What have you done to your mk4 (golf/bora) today?

[Yevvy]

Sounds like it should run nicely!

Bilstein PSS9s for me, with OEM 22mm FSB (already in place).

hey manaz, how are you finding pss9's? does damper adjustability work well?

[Manaz]

hey manaz, how are you finding pss9's? does damper adjustability work well?

They're about four weeks away (replacing the K-Sports).

For what it's worth, the adjustability on the K-Sports works well - I currently have them set at 24 clicks (out of 36) away from the hardest setting, and I'm fairly happy with them. 30 clicks was too soft, the car was a bit "wallowy" (if that's a word!). 18 clicks was just a fraction too harsh on Sydney's ****house roads.

The PSS9s are adjustable on the car, front and back. The K-Sports are adjustable on the front only (still on the car, just turn the adjustment knobs in the top of the shocks under the bonnet). KW v2s are adjustable front and back - the front on the car, the rears technically on the car (but you have to compress the shock to do it, so at the least you need the car up in the air).

From what I've been told, the KWs v2s are adjustable across a wider range than the PSS9s (ie the difference between hardest and softest is greater), but the PSS9s are monotube vs twin-tube for the KWs, and I rated the "on the car" adjustability higher (plus the PSS9s were cheaper for me the way I sourced them, which wasn't the deciding factor, but it was a nice bonus).

[dylan8]

Just a taste...


Full write up and pics to come.

[Gravey]

Just a taste...


Full write up and pics to come.

w00t - how much of a drop did you end up with and how big are those wheels?

[dylan8]

w00t - how much of a drop did you end up with and how big are those wheels?

I actually forgot to measure it before and after. I had to swap the front suspension back in due to something not being quiet right and rubbing... (other then the sway bar) so rears have been wound back up (still looks bogan like im running no rears though haha)
Wheels are 18x8 with a 45 offset. that photo was also with no spare wheel and less then 1/4 tank of fuel

[Manaz]

that photo was also with no spare wheel and less then 1/4 tank of fuel

If you don't have adjustable rear control arms, you're going to wear the hell out of your rear tyres. I have almost 3º of negative camber at the rear on my car (and the toe's terrible too), and it sits higher than that...

[audi-tone]

not today but yesterday i replaced the rear control arm bushes with some r32/tt bushes and i must say, i can feel the difference! all i have to replace now are the link bushes on the swaybar (done the D bushes!)

can anyone suggest some decent tyres that dont cost a kidney? (would like to find some for $150 a corner that are still decent tyres. would also like something with a harder sidewall.)

cheers

[fuzion]

If you want cheap tyres i would suggest trying to get some decent branded second hand tyres as if your keen to keep your car on the road i wouldnt suggest any cheap nasty tyres like nangkang, wanli, linlong and associated weird named tyres. Safety and Handling and tyre wear is a factory in this.

You can grab 70-90% treaded s/h's for $70-150 each .. like potenza's, pzero's etc.

[Manaz]

not today but yesterday i replaced the rear control arm bushes with some r32/tt bushes and i must say, i can feel the difference! all i have to replace now are the link bushes on the swaybar (done the D bushes!)

can anyone suggest some decent tyres that dont cost a kidney? (would like to find some for $150 a corner that are still decent tyres. would also like something with a harder sidewall.)

cheers

Look at Kumho KU31s, or KU36s if you're after something stickier. They're as cheap as I'd be inclined to go - as fuzion has noted, cheap tyres are generally rubbish. Kumho seem to be an exception (and they're not as cheap as some others anyway).

[Peter Jones]

Replaced armrest clip and treated the leather

Pete