Another coilover question

samil87 · Post by **samil87** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 10:14 pm

any1 know what phil_j's suspension kits are like?

looking at a 60mm drop

Ollie_R · Post by **Ollie_R** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 10:23 pm

They're not too bad, if you don't mind a hard ride. I preferred the ride of my H&R springs with standard shocks.

samil87 · Post by **samil87** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 10:52 pm

dropping the car 60 on standard shocks aint really good tho is it

and thers no way i can afford 2 spend more than like Â£150

Ollie_R · Post by **Ollie_R** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 11:00 pm

Eibach sportline springs are Â£120 on http://www.europerformance.co.uk. They lower the car 50mm, and are a good match with standard shocks. Lowering springs will cause more wear and tear than the standard setup, but over time you may have the funds to match the sportline springs with a set of aftermarket shocks, e.g. Bilstein B8's.

way_z · Post by **way_z** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 8:38 am

Ollie_R wrote:Eibach sportline springs are Â£120 on http://www.europerformance.co.uk. They lower the car 50mm, and are a good match with standard shocks. Lowering springs will cause more wear and tear than the standard setup, but over time you may have the funds to match the sportline springs with a set of aftermarket shocks, e.g. Bilstein B12's.

Definitely agreed!!

i've been researching suspension setups for ages, coilovers would be nice of course but if your not fussed about adjustable ride height and looking for somthing practical, the eibach sportlines with the bilstein B12 shocks will give a decent drop and tolerable ride comfort... plus as ollie also mentioned near 60mm looks the businnes from what i've seen on this forum, 50mm from the eibachs is close enough!

i'm gonna get this setup but i'm just spending so much damn money on fixing the car at the mo!!

mk4 glx 1.6 · Post by **mk4 glx 1.6** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 12:23 pm

Ollie_R wrote:but over time you may have the funds to match the sportline springs with a set of aftermarket shocks, e.g. Bilstein B12's.

The Bilstein sport shocks with shortened bodies to accomodate lowering springs are the B8's.

The Bilstein B12 is a kit including the above dampers, and H&R lowering springs, but unfortunately they do not do a B12 kit for the 6n2.

I am having a set of B8's fitted tommorrow to my 6n2 Gti, along with Eibach springs, but only the -30 ones as I want the best possible handling, and using the sportline springs mean the wishbones will be inverted.

ziyaad · Post by **ziyaad** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 6:32 pm

anyone got any experience with these?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-Polo-6N2-99-01 ... dZViewItem