coilover question.

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dejay ynot

Discussion Starter · Nov 30, 2001

i heard that on the MKIV that coilovers on our cars only adjust in the front. is this true. i was thinking of going with the weictec's.any type of feed back will help. thanks.
Tony-

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Futura-GTI

· #2 · Nov 30, 2001

Re: coilover question. (dejay ynot)

Do you mean that you can't adjust the back? You can adjust the fronts and backs..or do you mean with the coilovers on the car?

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TurboBmaNN

· #3 · Nov 30, 2001

Re: coilover question. (dejay ynot)

Most coilover kits adjust front and rear... don't be scared

Someone with more info will be here soon... I'm just letting you know that most kits are front and rear adjustable.
Hope that helps for now...
-Bart

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ryan888

· #4 · Nov 30, 2001

Re: coilover question. (TurboBmaNN)

Only the KONI coilovers are only front adjustable. I think the back is set at 1.5" drop. The others like Bilsten, H&R, and KW are all four corner adjustable.

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dejay ynot

Discussion Starter · #5 · Nov 30, 2001

Re: coilover question. (ryan888)

quote:[HR][/HR]Only the KONI coilovers are only front adjustable. I think the back is set at 1.5" drop. The others like Bilsten, H&R, and KW are all four corner adjustable. [HR][/HR]

have you heard anything on the weitecs?
and does anyone have the weitecs on a 1.8t and if so, how do you like the ride,quality,ease of adjustibilty..etc? thanks

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Jman5000

· #6 · Nov 30, 2001

Re: coilover question. (dejay ynot)

Weitecs are all around adjustable.
Firm as hell (shake you man-teats) unless you get adjustable dampening too.

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awwsheeet

· #7 · Nov 30, 2001

Re: coilover question. (Jman5000)

do you have to get an alignment after you adjust is the big question? i wanna adjust up for snow /winter and adjust down for shows and events

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Max Rebo

· #8 · Nov 30, 2001

Re: coilover question. (awwsheeet)

quote:[HR][/HR]do you have to get an alignment after you adjust is the big question? i wanna adjust up for snow /winter and adjust down for shows and events[HR][/HR]

As long as you're careful to adjust each side by the same amount, you should be okay. I raised my front about 0.5" and it still rides/handles nicely.

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Re: coilover question. (Max Rebo)

The aligment shouldn't be too much of a problem if you're only adjusting the ride height slightly (within 0.5") either up or down. If you adjust more than that and ride at the new ride height for a long period of time, you may end up wearing the tires...
When I got my coilovers the car was set to about a 2.5" drop and the alignment was done at that height. Since then I've raised the car to about a 2" drop. So I'm not too worried about improper tire wear, yet I'll still keep an eye on the tires to make sure they're doing fine...

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dejay ynot

Discussion Starter · #10 · Dec 1, 2001

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quote:[HR][/HR]The aligment shouldn't be too much of a problem if you're only adjusting the ride height slightly (within 0.5") either up or down. If you adjust more than that and ride at the new ride height for a long period of time, you may end up wearing the tires...
When I got my coilovers the car was set to about a 2.5" drop and the alignment was done at that height. Since then I've raised the car to about a 2" drop. So I'm not too worried about improper tire wear, yet I'll still keep an eye on the tires to make sure they're doing fine...[HR][/HR]

so do you have the weitecs? are they realy stiff like Jman said. my friend w/ a mk3 gti vr6 has them. and i like the ride of his car. im just wondering if they are gonna be like that on my car. but consideering that the mk4 suspension is alot softer, i would think that it would be. thanks.
tony-

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yoyo882

· #11 · Dec 29, 2001

Anyone has KW coilover? Some says problem with right side??

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