coilovers?

polo power · Post by **polo power** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 3:36 pm

hi there im looking at buying some coilovers but im not to sure what maufacturer to go with, could anybody suggest any good coilovers priced about 300-400 pound.

cheers tim

Ollie_R · Post by **Ollie_R** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 3:58 pm

Give Mertsham_Phil a PM. He sells a coilover kit for the 6n2 for Â£280 by Evo. He also sells other coilover kits, such as KW, H&R and FK. He's a good bloke, and sorted me out with a suspension kit for my car. If you're signed into CP, it'll be easier to do it that way, since he's probably on there more than here, I guess.

http://www.clubpolo.co.uk/forum/index.p ... opic=35524

If you don't fancy those, there's more expensive options, but you'd have to shell out more money.

polo power · Post by **polo power** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 4:00 pm

ok then cheers for that

badboypolo · Post by **badboypolo** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 7:51 pm

with coilover would i get rubbing with 16inch wheels?

badboypolo · Post by **badboypolo** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 7:52 pm

with coilover would i get rubbing with 16inch wheels?

badboypolo · Post by **badboypolo** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 8:04 pm

with coilover would i get rubbing with 16inch wheels?

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 8:18 pm

No, no, and no to the third post as well

Basically coilovers are height adjustable so if you find there are clearance isues, just raise them up a bit until they don't rub or catch

badboypolo · Post by **badboypolo** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 8:44 pm

oops !

so can you adjust them yourself with no prob?

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 9:49 pm

AFAIK simply jack the car, take the wheel off, and adjust the thread. I don;t own coilovers myself but I've done a lot of reading

DanDiesel · Post by **DanDiesel** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:44 am

sometimes u don't even need to take the wheel off!! (i will have to tho)
with mine its a case of loosening a sorta clamp and then winding the top half of the clamp up or down and then when ur ready, just resecure the botoom bit of the clamp!!!
i didn't think it was that easy uintil i saw it done!!
ps- i've got FK Konigsports with adjustable damping

polopowah · Post by **polopowah** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 11:26 am

on 16's you can drop about -60mm without any rubbing.
Im at -75mm with a 45 profile tyre and i get abit of tyre scrubbage on the back but nothing thats wearing the tread down!