Coilovers (where to buy)

[luggs]

Hi all,

Im interested in buying some coilovers but dont have the money to buy the best ones so i was looking to see if any of you knew where the cheapest place to get coilovers for my FR TDI 170.

help appreciated

 

[DamianPM]

We can do you some V-Maxx for £391 or Weitec for £529.25...

http://www.dpmperformance.co.uk/leon-1p-coilovers-c-1932_1949_2165.html?page=2&sort=20a

Damian @ DPM

 

[DanGB]

why do you want coilovers?

 

[Poverty]

bear in mind that the weitecs and vmaxxs are galvanised steel whilst kw v1.2 are stainless steel.

 

[luggs]

Well arnt they much better than just springs?

 

[cheungy]

I think its a better idea for Eibach Springs, Eibach Sportline Springs It will lower it making it look slammed on the ground but not too low and the handling better for the FR - source (sere dealer).

Oh yea not sure if your doing the fitting as well but you need to consider the labour cost and the 4 wheel tracking afterwards, can get expensive..hope this helps

 

[Chan_P1_TDi_FR]

if you just want cheap coilovers, i wouldn't bother. You'll end up having ones that could potential be extremely rusty after a year, especially with the amount of salt thats thrown on the roads in winter. Plus the quality will be lower. I went for KW coilovers with inox, These are stainless steel and much better equipped at resisting corrosion. I do quite a lot of miles so i needed quality over anything else. But I would only recommend putting on lowering springs if you have not done a huge amount of miles in your car, i.e. your shocks should still be fairly fresh.

 

[alx_chung]

Have you had a read at this thread: Coilover Obsession Lots of really good information there. If you are not going to be tracking the car and its an everyday driver I would go for the uprated springs and/or with shocks route (I just got the Koni FSD and Eibach Pro springs fitted on mine)
Alex

 

[Chan_P1_TDi_FR]

alex you got any pics of your koni/eibach set-up mines settling down a peach. getting brembo's fitting in a few weeks

 

[alx_chung]

alex you got any pics of your koni/eibach set-up mines settling down a peach. getting brembo's fitting in a few weeks

Click on the link in my signature. I have pics on the last page, going to take a few more next week when it settles a bit more.
Alex

 

[Chan_P1_TDi_FR]

nice looks better, front and rear wheelarch gaps nicely balanced. i'll need to get more pics of my 35mm drop set-up. got a linea R grill now, but will also be getting 10mm spacers allround. so, i'm waiting for the spacers to go on before i post more pics