Ok, sooo.... Option 1): H&R Cup kit: Inexpensive Need all new bump stops. Mex is cheaper, thus preferred.
2) Bilsteins/H&R: $50 more than the Cup Kit Front stops come as part of the Bilsteins Rear stops need to be bought (Mex preferred) 3) Konis/H&R: Most expensive $120 more than the Cup kit Need all new bump stops. Mex is cheaper, thus preferred. Adj valving allows for a more controlled ride. What I need no matter what: New control Arms with new bushings.(they come with the arms.) VR6 Strut Bearings. How much are bump stops? What else do I need since the car has 116k +. Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Williams, Chris (RSCH)" <[email protected]> To: "'Holland J. Phillips'" <[email protected]>; "Steve Ingels" <[email protected]>; "'Oleg M. Smirnov'" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 10:18 AM Subject: RE: New suspension time. What to get? > Steve: > > As usual, Holland has given you the straight story. > > However, there's one mistatement, which is probably the result of his Koni affiliation. > > Bilsteins-the front struts at least-have internal bump stops. If you went with them you would not need to replace/trim the OE units. You would need to replace the rears however. > > Next issue would be, which to buy: Mexican or German bump stops. If I recall correctly, the Mex units are cheaper than the Germans. I went with the latter when I re-did my suspension. > > Is your head spinning yet? > > HTH, > > Chris > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Holland J. Phillips [SMTP:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 11:38 AM > To: Steve Ingels; Williams, Chris (RSCH); 'Oleg M. Smirnov'; [email protected] > Subject: Re: New suspension time. What to get? > > Steve Ingels wrote: > > > So, maybe I'll just go with the H&R/Bilstein combo. I want a nice height, > > but I'm not an Autox'er. I'm more into straight line performance. > > Go with Koni's. They are rebound adjustable, which will allow you to tune > in more front rebound. This will help keep the front tires loaded during > hard launches. Koni's are a little more expensive, but well worth it. I've > run Koni's on all my VW's, and love 'em. > > > New control arms (new bushings already installed.) > > VR6 Strut bearings > > Good. > > > If I get the Cup Kit I have to get new bump stops (F&R) > > No, you just trim 1.5" off the existing ones. > > > If I get the Bilstein/H&R combo then those come with it. > > Nope. Again, use the stock bumps, and trim 1.5" off their total height. > > > What about Trailing arm bushings and the like? This is all really new to me. > > Unless your car has very high mileage (>100K), the rear bushings should be > fine. They aren't all that easy to replace, anyway. > > --Holland > [email protected] > a2_16V List Owner > [email protected] > San Jose, California > > > > _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
