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alex74

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Bought a silver 2012 base golf 2.5 with with 17" wheels 2 months ago.
I love it. Plenty of power for the city and a blast to drive.
I want to put an r valance and probably dg springs. I like the ride it had just a tad lower would be nice.
Any suggestions on getting the dual exhaust and where in Austin Texas I can have the springs put on. How much should I expect to pay to have the springs installed. Thank you
 
artur1292

artur1292

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You would need to buy the Golf R bumper to fit the R valance. It won't fit on your Golf bumper. The gti valance will work though if you want to do a gti dual exhaust. As for springs the smallest drop you get would be from driver gear springs and the install cost can very from 80-200 dollars to install depending on the shop.
 
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alex74

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Trnado_2.5 said:
You would need to buy the Golf R bumper to fit the R valance. It won't fit on your Golf bumper. The gti valance will work though if you want to do a gti dual exhaust. As for springs the smallest drop you get would be from driver gear springs and the install cost can very from 80-200 dollars to install depending on the shop.
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Thank you.

$80-200 per spring?
 
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alex74

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I like the rude if the 4x4 golf. Handles good enough for what I use it for.
Undecided on springs. I don't want it slammed. I guess you could say tighten it up a bit without a rough ride.
 
twodotfive

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Alex74 said:
I like the rude if the 4x4 golf. Handles good enough for what I use it for.
Undecided on springs. I don't want it slammed. I guess you could say tighten it up a bit without a rough ride.
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lol..you're not going to be "slammed" on springs. It's a mild drop. There's a DG spring thread on here somewhere with pictures of it on a GTI. You'll see the drop is not bad at all.
 
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c72k

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pictures are atrocious, but it gives an idea. First one is just installed, second is with ~12,000 on them
 
artur1292

artur1292

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Alex74 said:
Thank you.

$80-200 per spring?
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No my bad I meant to install all 4 springs it will cost any where from 80-200 dollars.

Alex74 said:
I like the rude if the 4x4 golf. Handles good enough for what I use it for.
Undecided on springs. I don't want it slammed. I guess you could say tighten it up a bit without a rough ride.
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The best springs for what you are looking for are driver gear springs. They can be found here. As far As I know keffer still has the best deal on DG springs. Just make sure you get the right springs because they come in different varieties. Like 2 door manual or 4 door manual or 4 door automatic and all those different combinations.

Alex74 said:
That's nice.
How's the ride?
90% of my driving is residential with potholes and speed bumps.
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Honestly the ride comfort is not bad. It is still a stiffer lowering spring so there it is going to be harsher but by no means is it uncomfortable. I have been on my DG springs for like 10k miles and they are really livable for daily driving. If you need more pictures to get a better idea of the drop you can expect there is a whole thread in the suspension section.

Good luck and hope you enjoy your ride.
 
Tk_mkv1

Tk_mkv1

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Alex74 said:
Thank you.

$80-200 per spring?
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no, the whole setup, alignment is likely needed to so another $100 to the equation.

Alex74 said:
I like the rude if the 4x4 golf. Handles good enough for what I use it for.
Undecided on springs. I don't want it slammed. I guess you could say tighten it up a bit without a rough ride.
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driver gear and vwr springs wont bring you to slammed look, the slammed society will still call your golf a "tiguan"

Alex74 said:
That's nice.
How's the ride?
90% of my driving is residential with potholes and speed bumps.
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I for myself had a mk6 gti with driver gear springs, i live in DC suburbs which I'm sure the potholes are lot worse than texas imo. the springs are a little stiffer, absorbs bumps better (not a whole lot), improves handling, eliminates body roll, makes the car less bouncy due to the dampings on them.
 
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c72k

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Alex74 said:
That's nice.
How's the ride?
90% of my driving is residential with potholes and speed bumps.
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Its good. Not too harsh. Still rolls through corners, but much improved. Feels much more refined. Speed bumps shouldn't be a problem, potholes might be a bit rough
 
DKhubs

DKhubs

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Trnado_2.5 said:
You would need to buy the Golf R bumper to fit the R valance. It won't fit on your Golf bumper. The gti valance will work though if you want to do a gti dual exhaust. As for springs the smallest drop you get would be from driver gear springs and the install cost can very from 80-200 dollars to install depending on the shop.
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you don't need buy a Golf-R bumper. you can get Golf-R valance that fits Golf bumpers. search for it on ebay.
 
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