought i would have to be spending more like 1000-1100. and the fact i use it daily and live in a village with roads like the moon put me off a bit also Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Seabrook 4 Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 yeah if you look at brands such as AP they should be around that price and they have a good reputation Link to post Share on other sites
bungy 2 Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 I like AP's and have them on my 4mo. Link to post Share on other sites
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