Ebay fk ak coilovers, HELP!!

[danegti]

So I've been looking at getting fk's for a while now and this afternoon found an add on ebay but it's all in German and i'm a bit hesitant and sending money out on an add that I don't understand haha
It looks like they're legit and at a really good price!
Just looking for some insight from my fellow dubbers, should I buy them?, link is below.

Otherwise, where has everyone else purchased their fk's from?
Cheers

FK AK Street Gewindefahrwerk Golf 4 IV Bora Variant Limo Skoda Octavia 1U | eBay (http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/705-53470-19255-0/1?campid=5336618722&toolid=10001&mpre=http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/FK-AK-Street-Gewindefahrwerk-Golf-4-IV-Bora-Variant-Limo-Skoda-Octavia-1U-/380921348917?pt=DE_Autoteile&hash=item58b0ae8335)

[leighaus]

seems fine... 50 more euros for shipping.

[Feeine]

i'd love to find out if anyone has had any luck with these. Shipping for a set of JOMs from england is as much as the coilovers itself :(

[caputo9]

Im also really interested^^^. I found the same link two days ago and sent him a message asking about the item and how warranty may work with purchasing from him, still awaiting a reply... For that price i don't think anyone can go wrong but i am also hesitant about it.

Would someone be able to give me some insight on how these handle in a mk4 golf? (ie. ride quality, road feel, stiffness etc..)
Being my first car i've never experienced coilovers, only lowered springs and shocks in other cars. These seem like a good buy so anything would be of help. My car is in some serious need of low aha!
Sorry for hijacking your thread dane!

[dylan8]

So I've been looking at getting fk's for a while now and this afternoon found an add on ebay but it's all in German and i'm a bit hesitant and sending money out on an add that I don't understand haha
It looks like they're legit and at a really good price!
Just looking for some insight from my fellow dubbers, should I buy them?, link is below.

Otherwise, where has everyone else purchased their fk's from?
Cheers

FK AK Street Gewindefahrwerk Golf 4 IV Bora Variant Limo Skoda Octavia 1U | eBay (http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/705-53470-19255-0/1?campid=5336618722&toolid=10001&mpre=http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/FK-AK-Street-Gewindefahrwerk-Golf-4-IV-Bora-Variant-Limo-Skoda-Octavia-1U-/380921348917?pt=DE_Autoteile&hash=item58b0ae8335)

What do you want out of them?

[dylan8]

Im also really interested^^^. I found the same link two days ago and sent him a message asking about the item and how warranty may work with purchasing from him, still awaiting a reply... For that price i don't think anyone can go wrong but i am also hesitant about it.

Would someone be able to give me some insight on how these handle in a mk4 golf? (ie. ride quality, road feel, stiffness etc..)
Being my first car i've never experienced coilovers, only lowered springs and shocks in other cars. These seem like a good buy so anything would be of help. My car is in some serious need of low aha!
Sorry for hijacking your thread dane!

They will be firm being fk s lower end stuff.
You get what you pay for really
Handeling goes out the window in a mk4 once you go 20mm or so lower then factory height (when the springs were fresh from factory), so don't even turnabout that.
Won't get much cheaper then that in any brand

[caputo9]

Thanks dylan!
Im considering them! Being a first car and also daily with a low budget these must be the best bang for buck.
I would be looking at a 50mm or more drop so coils would probably suit me best. Every forum ive read where people buy springs, they end up disappointed with he height and want to go lower.
After looking at the link would you say theres nothing wrong with purchasing them through this guy and is safe?

Thanks again for your help.

[leighaus]

I run them. I paid about $400 delivered from the UK. They feel like coil overs and are height adjust only. Don't expect any warranty. Mine have been fine for a couple years now.

Take the plunge pussy ;)

[danegti]

I'm pretty keen on buying these! What are your thoughts caputo???

[seangti]

They were on the red polo when I bought it a few months back. I'd driven the car back in september on the track and knew the suspension sucked at that point. Lacked feel and grip. The car was probably lowered too much for the suspension, so the helper springs were near completely compressed - perhaps if they weren't as low they may not have shagged out so quickly... I'd get a lot of secondary movement on all bumps which was understandable when I pulled them out as there was no rebound in the struts. From recollection they'd probably done less than 20,000kms. Driving down the highway was a sea sickening experience and handling uninspiring. I honesty avoided highway driving when I bought the car as it'd float along. Similar experience to running standard struts on springs that are too low and shot out.

You get what you pay for, I can't stress that enough and would look elsewhere. I believe there higher level stuff may be better and not reflective of my experience. Search other forums, there's barely a positive review unless all you want is the car low.

I bought the H&R's from orangetuning in germany, the fellow was great, pricing was the best I found and arrived very quickly. Perhaps check out their combinations. e.g. a H&R cup kit.

[caputo9]

Thanks leigh! aha
Yeah im pretty keen aswel dane! the only thing is just saving the money for em aha
I just payed for rego, service, insurance and a full tank of petrol so im running a little low on cash lol.

Thanks sean! if i had the money i would go buy something like h&r's etc.. but with the lack of funds it is near impossible, especially at my age aha. A 1.6L is not built for speed i can say that much, so all im really after is the look. For the price theres nothing that can match it.

[seangti]

Thanks sean! if i had the money i would go buy something like h&r's etc.. but with the lack of funds it is near impossible, especially at my age aha. A 1.6L is not built for speed i can say that much, so all im really after is the look. For the price theres nothing that can match it.

fair enough. While dumping it on the deck may be cool, it'll wear out the suspension significantly faster and will be back needing to replacement in 18months. Some lowered springs may surfice for 6months while you save for struts.

I'e always been cautious of any cheap coilover, they (generalising, not specifically FK) are known to leak oil, not rebound, ride awful, uneven sag and/or clunk. Just be mindful of the drawbacks.

[caputo9]

fair enough. While dumping it on the deck may be cool, it'll wear out the suspension significantly faster and will be back needing to replacement in 18months. Some lowered springs may surfice for 6months while you save for struts.

I'e always been cautious of any cheap coilover, they (generalising, not specifically FK) are known to leak oil, not rebound, ride awful, uneven sag and/or clunk. Just be mindful of the drawbacks.

I wont be running extremely low as my driveway is steep as s*** to start with and all my daily roads have rather large spoon drains, so going to low will soon destroy my car aha.I scrape with my front skirt as it sits at stock height now so i always have to go over spoon drains/speed bumps on an angle.
I want to ride my car at a nice/low presentable height so that will still be able to drive on Adelaide's terrible roads.
Ive read forums of people running fk streetlines in the uk and us without any problems. By the time these give way ill more than likely be off my P plates and want a hpv.

All in all im pretty set on these, the only thing im concerned about is the seller of this ebay ad considering it is not in english. Google translate helped me understand it but id still like a reply from the seller before i do anything.

[SLAJ]

I remember i found mine on Ebay UK... Was also hesitant but worked out in the end

[dylan8]

it'll wear out the suspension significantly faster and will be back needing to replacement in 18months. Some lowered springs may surfice for 6months while you save for struts.


Not really... things need to be replaced when coils go in. (strut top bearing and bushes, control arm bushes) They only flog out because the old ones are worn to stock height, when applying new angles and pressures they wear out. For example, I rolled on original control arm bushes for 120,000 on stock suspension, when swapping to coils they made a clunk, after 10,000km or so the clunking stopped as they had worn into the new position.

My current strut tops have been in for 90,000km on coils and air, car was basically touching the road. II'm only just seeing the first signs of sagging wear.

[seangti]

Not really... things need to be replaced when coils go in. (strut top bearing and bushes, control arm bushes) They only flog out because the old ones are worn to stock height, when applying new angles and pressures they wear out. For example, I rolled on original control arm bushes for 120,000 on stock suspension, when swapping to coils they made a clunk, after 10,000km or so the clunking stopped as they had worn into the new position.

My current strut tops have been in for 90,000km on coils and air, car was basically touching the road. II'm only just seeing the first signs of sagging wear.
Yeah I Agree with what you're saying about the ancillary equipment, my comment and experience relates to the FK's I've had that are fk'd prematurely for the distance they've travelled. The struts have no rebound on them, compress the strut and it stays compressed. On one side of the fronts there is an obvious knotch felt when compressing the strut. It stops on rebound at that point. The helper springs have been compressed to the point that they've damaged the coil from impact with the coil above.

Have heard similar experience from mates and forums of other entry level coil overs on a variety of cars.

[dylan8]

Helper springs in the cheaper coils are normally completely compressed anyway, they are only there for spring alignment when on a hoist/in the air.
That's why they usually get turned into pen holders rather than installed:P

[danegti]

I drive some pretty windy roads to and from university every day. I'm wondering whether fk's eliminate much body roll? Stock suspension is fairly boaty


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[blackers10]

why not replace sway bars with uprated items if all you want to eliminate is roll?
the mk4's are known to be a bit soft in that regard?

[danegti]

Well I want to lower the car aswell, and I figure stiffer suspension would have to help with the body roll.
I guess I'm just asking how they handle in the tight and twisties?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[SLAJ]

I don't think the FK's alone will help a whole lot with the body roll, Specially if you plan on removing the original swaybar (full boat handling spec).
They do make the whole car feel stiffer tho.

If you want awesome cornering then i'd definitely suggest you go the upgraded swaybar(s).

[Duke999R]

I've put nearly 10k on my FK Streetlines, I find them quite firm, to say the least. Over 80kph they're fine, but the rebound damping gets a bit flustered at low speed. They're fine if you don't mind crawling over speed humps and avoiding all potholes. Can't really compare them to Konis or other more expensive brands, definitely built to a price. My kinda price lol. I replaced all of the front end bushes and bearings at the same time.

[dubster99]

Ive got kw v1's on my golf and find them not too harsh. Obviously not as soft as springs. Thingd start to shake on adelaide roads. Havent driven it for a while because of my conversion issues but ive installed h&r sway bars too so ill be keen to feel how it handles. Also i did a refresh of all bushes too as the stock ones were knackered when i installed my coilovers.

[Feeine]

So I've been looking at getting fk's for a while now and this afternoon found an add on ebay but it's all in German and i'm a bit hesitant and sending money out on an add that I don't understand haha
It looks like they're legit and at a really good price!
Just looking for some insight from my fellow dubbers, should I buy them?, link is below.

Otherwise, where has everyone else purchased their fk's from?
Cheers

FK AK Street Gewindefahrwerk Golf 4 IV Bora Variant Limo Skoda Octavia 1U | eBay (http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/705-53470-19255-0/1?campid=5336618722&toolid=10001&mpre=http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/705-53470-19255-0/1?campid=5336618722&toolid=10001&mpre=http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/FK-AK-Street-Gewindefahrwerk-Golf-4-IV-Bora-Variant-Limo-Skoda-Octavia-1U-/380921348917?pt=DE_Autoteile&hash=item58b0ae8335)

Just ordered them, let you know how it goes :)

[caputo9]

Just ordered them, let you know how it goes :)

Awesome Feenie! im keen to find out aswel!
If only my manager would give me more shifts.:icon27:Then i would be able to get them sooner! aha

[Feeine]

Awesome Feenie! im keen to find out aswel!
If only my manager would give me more shifts.:icon27:Then i would be able to get them sooner! aha

Ohh i know your pain! i was able to get the rest of the money from my grandpa as his car needed some servicing etc :banana: Cant freaking wait