Calling Bora 4mo or Mk4 R32 Golf owners - Need suspension advice for the track

[Preen59]

Stasis Öllens, thats the money shot, ive got clubsports and had major issues, sorry preen

100% of people are never happy. It's all good mate.

I've never had a complaint and currently have 2 of my vehicles running Weitec and KW with zero issues.

[Manaz]

For daily driving and some track work, the KW V3 is definitely the way to go in my opinion. If you want to do around 80%+ track work, then look into the KW Clubsport range.. But I must stress that they will ride harsh on public roads.

KW V3 Inox for Bora 4 motion is $2719.00, not $3500.00. And I usually throw in delivery for free depending where they're going.

You are grey-importing the KWs though, yes? Through the official supplier in Australia (East Coast Suspension), my pricing was right. Yes, it's possible to get them cheaper (I got my PSS9s in a similar fashion), but there's always a risk then with support having to run back through the foreign supplier (this adds delays), no matter how good the localised aspect of the service may be (and I've no reason to doubt that Preeny's support is excellent).

[Preen59]

You are grey-importing the KWs though, yes? Through the official supplier in Australia (East Coast Suspension), my pricing was right. Yes, it's possible to get them cheaper (I got my PSS9s in a similar fashion), but there's always a risk then with support having to run back through the foreign supplier (this adds delays), no matter how good the localised aspect of the service may be (and I've no reason to doubt that Preeny's support is excellent).

No, I am an official Australian dealer and that is the RRP set by the official importer, EVL Motorsports. That comes with local warranty and support, backed by KW direct.

East Coast Suspension, as far as I know, is only a dealer like me....

http://www.evlmotorsports.com.au/dea...w-south-wales/

[WhO]

Thanks for the overwhelming amount of replies guys! You've all essentially confirmed my thoughts about what road to go down and i think i'll be heading down the coilover route. Tossing up at the moment between Bilstien or KW coilovers, which one and also what model level will depend on what the wallet allows! Hopefully the tax man treats me nicely as bathroom and laundry renovations have cleaned me out very well!!

I'm essentially after a setup that'll ride alright on the streets but mostly it will be aimed at track / hills use. I'm still after something compliant as the quality of the tarmac in the hills is poor in some points to say the least but long term future will be the car will be seeing quite a bit of track time in both hill climbs, circuit work and maybe one day when i can afford it tarmac rallies... maybe. Again it'll still be a street car but its not my daily thus comprimise is not a huge issue.

That said you've all given me heaps of info to work with! Thanks, more than i ever expected I shall keep you all updated with how it goes!

[Manaz]

No, I am an official Australian dealer and that is the RRP set by the official importer, EVL Motorsports. That comes with local warranty and support, backed by KW direct.

East Coast Suspension, as far as I know, is only a dealer like me....

KW in New South Wales | EVL Motorsports

I apologise then for being incorrect. That's great news, a great deal, and is there-abouts with pricing that can be obtained from overseas.

[Preen59]

I apologise then for being incorrect. That's great news, a great deal, and is there-abouts with pricing that can be obtained from overseas.

No probs, mate. Cheers.

[vwsport]

best price i got was USD$1349 + USD$270 for freight for the PSS9 i got stung on the way in the 15% though

whichever way you go might be an idea to get a camber adjustment kit (Euro Sport - Adjustable Camber and Caster Adjusters (Plates, Shims and Bolts) for Volkswagen and Audi) at the same time and wind the negative camber up, i have seen on vwvortex recommendations of about -2.3% or more for the track on r32 not sure what the consensus is on that

saw v8 ute series runs a bilstein coilover setup with up to -5.5% camber on the front certainly would help that heavy nose of the bora get around the corners tyres mightn't last too long though

[Manaz]

If dropping the car, you *must* adjust rear camber. Best bet for this is to get adjustable control arms - shims/offset bushes just don't work properly. If you're seriously tracking the car, two adjustable arms per side is probably preferable, so you can manage toe and camber independently of each other.

[Preen59]

If dropping the car, you *must* adjust rear camber. Best bet for this is to get adjustable control arms - shims/offset bushes just don't work properly. If you're seriously tracking the car, two adjustable arms per side is probably preferable, so you can manage toe and camber independently of each other.

Definitely sound advice.

[vwsport]

If dropping the car, you *must* adjust rear camber. Best bet for this is to get adjustable control arms - shims/offset bushes just don't work properly. If you're seriously tracking the car, two adjustable arms per side is probably preferable, so you can manage toe and camber independently of each other.

what about the front? negative camber to help understeer?