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Do not put R suspension on your 2.5 or gti!

artur1292

artur1292

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Okay well I decided to be a Guinea pig and try this out. It will drop your car but it will drop less than maybe a quarter inch. I only spent 200 on the struts and springs so I don't really care too much; I will use the the struts with dg springs in a few weeks.



this is passenger side oem springs



Driver side with R springs, tape measure is a little uneven but you can tell there was a very very small drop.
 
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nvturbo

nvturbo

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Wheel gap SUCKS. That's why you don't waste your time installing stock springs, even if they are from a Golf R.
 
grambles423

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Gunkata

Gunkata

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awd.. more weight... different spring rates because of awd... your car is lighter... yep.
 
the bruce

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Did you fit them on all four corners? What about handling and ride?

Curios about your coming review about DG springs + R dampers.
 
artur1292

artur1292

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the bruce said:
Did you fit them on all four corners? What about handling and ride?

Curios about your coming review about DG springs + R dampers.
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No, I just put on driver side to experiment once I saw there was virtually no drop just put oem back on. But definitely will do a review on dg springs with R shocks.

Also knew about the extra weight but I figured most of that weight is in the back due to awd so, I was ready for the rake. As it turns out the front is a lot heavier than I thought. But hey you live you learn and now the community knows not to make the same mistake.
 
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kern417

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yep this has been discussed before, but i guess we have hard evidence now to show just how much of a waste it is. you can probably turn the suspension over on eBay or in the classifieds to someone that's going back to stock
 
the bruce

the bruce

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Trnado_2.5 said:
No, I just put on driver side to experiment once I saw there was virtually no drop just put oem back on. But definitely will do a review on dg springs with R shocks.

Also knew about the extra weight but I figured most of that weight is in the back due to awd so, I was ready for the rake. As it turns out the front is a lot heavier than I thought. But hey you live you learn and now the community knows not to make the same mistake.
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THX for this. :thumbsup:


troyguitar said:
Yeah, having a car with suspension travel and ground clearance is gay.

Windows also SUCK, all of that shiny glass looks cheap as fuck.
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:thumbup: :lol:
 
JDM713

JDM713

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troyguitar said:
Yeah, having a car with suspension travel and ground clearance is gay.

Windows also SUCK, all of that shiny glass looks cheap as fuck.
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improving wheel gap does not necessarily mean slamming your car...there is a middle ground
 
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