Re: H&R Coilovers

[pm <pm@onramp.net>]

Well I know someone who is getting rid of Bilstein struts/shocks and
getting H&R coilovers, so hopefully I'll get a chance to compare them
side by side. I know one other person who just got them for his GTI VR6,
but I haven't gotten to ride in that car yet.

As far as the other car goes, it had Toyo Proxes like my car and Borbet
Type C's which I know are heavier than the stock 15" BBS Pinafarini (sp)
wheels, and I know that the spring rates were atleast 25 lbs greater
than my H&R springs.

Anyway, hopefully someone w/firsthand experience w/coilovers in an A1
chassied car will be able to shed more light on this subject.

Philip

Scott Williams wrote:
> 
> pm wrote:
> 
> > I believe the coilover equipped car would have more composure through design instead
> > of just rock hard springs and struts/shocks.
> 
> Okay, well what makes you think that? Spring rates are springrates and travel is
> travel. There must be some independent variable that you aren't considering.
> 
> > I guess this is the point I should have made since the length of travel is still
> > probably very similar.
> 
> There's nothing about a coilover suspension in and of itself that should add or
> subtract spring travel.
> 
> > I've ridden in a GTI VR6 w/AVO(yuk) coilovers and 17" wheels/tires that had a ride
> > as
> > comfortable or more so than my GTI VR6 w/Koni's, Neuspeed springs and
> > 15" wheels/tires.
> 
> Then I'd guess that the coilover set up had either softer spring or dampening rates
> (especially in the back) or some combination of the two. Or perhaps the sidewalls of
> the 15" tires were much stiffer, or maybe the wheels were a lot heavier than the 17s,
> or... ... ... Do you see where I'm going with this? It could be almost anything.
> 
> > Beyond the comfort factor, the car stuck to the road like glue w/the stock swaybars.
> 
> And that I believe! :^)
> --
> Scott F. Williams
> NJ Scirocco nut
> SCCA ProRally driver
> Hotrod Rabbit GTi

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