Difference in coil overs

[Gwr corrado 189]

?? Might sound a daft question , yes they say you get what you pay for , but coming from a jap back ground , I'm amazed at the price difference in coilovers , in say the Scoob world you have your run of the mill Bc coilovers about 600 quid up to say full on board cusco set up about 2 grand , I'm looking at coil overs for the wenches raddo not after anything great as she drives like miss daisy , just needing them for the car set up as running a lot of camber with hub centric spacers shim plates etc , are the 600 plus sets justifiable ?? Or will a 200 quid set do me ? Thoughts please folks !!!

[bennyk 1,238]

I bought a set of the pro-sport ones (about £180) for the VR when I first got it and they were seriously harsh! They drove me insane in about a week!

Edited March 22, 2015 by bennyk

[Bealieboy 1,625]

With a £200 set of coilies you'll get a years warranty and probably a dubious ride quality. Some people absolutely swear by the cheaper sets and to be fair they do the job.

If you stretch a bit further you can get AP's which is what I was going to buy for my golf. They're approx £360-£400 a set, have a years warranty although some people say the ride is too harsh with these, vmaxx are a similar price with a years warranty.

If you can afford to, get some damping adjustable ones, at least you can decide how stiff you want to run them.

I have Spax rsx fitted and I find them ok.

[Gwr corrado 189]

Cheers for the heads up lads , I'm after a set that are fully adjustable , with a decent ride quality , the wife uses the car to drive locally , and will be attending a good few meets this year , so reccomendations are all helpful , it rides harsh enough so a set with rebound dampening would be good

[Bealieboy 1,625]

You've got to part with approx £600 then fella by the sound of it!

[Mk3highline 287]

Well how low you wanna go lol

Let me know which ones you decide on

Can get the prosport but don't advise them and rest mentioned

Shame nothing like the BC coilovers not available for our cars thems are truly fully adjustable

[Gwr corrado 189]

Bc ain't the best though mate there ok but not brilliant , I had a cracking set of cusco on my type r version 6 , they were amazing , , and it's not the drop I'm looking for , but more of a decent geometry set up , with running the 8.5 width rear wheel I will be wanting it set up right so I don't shag the rear arches , hence why the shim plates to just tuck the top of the wheel in slightly

[melsvr6 0]

hi im owner off vr6 95 model looking for a good cam for the car 268 or 276 if anyone no anyone who selling or people who has stock cos i phone no eta on stock

[Jimjon 28]

I always break the price down, £200 for 4 shocks and springs and the maker and the seller are making a profit, so really your putting £25 worth of suspension on each corner.

 

I don't know if that's a good way to think, but its how my mind works with cheap stuff.

[c00k 435]

If you want decent ride quailty all you need to do is swap the springs for the correct rated ones for your car. You can also get different length as well for different ride heights. So you need to corrected rated spring for that ride height.

e.g. As standard golf mk3 1.4L come with a totally different rated springs, to a VR6 with a much heavier front end, and much high rated springs.

Yet when you buy aftermarket cheaper suspension most come with the same rated spring, wether your fitting it to a 1.4L or a VR6.

So the incorrect rated spring is offten used. Sometimes the incorrect length is also use depending on ride height.

So a cheap set can be upgraded to the correct spring set up and will handle much better.

Look at rally cars, they use loads of different rated spring for different surfaces. Also go on Rally design website and look how many different rated springs they sell.

I know you get adjustable dampers and rebound rates. Which help the tyre stay in contact better but that another avenu we can talk about at another time lol.

So in my eyes it's mainly about having the correct rated spring on the shaft that will make most differance. Same as the rally teams do, same as BTCC do, same as most motor sports.

I will look up the VR6 rated spring when I have abit more time and post it up.

Edited March 24, 2015 by c00k

[c00k 435]

Plus you can get adjustable bottoms / mounts like on the BC range coilovers.

The new TA technics are like it.

Will find a pic later.

[c00k 435]

Adjustable mounts on the bottom like BC coilovers just cheaper.

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=351126373168

[Gwr corrado 189]

Cheers mate top man

[c00k 435]

Just for any who want to know as standard on all mk3's.

The front suspension type is a mac pherson style strut.

And the rear suspension is a chapman style strut.

[alex williams 20]

I went for AVO gtz kit and im very impressed with the results, easy damping adjustment and when they developed a fault, play in the top bush, they couldn't be more helpful!

[johnthunder 2]

I put a set of TA Technics on mine, they cost me about £150 for the set and I thought it was a bad idea, however since I wasn't sure on the car at the time, I thought better of chucking tons of cash at it just in case, I only just bought it and was not sure if we would get along (I now love the car despite it needing loads of work)

 

I ordered poly bushes for fronts and rear as the old rubbers were totally wrecked, the car has been abandoned really. 

When the shocks came I tried to understand the German instructions and follow the guides but the car felt terrible to drive on the first run.

I stripped it about 5 times until I came up with my own measurements and now it's really nice to drive on those shocks, it feels similar to my WRX on ride comfort, just need to get the wheel alignment right and fit the camber bolts.

 

So cheap can be good but do need some tinkering.

 

The first day I got the VR and gave it a bath.

 

Technics Shocks fitted with polys.