Whats the update on the 'spring' situation...?

[J7USS]

ok folks, ive used the search but still a little conflicting so can anyone confirm the best springs for the 8v?

My 'whip' is the 2.0ltr tdi Sline sportback so which springs do I need? Im looking a drop of 20mm-ish from my current sline suspension..

Hit meeeeeeeee

 

[Gazwould]

Eibach Sportline .

 

[J7USS]

Who else is running these?

 

[Chris5]

S3 sportback,
I'm using H&R 28826-2 springs

 

[Rob2k68]

Yep, Sportlines here too :-

 

[J7USS]

Thats drop is spot on Rob, thats what im looking for.
Bit skeptical of the amazon £109 delivered price, had probs with them before so think ill pay the extra and get them through the Eibach shop.

 

[Gazwould]

Ebay Germany is good .

 

[J7USS]

Is there a customs charge with sourcing the stuff from Germany?

 

[J7USS]

So to confirm this is the correct code for the springs I need? Am I being dumb in saying these are under the golf spec though :
Eibach E20-85-001-01-22

 

[Gazwould]

Year and engine code , 5dr, yeah ?

 

[Rob2k68]

These are what's fitted to my S3 Sportback :-

 

[J7USS]

2013 CRBC 110kw / 8VA BRC sportback

@ Rob - where did you source yours from?

 

[Ben Lawrence]

What's the difference between E10 and E20?
Does anyone know

 

[Gazwould]

E10 are Pro kit .

E20 are Sportline .

 

[Ben Lawrence]

Lovely thank you gaz

 

[Rob2k68]

2013 CRBC 110kw / 8VA BRC sportback

@ Rob - where did you source yours from?

The garage that was fitting them ordered them in for me (Midland VW) but there are plenty on eBay, also try GNJ Motorsport.

 

[Ben Lawrence]

So I received my pro kit yesterday and managed to fit the rears today after work
Going to do the fronts tomorrow but does anyone have any tips on how I can keep the alignment and tracking near enough the same when swapping the springs?

I'm doing them myself and I want the car to settle for a few days before having tracking and alignment done

Cheers

 

[Rob2k68]

So I received my pro kit yesterday and managed to fit the rears today after work
Going to do the fronts tomorrow but does anyone have any tips on how I can keep the alignment and tracking near enough the same when swapping the springs?

I'm doing them myself and I want the car to settle for a few days before having tracking and alignment done

Cheers

In the olden days if changing a track rod end or something you'd be making a paint mark or counting the number of turns it takes to undo something and then putting them back on by the same number or up to the paint mark. Not sure what the process is for the front springs but may come in handy.

 

[batch]

Sportlines here...

 

[Rybru]

I have Eibach sportiness on my saloon and whilst i would have liked a little more drop the ride quality is superb and the change of springs is not noticeable, it actually feels like a big improvement over the stock setup.

 

[Ben Lawrence]

I have Eibach sportiness on my saloon and whilst i would have liked a little more drop the ride quality is superb and the change of springs is not noticeable, it actually feels like a big improvement over the stock setup.

Do you have pics?
What drop did you go for?

I'm hoping the 40mm lower it enough

 

[Jassyo06]

Sportlines here...
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Petrol Forecourt photo lol you definitely don't get embarrassed easily lol.....cracking photo's though,stunning glacier

 

[batch]

Petrol Forecourt photo lol you definitely don't get embarrassed easily lol.....cracking photo's though,stunning glacier

Cheers old mucker! I chose a little petrol station in the middle of nowhere late at night. Strip lighting was perfect!

 

[Ignition1]

Cheers old mucker! I chose a little petrol station in the middle of nowhere late at night. Strip lighting was perfect!

Petrol station forecourts have the best lighting for taking photos at night.

 

[Rybru]

Do you have pics?
What drop did you go for?

I'm hoping the 40mm lower it enough

 

[Rybru]

don't know why it uploaded the same photo 3 times so apologies!

 

[Gazwould]

I'm absolutely rubbish at spot the difference .

 

[Rob2k68]

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Looks spot on !

 

[pburv]

I'm absolutely rubbish at spot the difference .

One of them is sepang....

 

[Forbzeeee]

Brilliant

 

[MaxBoostMRC]

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Hi know it's a old post just trying to find some pics. Are they the sportline springs or pro? Reason I'm asking is they don't look that low for sportline as it says they lower it 25mm front and 20mm rear. H&R look a lot lower and they are 15mm for the -1 or the -2 are 20mm.

 

[gynads]

Hi know it's a old post just trying to find some pics. Are they the sportline springs or pro? Reason I'm asking is they don't look that low for sportline as it says they lower it 25mm front and 20mm rear. H&R look a lot lower and they are 15mm for the -1 or the -2 are 20mm.

AFAIK the quoted 25-20mm drop is the drop on a standard 'A' platfrom, equating to about 10-15mm drop on the S models