YoYoCome
Passed Driver's Ed
- Location
- Taipei, Taiwan
Thanks for the info! That's a great looking setup!
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Post your VWR springs in setups in here
- Thread starter Johnny Blaze
- Start date
Thanks for the info! That's a great looking setup!
mikkelz_za
Ready to race!
- Location
- Cape Town, South Africa
Looking good H22hatch!
murph3699
Go Kart Newbie
- Location
- Massachusetts
That is correct. Stock shocks/springs. Konig Oversteer Opal 18X5 ET45 Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3+ 225/40/18.
Lvetterling
Ready to race!
- Location
- Austin TX
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I had a 1999 hatch with an H22A. Almost more fun than my MK7. Except for having A/C and normal stuff like that. Lol.
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Yea man I had a 92 CX hatch that was completely gutted. It had an h22a4 in it and I forget now what trans I ended up with. Also had tein coilovers and sticky azenis tires. Built that car when everyone else was doing b16 or b18.
Lol this was almost 20 years ago now but that car was a a ton of fun.
YoYoCome
Passed Driver's Ed
- Location
- Taipei, Taiwan
I think the following size matches with what you're looking for:
18x8.5 et45
18x8.0 et40
oaksandnix
New member
- Location
- Wisconsin
I’ve done a ton of reading through this thread and I haven’t seen too many people also replacing dampers when replacing springs with VWR ones. I’m looking at doing VWR springs and dampers - anyone have feedback from having done this? Also curious to wheel measurements to ensure no rubbing since I’m sticking with 18s rather than moving to 19s on my 2018 GTI
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nicholam77
Go Kart Champion
- Location
- Minneapolis
I re-used the stock ones, but I'm almost positive doing dampers will give you a better long term result. Lot's of people got VWR's when they first came out and posted rave reviews right after install, including myself. Wow, it feels even better than stock! It's how the car should have come from the factory! I tease, but I'm not knocking people's reviews, because that's how I felt, too.
Well 2.5 years later I can assure you my stock dampers are worse for wear. When it's cold in the winter they crash pretty hard over bumps. I gotta be REAL careful of potholes. Definitely have bottomed out the front struts more than once. If I could go back in time and had the $$$ I would have done it right.
As far as wheel size I think you have some room to play with. VWR springs are not that aggressive. Pretty sure with the right offset some people are running 8.5 inch wide wheels. I have 18x8 on mine with spacers and no issues.
spankye
Go Kart Newbie
- Location
- Greensboro, NC
- Car(s)
- 2016 GTI Autobahn
I have this combination on my 2016 SE. Previous owner had them installed at around 25K or 30K I believe, and I bought the car at 41K. I'm right at 56K and all seems to be good. I can still quite a bit of difference between comfort and sport, but it does feel like sport can get unsettled if you are pushing it on less than ideal pavement. For those times I use the custom setting with DCC at comfort and everything else at sport. I do wonder when the shocks will go and what I will do at that time. I use DCC quite a bit and would miss it.
Agray
Go Kart Champion
- Location
- Washington
For those that have been running these springs for 50K+ miles, how do you feel your stock shocks/struts are holding up?
^ installed mine at 6k miles, car now has 57k and I'm shopping for new struts/shocks. the ride isn't terrible, but i'm sure i'm just used to it at this point.
deciding between bilstein b8 or koni special active and will be going with h&r oe sport springs this time around for a little less low since the roads here are beat.
deciding between bilstein b8 or koni special active and will be going with h&r oe sport springs this time around for a little less low since the roads here are beat.
Escape Hatch
Autocross Champion
- Location
- USA
- Car(s)
- Mk7 GTI
I placed VWR springs on my 16 2 door at about 12k miles and just changed dampers to Koni Yellows at 34k miles. The ride and handling characteristics accompanied with 034 Static Camber mounts, 034 bearings, and 034 rear mounts is fantastic. The Neuspeed 25 mm RSB really works well with the additional camber allowing quick turn in while being able to rotate the rear end. I am also running RSE10 18x8 with 235 40r Indy 500 tires. I have no complaints or noises, only smiles in the twisties.
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