Can someone explain the benefit of coilovers? (Was: Coilovers$195for all A1's)

[dswalterwi at earthlink.net (dswalterwi)]

Jeff,
I have H&R Coilovers on two of my Sciroccos and H&R Coils with BOGE
shocks on another.  I can tell you that the performance of the Coilovers
is far better than the standard Coil with Shock.  The H&R adjusted to
stock naturally lowers the car about 1.5 inches.  Because you are
adjusting the perch of the coil and not cutting coils off as done
traditionally you maintain the travel.  They due offer a stiffer ride
but I love the handling around corners.   It is fun to take a 25mph
corner at 60mph or more.  You due want to try and keep the axles as
close to parallel to the ground as possible to minimize wear on the
CV's.  I would recommend nothing less than H&R's from Potterman of
course.  He has the best prices.  HTH

Don

-----Original Message-----
From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Toomasson
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 9:48 AM
To: scirocco
Subject: Can someone explain the benefit of coilovers? (Was: Coilovers
$195for all A1's)

I'm really hoping someone can explain to me what coil-overs _exactly_
are
and what their benefits are.

>From what I gather, original A1 shocks are used (be it Koni, Bilstein,
Tokico, etc.) but are cut??  The coilover kit comes with different
springs
and perch offering a more narrow diameter. They also offer ride height
adjustability.

Just how is this done?  Wouldn't a shock/strut be more susceptible to
failure by reducing its travel?

Do they actually handle any better than a normal setup? I assume from a
lowering standpoint that having the a-arms parallel to the group is
still
optimum???

Thanks, Jeff


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