Coil-overs from mk2-3 golf on festiva write up (pics)

[postman101]

[1988festivazoom]

mine are not fancy dual rates but ive got 350f/300r springs and they are brutal at times!! my back and neck have taken a beating form it!

[postman101]

I will say one thing i do catch air in my seat when i hit the big bumps lol. I am trying to upload a in car video driving with the coil-overs.

[bobbyspider]

^ good question do you have a link to the product?

[STravisVrooman]

Looks like the Racelands have 350 front and 250 rear spring rates, might be a little better than the 380/300 for street use. Don't suppose anyone has any experience with them?

[bobbyspider]

i wish i lived closer to the postman so i could take a ride. i seriously dont mind stiff (beats bottoming out and major body roll) i just dont want the ride to be bouncy

[Safety Guy]

For comparison, Nate used 150# springs in front and 125# in the rear for his coil over setup.

I would be leery of going over 200 front and 175 rear for street use, but anything less than the Rokkor 350/300 should be an improvement! I guess you want some higher spring rates if the Rokkor bodies are valved for 350/300, otherwise you'd be seriously overdamped.

I'm still trying to figure out how I wish to go if and when I do coil overs.

Karl

[bobbyspider]

if its stiff thats ok. but is it bouncy? the absorbers are made for those spring rates so it shouldnt be bouncy... right? i just know for the price of finding a full dampner kit the one you have is awesome! i have lowered almost every car i have owned and i havnt spent the money it takes to get a "great" ride out of it, the ride has usually been stiff so im ok with that i just dont want it to be bouncy stiff is good in my opinion

[postman101]

Nope it's not soft at all but takes a corner like a champ! Plus I can easily put lower rate springs if I want.

[Damkid]

for those spring rates, i wouldn't expect a nice soft ride that's for sure

[bobbyspider]

i know this is an old thread but i am still wondering about the ride quality of the suspension does anyone know? for the price and simple mod its a killer deal if it rides nice. anyone know?

[bobbyspider]

first of all bra nice mod! do you have the part number so we can make sure we order the exact? hows the ride is it stiff, bouncy, soft...? i will take anything but bouncy or soft and bottoming out all the time. i have added this to my thread subscription (a.k.a. wish list )

[Aaronbrook37]

Haha cool... look forward to it!

[DON SVO]

On another note, I am taking pics during the install, I'll post some.

[DON SVO]

Awesome! Any pictures throughout the process? Perhaps before and after's? The pictures I know people really want are stock height vs top/bottom of coilovers.

unfortunately my festival was already lowered previously... no good before and afters