Bigsmallguy
Ready to race!
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
- Car(s)
- GTI mk7
Hello all, just got my 1st gti and am so stoked! Used 30k mi, mk7 sport, stage 1 manual ofcourse cmon now..
I’m wondering what should I get in my suspension for maximum comfort, something that can handle bumps and rough roads here in LA. I don’t want to lower the car. Im looking for max comfort , I don’t care if it slightly lowers performance, I just need it to handle bumps better.
Moreover, I’m pretty sure there’s something wrong with a shock/strut front left. When I first bought it , it wasn’t too bad. But stiff. Hit a small pothole , now it’s clunking and clanking over any bump or rough surface, especially small potholes. I have an appointment to get it looked at next week. I live in LA, there’s potholes and rough roads everywhere, I can’t drive more than 45 mph without bouncing my head and clunking, feeling like the wheel will fall of over bumps over 40 mph. Extremely frustrating as I truly can’t even drive it over 45 mph on the roads without feeling like I’ll lose my wheel!! Freeways are okay. But still a bouncy rough ride.
What do you guys recommend? Just struts? Springs as well? OEM or aftermarket? Bump stops? I did research and it seems like the koni special actives are meant for this comfort im looking for. But I truly don’t know if I should get any supporting parts like springs etc., that’ll truly improve comfort. Or if just struts are fine. I’m trying to keep it under $1000, much preferably under $600. Tire rack.com has the koni special actives for around $170 per strut. Again am not trying to lower the car. What do you guys recommend?
I’m wondering what should I get in my suspension for maximum comfort, something that can handle bumps and rough roads here in LA. I don’t want to lower the car. Im looking for max comfort , I don’t care if it slightly lowers performance, I just need it to handle bumps better.
Moreover, I’m pretty sure there’s something wrong with a shock/strut front left. When I first bought it , it wasn’t too bad. But stiff. Hit a small pothole , now it’s clunking and clanking over any bump or rough surface, especially small potholes. I have an appointment to get it looked at next week. I live in LA, there’s potholes and rough roads everywhere, I can’t drive more than 45 mph without bouncing my head and clunking, feeling like the wheel will fall of over bumps over 40 mph. Extremely frustrating as I truly can’t even drive it over 45 mph on the roads without feeling like I’ll lose my wheel!! Freeways are okay. But still a bouncy rough ride.
What do you guys recommend? Just struts? Springs as well? OEM or aftermarket? Bump stops? I did research and it seems like the koni special actives are meant for this comfort im looking for. But I truly don’t know if I should get any supporting parts like springs etc., that’ll truly improve comfort. Or if just struts are fine. I’m trying to keep it under $1000, much preferably under $600. Tire rack.com has the koni special actives for around $170 per strut. Again am not trying to lower the car. What do you guys recommend?