Caputo's MKIV GTI Build Thread

**kimmeh87** · 23-02-2015, 08:34 PM

Love this build thread! Such a tidy little beast

Sent you a pm mate.

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**RM86** · 24-04-2015, 10:45 PM

Originally Posted by Lito

This is my car with a 30mm drop(eibach pro kit)

This is with a 50mm drop (h&r race)

And this is with kw v1s

I vote coilovers, the ride is no harsher than with springs and you can get it to sit how you want. I always had a little reverse rake with the h&rs and I hated it.

What wheels are the orange ones dude? and what are the specs?

**caputo9** · 25-04-2015, 02:28 AM

Thanks Kim

^ that's not my car rm86 those bronze wheels do look tough
You'll have to ask Lito for that info

**caputo9** · 25-04-2015, 02:33 AM

As an update to my thread my golf build has come to an end

It's sad but I can't do anything else to her! I'd do a 1.8t conversion but I find it much more practical to just buy a gti so she's now for sale

Here are some of the pictures I've taken for the ad.
If you're interested let me know

**staticmk4** · 25-04-2015, 01:33 PM

Where did you get your front lip from?

**caputo9** · 27-04-2015, 10:01 PM

Originally Posted by staticmk4

Where did you get your front lip from?

Front lip I got off eBay

**lemontree** · 28-04-2015, 01:18 AM

Hey caputo what rims are you running? specs? and did you have to do anything special to make them fit onto the mk4? cheers.

**caputo9** · 28-04-2015, 09:27 PM

My wheels are 17" Denver's off a 2013 Polo GTi. Which are 17x7 +46. As the offset is so high, the tires weren't clearing my front coilovers. I came across a set of 25mm bolt on spacers to bring the wheels out more and fill the guards. This made the offset +21 and look alot better. As i recently got the correct profile tyres on the front (225/45/r17) i found them to be rubbing my guards on bumps, so i rolled them with one of my mates.
Before hand i had 215/40/r17's which were on the wheels when i bought them, and that put my speedo out by 10kms
Hope this helps