No man, I was kidding about preferring decimal points over fractions. All good.
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LOL........no worries, I was kidding too.
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APR Roll-Control Lowering Springs Now Available (MK7 GTI)
- Thread starter Arin@APR
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LOL........no worries, I was kidding too.
TQ_MKVII
Ready to race!
- Location
- Kansas City, MO
That looks really good. Thanks for taking the plunge and sharing
My pleasure!
avenali312
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Mableton, GA
- Car(s)
- 2015 GTI
Yeah, I'd estimate my ED were about 10-15% stiffer as well. No fair though since you get the cleaner and better side of 285. The west side is a disaster at the moment.
Yeah, I guess I'm lucky as I just need to take 285 for a short distance and at 6:15 AM traffic flows nicely. But, I have to be out of bed at 5:00 AM, so in a second thought ................ not that lucky.
@apr, any feedback on this? Looks like the lowering is closer to 1”. Would love to hear back on this as it seems many people are interested in these springs.
Renck, thanks for posting!
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Arin@APR
GOLFMK7 Official Sponsor
- Location
- Auburn, Al
- Car(s)
- B8 S4, MK7 GSW TDI
It's very difficult to give an exact measurement as there are quite a few variances from vehicle to vehicle. The biggest takeaway should be that the car is not slammed with this setup, and wheel gap is very nicely filled once lowered.
Hammersticks
Drag Racing Champion
- Location
- Bay Area, CA
- Car(s)
- '16 GTI, '18 e-Golf
I’d argue there is a significant difference in a .5” and 1” drop. .5” you really don’t have to change your driving style. Bumps in the road are thuds. With a 1” drop you better slow way down before you hit that same road imperfection or suffer a significant hit in the front. WHAM!
Looks great but there are trade offs.
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Looks great but there are trade offs.
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greypanter
Ready to race!
Compatible with flush wheel spacers?
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nype
Drag Racing Champion
- Location
- Vancouver, B.C.
Hopefully the .5” - .75” guesstimate wasn’t based off of the show car in post 1, with the 19” wheels / tires.
nype
Drag Racing Champion
- Location
- Vancouver, B.C.
Fair enough. I think many people were looking at these springs as one of the most mild of the lowering springs, but they appear to be similar to others in the 1" drop region. Nothing wrong with that. The more in that corner of the market the better.
Call me in the minority but a minor drop of .5" is hardly noticeable. I had one on my S4 and always regretted not going for a bigger drop. I understand the trade-offs but the benefits of a half inch drop without any other changes would be minimal and probably not worth cost of entry.
ReadTheBook
Autocross Newbie
- Location
- Bay Area Smoke Hell
- Car(s)
- DVP Spektrm, MK4 R32
Agree here 100%.
For me, when Hammersticks and I swapped out my VWR springs and went to the H&R OE Sports, there was a huge difference in how careful I had to be and how the car responded to bumps and dips. Much much more compliant and less harsh with the H&Rs at ~half the drop height.
My mk4 was on solowerks coils and just hitting a small bump was harsh. So I don’t want to do coils on my this car. Been looking at lowering spring but don’t want to give up the smooth ride I have now. Might give these a try. Anyone give any input on how the ride quality is vs OEM ?
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