So, finally we ditch the SUV look

and get the coilovers on

Whoops - too low at the front (it's a daily driver!), try again...

Initial impressions are very positive and well worth the £220 that they go for. Not hard or crashey at all - makes the auto much more pleasant to drive as there is no rocking bakc a nd forward on take-off.

where did you get these from? ive seen them on ebay but couldnt find them for the golf/bora

any idea how low they go front and rear?

alex

 I got them from ebay - it is the only place they sell them, although they may possibly do them directly from the factory in Salisbury. If you enter keyword "Janspeed" and then just browse through the results or go the the ebay shop.

How low do they go? Well, the first attempt at fitting them I thought that I had them set to max height but it was min height less 10 turns or so, and I could only just get the sissor jack under the side to lift the car back off the trolly jack!! You could not want it to go any lower.

The height that I have got is set at now is 350mm from the top of the arch to the centre of the wheel - original figures were 395mm rear (so a 45mm drop) and 365 & 385 at the front (yes, not level!) so 25 & 35 mm drops there. I ma go another 5 or 10mm but no more as I want to kee a sort of std appearance.

In the end the coilovers have done what I wanted to do - get a tailored stance and keep a decent ride. I didn't like the gamble of getting a set of springs that gave a notional 35 mm drop as I knew the rear needed a huge amount taking out.

 hi i have been looking at a set of these myself ,just wondered if you fitted them yourself was it much of a job i am in the same situation the back is much higher than the front and i want to even it out abit it is also a daily driver for the wife and we have my 4 month old son with her as well , just did not want to shake them to pieces ,

 I used noah's guide, read it several times first and made sure that I had most of the tools available before I started and got most of the rest as I went along!

I did the rears over a short weekend to get my hand in and then did the fronts over a VERY long weekend as I was taking my time to make sure that I did everything correctly. Also, I was doing it in the confines of a garage and that probably made it take longer.

If you douse all the bolts with penetration fluid before you start, possibly the week before and again the day before you should have not too many problems. I was fortunate in that the car is reasonably new and low miles - the only bolt that was a bit tricky was one of the lower ones that clamps the base of the front strut. Needed to use the other bolt and a hammer to knock it through.

Personally I think the ride is acceptable. It can get a little 'choppy' on rapid undulations on faster roads, but the cornering and backlaning is fantastic and considering the price...well recommended.

I got nearly all the tools from scratch apart fromt the socket set and it was still cheaper than paying to get it fitted! I even got the 2.5tonne floor jack to ensure good lifting, so spent £50 extra than if I had got the 2tonne with free axle stands in Halfords, but hey..

I did find that I neededspring compressors all round and the 16 and 18mm sockets and spanners were not included in my set so had to get those as well.

I am by no means mechanically competent, but just followed the guide. At the end of the day, there are only about 3 bolts plus the strut tops each side on the front and 3 on the rear so you cant forget to do too much in the way of tightenning back up.

I dunno what the ride will be like when I get 18's on though...

 thanks for your advise it is very helpful,i will search out noahs guide myself and have a read !!!

 http://www.nclh.org/car/coilover_howto/

 Thats not a bad price then, I suppose if you arent having them lowered too far the ride should be ok.