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The Official Driver Gear/VWR Spring Thread
- Thread starter snobrdrdan
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dustinwark
Miesian
after pictures?......jk
RPS99SHO
Ready to race!
Yep.
Mine are going in soon!
Thanks for the mouth-watering pics!
~ Roman
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chapusin1
Go Kart Champion
For me it is the perfect height, too bad VW does not put those in production. Looks good, safe clearance, better handling, and the warranty is intact, win.
Oh, nice car. :thumbsup:
You're looking at the eibach pro-kit picture.
As for the VW's, no offense but I don't know if 200+ is worth this minimal drop.
Carbon Steel
Go Kart Champion
OK, my bad, this is a little higher, but still reduces the gap and looks good.
snobrdrdan
former GTI owner
Yeah...you would need either:
5K3-071-677-A -- AUTO or MANUAL 2.5, MANUAL TDI, MANUAL GTI, 2 DOOR
or
5K3-071-677-B -- DSG TDI, DSG GTI, 2 DOOR
snobrdrdan
former GTI owner
All with better handling, a nice ride, and warranty TOO! :thumbsup:
snobrdrdan
former GTI owner
Updated the original post with all the part numbers for the different springs
Here's where you can buy them from online from Keffer VW:
www.keffervwparts.com
Here's where you can buy them from online from Keffer VW:
www.keffervwparts.com
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RPS99SHO
Ready to race!
Stock TDI springs are different than stock gti springs. The gti sits a hair lower. The advertised drop for the TDI is different than it would be for the gti.
~ Roman
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snobrdrdan
former GTI owner
Because they are for the Golf and the TDI...not the GTI. BUT they do fit the GTI though
Also....like RPS99SHO said, they don't drop the GTI as much as the claimed drop for the TDI & Golf
Thank you for the information guys. Its a bummer though. I would like a set of lowering springs, but even the Eibach pro kit springs are a bit too low. I wish there was an option made to work in conjunction with the GTIs stock shocks while lowering the height by 0.50" to 0.75".
Jason3D
Go Kart Champion
Read the post carefully. If you want .5 to .75" drop then the Driver Gear Eibach springs looks about as close to that as you'll find. The Pro-Kit Eibach's look quite a bit lower.
Dan, how does the ride of the Driver Gear Eibach's compare to the Pro-Kits? I've always had progressive springs on previous cars. Curious how the linear springs feel in comparison. Are the spring rates similar between the 2 springs? I love the idea of keeping it OEM and under warranty.
thank you for clearing that up, it was not very clear on the ECS website.
I am curious why a linear spring would have been used as opposed to a progressive. Based on some of the information I am finding it seems like progressive springs offer a softer ride where as the linear springs offer a stiffer ride with less body roll.
Brian@Mooreparts
Passed Driver's Ed
I should be able to get my hands on these from the dealer, with possibly a good deal.
PM me if interested I can ship or you can pick up.
thanks!
PM me if interested I can ship or you can pick up.
thanks!