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Lowering

Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 3:37 pm
by JohnsonAsco
Gonna finally get it lowered , what brand shall I go for? Anybody in South East London recommend a place to get them fitted ???

Re: Lowering

Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 3:53 pm
by keal23
How are you lowering it? Springs, coilovers or air?

Re: Lowering

Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 5:13 pm
by JohnsonAsco
Springs mate.. Well I'm more thinking about springs than coilovers as its the cheaper option. What you recon?

Re: Lowering

Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 5:14 pm
by AshleyHerbert
If you're lowering on springs go for H&R, I've lowered my R on the and it's dropped it a nice amount. The rides a bit rougher on country roads..

The feeling is just like having sport constantly switched on.. normal doesn't make a difference and the sport mode is even firmer!

The springs will fit the Scirocco R and the 2.0tsi.

if you're getting springs order them from DPM Performance, I picked the below ones up for the R for about £150 (haggled with a price match). They came 2 days after ordering!

http://www.dpmperformance.co.uk/car-par ... 20tdi-0808" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Re: Lowering

Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 5:18 pm
by AshleyHerbert
Forgot to mention, these will work fine with the DCC sensors, no need to worry! You can unplug the sensor, fit the spring and then plug it back in.. the load weight should adjust automatically (as advised by VW).

Re: Lowering

Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 12:29 pm
by MattAy
What have you gone for in the end? Any Pics :)


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Re: Lowering

Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 12:41 pm
by stunterant
Thinking about lowering mine thats a handy link i was looking at eibach as i live round the corner from there uk warehouse but only a 30mm drop im looking for 40mm. Be good to see some pics

Re: Lowering

Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 3:19 pm
by Lewis Miller
stunterant wrote:Thinking about lowering mine thats a handy link i was looking at eibach as i live round the corner from there uk warehouse but only a 30mm drop im looking for 40mm. Be good to see some pics
Think you should buy my new unused 35mm H&R springs £110 delivered.

Re: Lowering

Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2015 1:54 pm
by dettzz1988
Thanks for the post.

Re: Lowering

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2015 9:43 am
by Phil
JohnsonAsco wrote:Gonna finally get it lowered , what brand shall I go for? Anybody in South East London recommend a place to get them fitted ???
AMD in lakeside - got my H&R springs fitted there.

Re: Lowering

Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2015 11:49 pm
by JohnsonAsco
Gonna get round to doing it now haha... Wheels getting painted gloss black tomorrow, so gonna get sorings ,
Are these good to go for my 140.... http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vi ... 0737639547" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ?? Legit ??

Re: Lowering

Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 6:23 am
by Stu13R
They are the ones but for £10 or so difference I would buy from UK supplier in case you get issues. I got mine from Awesome GTi. After the first order from them I was able to get future orders delivered to my work address.

Re: Lowering

Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 6:50 am
by AshleyHerbert
I ordered from H&R springs from: http://www.dpmperformance.co.uk/car-par ... ng-springs" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Really good guys and offered me a nice discount, you can inquire on the website for discount and they respond within a couple of minutes. Delivery was only 2 days as well!

Will second Stu's comments on ordering from a UK supplier, you pay for what you get.. I'd personally vote H&R or Eibach!

Re: Lowering

Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 9:34 am
by JohnsonAsco
Cheers lads, Ill check them both out and see what they say, was thinking about Eibach, but more people seem to have H&Rs, 35mm enough? will it be ok with a splitter on after lowering, will it scrape most things do you recon?

Re: Lowering

Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 1:59 pm
by AshleyHerbert
Depending your profile and tyre size it will drop it 1.3 inches, I've got 19" rims with 235 profile and it's theirs about a finger and a few mm gap.
With a splitter a lot of people have reported scraping, it will happen mate!

Someone told me to fit self tappets to secure it so it doesn't come off!

Re: Lowering

Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 9:12 pm
by Wiz1987
Just got H&Rs for mine I will tell you what they are like when fitted etc and take pics

Re: Lowering

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2015 7:14 am
by AshleyHerbert
Mine's sitting on H&R (35mm) with 19" wheels 8.5j and 235,35,19 tyres... here's a picture so you get a rough idea on how they will sit:

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Re: Lowering

Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2015 1:45 pm
by JohnsonAsco
Looks good mate thank you, I shall be going for them very soon, makes a good difference but not too over the top.

Re: Lowering

Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2015 7:59 pm
by Sam88101
Go coils and get low Brudda