Firefly4322
02-24-2005, 10:35 PM
Well, after a couple years of research. It looks like I am going to get the Bilstein PSS9 Coilovers. I like adjustable valving. Koni has a nice set up. However you according to certain owner/racers, they say you cant always know exactly where the difference is. The Bilstein PSS9s have a selector with 9 positions so you can go back n forth and know exactly where it is and what kind of stiffness you are going to get with your shock. However I don’t have much experience with Stasis, especially where they just hit major market and became almost affordable. Tein is also an interesting option being that you can select your stiffness from inside the vehicle but its not available for Volkswagen according to Tein reps and they do not expected to have them. I have considered Eibach coilovers but they lack the ability to adjust the valving
Aside of all that the Bilstein coilovers can adjust it to either 4 inches higher or 4 inches lower than stock height. I’m not saying that I would use it like that. It’s just nice to know that you can do that with them.
Reasoning for the coilovers is because I want to have a more multi-role car. I currently do drag race from time to time and I am going to step that up to do more. On top of that I plan to get into autocross. I did the autocross thing once at California Speedway and it was really outrageously fun. I intend on doing more of it.
Currently, I have stock shocks and struts with Neuspeed race springs, on recommendation of group5motorsport. These are great for street driving and some performance driving. However if you read the write up on my car in December's European Car Magazine that the Pro Driver, Gary Sheehan, pretty much had said, then you’d know that the stock shocks and spring just wont cut it... Sherry Collins Editor of European Car also said that she loved how well my car handled with the stock shocks and springs. She even took it around this circle a couple extra times because she enjoyed it so much. Nice complement but I want better.
I also have Neuspeed's 25mm Front and 28mm Rear sway bars, strut tower support and lower control arm brace. My car is very rigid I just need to make the suspension much better than it is. Sheehan said that he had lots of body roll. I think that was a result of using the stock shocks and struts in that configuration.
I'd like to hear some opinions on what you guys think.
Aside of all that the Bilstein coilovers can adjust it to either 4 inches higher or 4 inches lower than stock height. I’m not saying that I would use it like that. It’s just nice to know that you can do that with them.
Reasoning for the coilovers is because I want to have a more multi-role car. I currently do drag race from time to time and I am going to step that up to do more. On top of that I plan to get into autocross. I did the autocross thing once at California Speedway and it was really outrageously fun. I intend on doing more of it.
Currently, I have stock shocks and struts with Neuspeed race springs, on recommendation of group5motorsport. These are great for street driving and some performance driving. However if you read the write up on my car in December's European Car Magazine that the Pro Driver, Gary Sheehan, pretty much had said, then you’d know that the stock shocks and spring just wont cut it... Sherry Collins Editor of European Car also said that she loved how well my car handled with the stock shocks and springs. She even took it around this circle a couple extra times because she enjoyed it so much. Nice complement but I want better.
I also have Neuspeed's 25mm Front and 28mm Rear sway bars, strut tower support and lower control arm brace. My car is very rigid I just need to make the suspension much better than it is. Sheehan said that he had lots of body roll. I think that was a result of using the stock shocks and struts in that configuration.
I'd like to hear some opinions on what you guys think.