CarolinaPanthers
Passed Driver's Ed
- Location
- Bethlehem, PA
- Car(s)
- 18 GTI 6mt
And as far as ride quality goes, I'm definitely not opposed to stiffer. I'm not into mismatching the shocks and springs and quickly blowing out the shock and crashing through the stroke and smashing into bottom out. Or bouncing down the road (been there done that... high school decisions ). However, I don't mind the jiggliness and harshness off a stiff suspension. And I'm certainly well aware of driving a lowered car on the lovely roads of Jersey and PA. As much as I hated the mushy, pillowy feel of the stock Golf suspension, I didn't miss always being on the lookout of what to avoid!
Sandman - that looks just about perfect! Ideally the drop I'd shoot for on coilovers or proper shocks. Out of curiosity (and laziness), what shocks are you running and how do you rate the ride? Don't worry, I'm gearing up to dive into your build thread!
I will be doing the work myself. Should be more fun not dealing with bolts that have seen 10+ Northeast winters! Part of me wants the project of breaking down the suspension, the other part wants to assemble new shocks/springs/top mounts or coilovers and then just swap them all out at once.
I like the idea of Koni Yellows, a stiffer and lower spring (Eibach is looking good), and 034 camber top mounts. OR ST-X coilovers, with 034 top mounts. OR BC coilovers. Or forgo the camber mounts with either of the first two options and save some money.
But, being impatient and loving making hasty decisions, getting rid of the stock wheel gap while maintaining the current shocks is still of interest to me lol.
Sandman - that looks just about perfect! Ideally the drop I'd shoot for on coilovers or proper shocks. Out of curiosity (and laziness), what shocks are you running and how do you rate the ride? Don't worry, I'm gearing up to dive into your build thread!
I will be doing the work myself. Should be more fun not dealing with bolts that have seen 10+ Northeast winters! Part of me wants the project of breaking down the suspension, the other part wants to assemble new shocks/springs/top mounts or coilovers and then just swap them all out at once.
I like the idea of Koni Yellows, a stiffer and lower spring (Eibach is looking good), and 034 camber top mounts. OR ST-X coilovers, with 034 top mounts. OR BC coilovers. Or forgo the camber mounts with either of the first two options and save some money.
But, being impatient and loving making hasty decisions, getting rid of the stock wheel gap while maintaining the current shocks is still of interest to me lol.