Suspension

[ATI_VR6]

Koni Coilovers! Love em
Had FK's before(cup kit) Didnt like them!
If you buy anything go with Koni! U can slam it and raise it up for the winter!!!
U just cant go wrong for the buck!!!

[buck]

Here's kinda nooby question. Are the koilovers reversible, as in ae you able to convert back to stock suspenion setup easily?

[VWJettaMK2]

There are many pros and cons about springs VS coilovers..For one thing I have B&G Racing Springs with KYB shocks and I choose to go this route because I am too lazy to adjust coilovers two times a year not to mention you have to get an allignment everytime which is pretty expensive at some places but with springs, I'll always be at one height without alot of problems...I read a couple months ago that coilovers have a 34% chance of breaking compared to regular springs/shocks...

As for the snow plow affect, Im lowered 2 1/2" and I didnt find it a big problem when there was snow on the ground...

Future wise, Im going to go with the new B&G coilovers that can be adjusted for a 3" drop

[Aleks]

I've got the FK55mm kit, the whole car came down about 2 1/2 inches all around. handles well, looks great, fantastic price (I bought it before they went up by about $200)...If you want to combat the front wheel camber problems, buy some camber plates, they give you some adjustment.... Thinking back I may have gone with coils if I were to do it again, but only because I would like it lower, we don't get much snow here in calgary anymore, and I have never bottomed the car...

[VaughanRapidTransit]

Originally Posted by 96Trek

A couple of questions: Vaughn - do you find the threads corrode over the winter? how do you protect them?

Jessica: do you leave your cupkit in over the winter?**hows winter driving with it on??

To be honest, they've never seen a winter, but I do know a couple of guys that do, and this is what I've instructed them to do, which has actually served them well. Before the sale hits the road, clean them and grease them up real goo, and raise the car. In the spring, powerwash the grease off, spray some crown rust control spray, lower the car, and repeat.

I Have the coils mainly because I use the car at Mosport, @ the dragstrip, on the street, and local shows, basically, so I can raise and lower it as I please, and dial in my suspension for whatever I'm doing.

[ATI_VR6]

i had 2 jettas, three setups, Had cup kits and coilovers!

I say go Coilovers!!!!

Well thats my two cents anyways!

[VaughanRapidTransit]

Also, I might add that before I had coils, I had the car dropped on Eibach sportlines roughly 2" and never had a problem. I'm in toronto so when it snows, it pours, well, you get the point.

In an mk3, I've done one setup where there were two complete spindle assemblies, one for winter, one for summer, this minimizes the need for aligning everytime you switch. You'll still be out a touch, but it's not as bad, make sure to pull the ball joint too. I'm not too sure on MK4's, as I've never touched the suspension in mine, bit this works well in mk3's. The cost though would amost justify going out and buying coilovers. Just a thought to get the pot stirring

[Jessica]

Originally Posted by VaughanRapidTransit

To be honest, they've never seen a winter

We get rain year round. Vancouver doesn't really have seasons - just rainy or more rainy

[VaughanRapidTransit]

Originally Posted by Jessica

We get rain year round. Vancouver doesn't really have seasons - just rainy or more rainy

I was actually in BC a few years back for a Job interview, and the reason I didn't take the job was because of the weather. LOL, I loved it because it was like 10deg. in January, but the fact the my vw would never be clean kinda irritated me.

[Jessica]

You speak the truth.

I wash my car twice a day in the summer and it's still not enough!