coilovers

Dennis · Post by **Dennis** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:00 pm

What is your experience with coilovers?!which one 2 buy?KONI, Eibach?I've heard that the KW are the best but also veeery expensive!

Does anyone of you has coilovers?are there problems with the assembly?!
tnx in front, Dennis

Jeff GTi · Post by **Jeff GTi** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:58 pm

hi, i have had 2 of the 9n3 polo gti's not and both times i have chosen eibach pro street s coilovers

believe me i have tried endless spring and shock combos and other coilovers and this setup is the best driving and comfort pleasure i have found, they make no noises rattles or squeeks unlike most coilovers, just pure road based fun in a box

they are just great, very comfortable for coilovers for every day use whilst being suprisingly firm in the twistys, they are called eibach pro street s coilovers, they use eibachs progressive coil springs with kw suspension dampers, they even have the kw logos on the suspension legs

so effectively are kw coilovers with comfier eibach springs, for less

heres a couple of pics of the way my gti sits with them fitted, (excuse the old pics)

hope this helps you mate
jeff

Dennis · Post by **Dennis** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 9:34 am

I've heard od those Eibach ProStreet S coilovers-just good stuff!How much do they max lower the car?!60, 70mm?!I ask that not for driving, but 4 the cause of photoshooting!

TNX for your advice and help!

andy947 · Post by **andy947** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 9:42 am

The eibach's are ok, but they are seriously limited in the lowering at the rear of the car. Fronts got seriously low, but the rears are a bit poor.

I'm gonna look into shorter rear springs or something for mine.

Dennis · Post by **Dennis** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 2:49 pm

Are you talking about the springs or the coilovers?!

andy947 · Post by **andy947** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 2:52 pm

The coilovers

If you are looking to get it lower than in Jeffs pics, then dont go with the eibach's, they don't go very low at the rear

Jeff GTi · Post by **Jeff GTi** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 3:04 pm

as andy says, mine is as low as it will allow them to be at the rear, yet there is probably be another -50 mm at the front

however eibach do make another set of springs for the coilovers to go lower, but im happy with mine for now

jeff

Dennis · Post by **Dennis** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 4:38 pm

I'll then probably get these lower set!tnx 2 all

andy947 · Post by **andy947** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 5:00 pm

Jeff is wrong, there is no Eibach kit that allows the car to go lower, i have contacted Eibach and had this reply

Hello Sir

We are pleased that you like our Pro-Street - S kit on your Polo.

Unfortunately we can only supply the lowering collars that come with the
kit. Our engineers have found that if the car is lowered any further
you can get adverse handling and tyre wear, as the vehicle can go out of
tolerance on its camber/caster settings.

We would also recommend that you do not run the car without rear
adjusters.

Best Regards,

Simon Mitchell
Sales

Eibach UK

rs_tdi · Post by **rs_tdi** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 11:27 am

Hello Sir

We are pleased that you like our Pro-Street - S kit on your Polo.

Unfortunately we can only supply the lowering collars that come with the
kit. Our engineers have found that if the car is lowered any further
you can get adverse handling and tyre wear, as the vehicle can go out of
tolerance on its camber/caster settings.

We would also recommend that you do not run the car without rear
adjusters.

Best Regards,

Simon Mitchell
Sales

Eibach UK

Rear adjusters?

MateyGuv · Post by **MateyGuv** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 5:18 pm

If you are running coilovers you could use these to sort the problem out, designed and made specifically for the polo

https://www.whiteline.com.au/store/defa ... art=KCA310

They have a UK distributor, but by my workings out its cheaper to get it from OZ - as long as customs dont ask for the VAT of course. I'v got some on order as my coilovers are comming soon. I'll post when I'v fitted it all together

andy947 · Post by **andy947** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 6:41 pm

MateyGuv wrote:If you are running coilovers you could use these to sort the problem out, designed and made specifically for the polo

https://www.whiteline.com.au/store/defa ... art=KCA310

They have a UK distributor, but by my workings out its cheaper to get it from OZ - as long as customs dont ask for the VAT of course. I'v got some on order as my coilovers are comming soon. I'll post when I'v fitted it all together

What do rear stub axle toe shims have to do with coilovers????

Absolutley nothing. . . . . .

MateyGuv · Post by **MateyGuv** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 6:57 pm

Chill out, my bad. All bow to your knowledge, I'm not worthy etc etc etc

david burton · Post by **david burton** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 7:08 pm

very happy with my KW V1s

very hard to fit if the suspension strut has corroded into the clamp..... my advice if to ask someone to do it / help out.

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 8:15 pm

Another one here for KW V1's