IbizaGTI
23-09-2008, 11:14 PM
So I've had the Hottuning coilovers in for a few weeks now, and finally got around to taking photos and posting them up on here.
I've played around with the height for ages, coz the backs are just a total pain to get right, anything higher than i got them now feels like you're riding on a pair of springs, they just bounce like pogo sticks... totally uncomfortable and very bad around corners if there is any kind of bump coz you end up bouncing the back end around the corner instead of turning... but when you lower it down so the shocks start damping correctly and they're a joy! although - and this entirely my own fault they do rub on the arches with the 205/45R16 in there... only on really big bumps... so the plan is to get the little inner lips rolled up so they don't cut into the tyres, but for now its slowly over the bumps...
The front are too low currently, they rub badly around sharp corners - but as far as damping they are fine even when much higher, so I'll just raise them in 10 or 5mm increments till they stop rubbing, this will compromise the looks, but hey I like going fast around corners...
Performance wise, I haven't driven any others so I can't tell really, they are firmer than the original shocks and they definitely allow me to go around corners faster and with much more control than previously. a marked improvement for sure... with the original shocks the car used to get jittery around sharp corners and there was a lot of body roll, and if there were bumps as you went around it would scare the beez of me coz it would feel real unsteady. that is all fixed with the coils, much steadier and in control the whole way round.
So thanks Robin for the bargain and the help in fiddling with them so they work better :)
here are some pics:
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2008/09/EzBz01-1.jpg
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2008/09/EzBz02-1.jpg
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2008/09/EzBz03-1.jpg
I've played around with the height for ages, coz the backs are just a total pain to get right, anything higher than i got them now feels like you're riding on a pair of springs, they just bounce like pogo sticks... totally uncomfortable and very bad around corners if there is any kind of bump coz you end up bouncing the back end around the corner instead of turning... but when you lower it down so the shocks start damping correctly and they're a joy! although - and this entirely my own fault they do rub on the arches with the 205/45R16 in there... only on really big bumps... so the plan is to get the little inner lips rolled up so they don't cut into the tyres, but for now its slowly over the bumps...
The front are too low currently, they rub badly around sharp corners - but as far as damping they are fine even when much higher, so I'll just raise them in 10 or 5mm increments till they stop rubbing, this will compromise the looks, but hey I like going fast around corners...
Performance wise, I haven't driven any others so I can't tell really, they are firmer than the original shocks and they definitely allow me to go around corners faster and with much more control than previously. a marked improvement for sure... with the original shocks the car used to get jittery around sharp corners and there was a lot of body roll, and if there were bumps as you went around it would scare the beez of me coz it would feel real unsteady. that is all fixed with the coils, much steadier and in control the whole way round.
So thanks Robin for the bargain and the help in fiddling with them so they work better :)
here are some pics:
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2008/09/EzBz01-1.jpg
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2008/09/EzBz02-1.jpg
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2008/09/EzBz03-1.jpg