Shock and spring combos

[gavs]

here's my struts that arrived today, not the best looking things but quality seems ok.
boots on the rear struts seem super dodge though!
Do you re-use the stock dust boots for the fronts?

Yeah, re-use the stock front boots. You don't have to but it just makes things cleaner on the piston rod

[McDub]

got the new suspension put in today (along with stage 2 refresh kit)

feels great even with the KYB's on the hardest setting.
can't really test it out properly as the roads are wet

little concerned about the ride height though.
i've read that they need to settle, but i've read different opinions on wether or not this is true.

the H&R sport springs are supposed to lower the front 38mm, and the rear 35mm.
the gti sits probably 15-20mm lower than a new stock golf (non gti, so 2.0 etc)

i measured the guard heights before and after
fronts: both have dropped about 10mm
back right: has dropped about 8mm
back left: has only dropped 1-2mm!!!

(and yes i tried these measurements at different places, and the back left was always 6-7 mm higher than the back right)

will give it some time and just hope that this "settling in period" is not a myth...

[Speed]

Settle period is not a myth.
Can take a few weeks or more.

[gavs]

McDub, mine took almost 3 months untill I saw the full drop from my springs. Hope you Like a AGXs, otherwise I'm going to feel like a fool!

[McDub]

McDub, mine took almost 3 months untill I saw the full drop from my springs. Hope you Like a AGXs, otherwise I'm going to feel like a fool!

damn three months!
yeah loving the shocks, thanks for the reccomendation. no regrets whatsover with getting them.
i was planning on getting a whiteline swaybar next, but the car's so flat around corners as it is, there doesn't seem much need at the moment!

other than handling, one big thing i've noticed with my new suspension (and front refresh kit), is that the power transfer to the road is sooooo much better. no more big weight transfer to the back, and no more axle tramp, infact car doesn't want to spin the wheels in first any more whatsover (without abusing clutch that is) At first I was thinking my car had lost power again or something, but I think it's just the new setup.

[gavs]

Trust me, you will need (WANT!) a rear swaybar, it is the best bang-for-buck mod you could do to your suspension! I love it!

[McDub]

It's been two weeks now, and as i suspected, there was no settling of height
You might get settling with king springs, but H&R springs settle very quickly

Here is the before pic:



And the after pic
As you can see, back is the same height as before, and the front has dropped a little.




It's not the best place to do a comparison photo but that was the only before shot i really had.
It actually sits higher than that pic because of the slope.
Here's a pic from the other side with the new suspension. you can even see almost the entire yellow bump stop in the rear




Measurements from ground to fender on level (i.e carpark) ground still show about the same as last measurements
So front went from an average of 666mm --> 654mm = 12mm drop
Rear went from an average of 671mm --> 669mm = 2mm drop

That's 15mm of rake!

not happy!

I knew i should have gone coilovers. i'm ok with the front drop, but not with the rears being almost the exact height as before.
and i've checked the part numbers for the rear springs, they're 54725 R, which is correct i believe for the whole package part number which is 29526-2

[TazzyVR6]

I'll have to measure my pro-kits for comparison. Personally I don't mind having my car that height, it's a good practical level.

[McDub]

yeah that'd be good if you could measure yours.
and yeah i'm happy with the front height, it looks ok and is practical (eg. having to drive over those giant speedbumps at north curly carpark on the northern beaches, honestly don't know how i don't scrape they're like 200mm off the ground!)

[audi-tone]

mine on coilovers sits 630mm from the ground.. bit firm but handles nicely i reckon