mouse
Part of things
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Sept 14, 2021 21:22:00 GMT
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Turning to RR for some advice and experience. Years ago ride comfort didn't bother me one little bit so long as the car was low but with the passing of time I've gotten older, plumper, lazier, less tolerant, kids and a dog. None of these things are compatible with the cheap a$$ JOM coilovers my new MK3 Golf has come with. I've done 200ish miles and are already so over the bumpy ride. Most on here have their car lowered so hoping I'll get a cross section of comments, advice and maybe some well intentioned abuse  Before I go on I'm fully aware that it is all relative to what we all all tolerant to and are will to accept. So questions are 1) do I need £1k + coilovers for comfort and lows 2) should I buy standard shocks and some good lowering springs (H&R maybe) and looe me lows  3) buy a matching shock/spring setup (H&R Cup kit) and lose me lows 4) man up and tell the wife/kids/dog/back back to do one |
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Sept 14, 2021 21:26:47 GMT
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I've had nothing but good experience with Vogtland stuff.
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tofufi
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Sept 15, 2021 8:58:11 GMT
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So questions are 1) do I need £1k + coilovers for comfort and lows 2) should I buy standard shocks and some good lowering springs (H&R maybe) and looe me lows 3) buy a matching shock/spring setup (H&R Cup kit) and lose me lows 4) man up and tell the wife/kids/dog/back back to do one I too like a comfortable car. When I got my MX5, it had cheap eBay coilovers on it. Ride was awful. A set of Meister-R, set to the softest setting, made the ride much better. If you get fully adjustable damping, you can at least tune it to your taste a little  |
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mouse
Part of things
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Sept 17, 2021 17:27:37 GMT
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Thanks tofufi but fully adjustable's are ££££££ and I'm not sure if the budget will stretch. Anyone recommend just damping only adjustable coils that don't cost the earth? |
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longman
Club Retro Rides Member
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Sept 17, 2021 18:49:38 GMT
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Not coilovers (torsion bars) but my old 911 would chuck you in a hedge if you sneezed when it had Bilstein hard as nails club sports on it , when I switched back to stock Boge/Sachs dampers and had it re setup it was like a different car , stock shocks and a geo setup may help
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Paul
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slater
Club Retro Rides Member
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Sept 17, 2021 18:53:05 GMT
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1) No a damper is a damper you just need to select the correct springs and adjust/get some dampers to suit them.
2) No a coilover allow you to select the exact spring rate and ride height you need so why take a step back!?
3) See above
4) Probably a bit of that. At the end of the day the lower you go the less suspension travel you will have and it gets to a point where you simply need stiffer suspension or you would bottom out over even the slightest bump.
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v8ian
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Sept 17, 2021 20:01:23 GMT
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Good dampers are a good start, not over springing the car, I had a mk2 cortina with a rover v8, I ran that on 180lb springs, it drove lovely
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Atmo V8 Power . No slicks , No gas + No bits missing . Doing it in style.
Austin A35van, very different------- but still doing it in style, going to be a funmoble
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Sept 17, 2021 21:45:03 GMT
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Play with tyre pressures too. On the scirocco with cheap coilovers there was a small window of tyre pressure where the tyre wasn't softer than the suspension but also gave a little cushioning. Getting the tyre pressure to work with the suspension rather than against it really helped (well, in a cheap coilovers way still, but got it livable with)
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