Dan P
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Sept 1, 2013 14:21:45 GMT
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just wondering if anyone knows a place to get cheap coilovers for my 1993 vw polo? or if anyone knows what coilovers from other models will fit the car?
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Sept 1, 2013 14:46:47 GMT
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No other cars coilovers will bolt straight on to the front although mk1 golf rears fit fit with a little fettling (you need a couple of spacers). Mk1 golf fronts can be modified to fit but its not really a DIY job unless you are very confidant with a welder these are mine  You can convert the standard struts to coilovers using those threaded bar conversion things but even with those you can only lower them so far (about 80mm) so its a bit pointless |
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RobinJI
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"Driven by the irony that only being shackled to the road could ever I be free"
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Sept 1, 2013 15:59:19 GMT
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Yeah, because the steering arm and wheel bearing housing and lower ball joint mount are all part of the strut, rather than having a seperate 'upright' and strut like most cars, there really isn't a cheap option. As Roccoguy says, it's either a case of fitting coilover sleves to your current struts or adapting mk1/2 golf coilovers and uprights to fit. You can get some pretty low springs off the shelf though, it'll be the damper length that gets to be the issue.
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Sept 1, 2013 17:30:43 GMT
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Get a philj shocks and springs kit from club polo. Decent quality lows at a good price.
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Sept 1, 2013 19:41:43 GMT
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Yeah, because the steering arm and wheel bearing housing and lower ball joint mount are all part of the strut, rather than having a seperate 'upright' and strut like most cars, there really isn't a cheap option. As Roccoguy says, it's either a case of fitting coilover sleves to your current struts or adapting mk1/2 golf coilovers and uprights to fit. You can get some pretty low springs off the shelf though, it'll be the damper length that gets to be the issue. Mk2 golf hubs won't fit due to the ball joint size unfortunately, otherwise it would open up a lot of options for bolt on brake upgrades too Phils lowering kits are good for the price but they are very stiff and very 'crashy'. Also as Robin says its the damper that limits how low you can go with these struts and 80mm is about the limit. You can chop the springs and get a bit lower but your gonna be pretty much bottoming the dampers out. 80mm really isn't 'that' low on these cars either, 13's with low pro tyres on will still have a fair amount of arch gap going on |
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RobinJI
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"Driven by the irony that only being shackled to the road could ever I be free"
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Sept 1, 2013 19:59:20 GMT
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Ah, makes sense with the mk2's, for some reason I thought early mk2's also had the smaller ball-joints? I guess they've also got built in brake carriers so probably aren't much use.
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