FK lowering springs?

[pos85gli]

anybody know how well they ride? id be using stock struts..
or does anyone have pics of a b4 lowered with them...

[Venkman]

anybody know how well they ride? id be using blown struts..

not on stock struts...buy coils

[pos85gli]

not on stock struts...buy coils

that was my second option. how about racelands? im not trying to blow my life savings on a set of coilovers..

[dewkie]

There are some things on a car you never cheap out on...... on the top of my list are 1: suspension and 2: tires. They are the 2 things thaat you will notice the most driving and the 2 things that keep you car on the road (literally)

[divineVR6]

if your life savings is the price of a set of good coils then find a new job.

its a heavy car and racelands dont ride so well. you can pick up a used set of H&R ultra lows for a decent price. you can use MK2 and mk3 coils since they are the same suspension.

[Bozwell]

i disagree. my wagon is sittin on raceland coils and i love the ride, but to each their own. as for fk springs, i had an fk cup kit in an a2 golf and the setup rode very nice. lowering springs on stock struts/shocks is gonna be bouncy and blow the dampers within a month....dont try it

[elmolovesvdub]

I have fk's street lines coilovers on my wagon and they're no good... (from previous owner) car is to heavy, Im prob getting weitecs coils again had them in my other cars and loved them but don't know yet ...

[dustovich2]

I have the FK cupkit in my car. Lowers by 35/40mm. It doesnt ride too bad. I am happy with it. www.concept1.ca The only problem is that if you live in a place that has snow, you will be plowing the roads all the time when lowered too much because of the front spoiler. (Only got high centered once ) Make sure you upgrade to the vr strut mounts.

I had the exact setup as you are thinking for a while, putting the lowering springs on the oem struts(with kyb inserts since the orig were blown). There is no preload at all on the springs then and you car will dive when ever you hit a lower spot in the road and it does not work very well at all. To do it properly you need the shortened struts also. I really dont know why they sell just the springs by themselves because of the crappy performance. The price difference is completely justified.

[pos85gli]

Make sure you upgrade to the vr strut mounts.

im leaning towards a cupkit as of now. and i have a GLX. no need to upgrade...

[divineVR6]

I have fk's street lines coilovers on my wagon and they're no good... (from previous owner) car is to heavy, Im prob getting weitecs coils again had them in my other cars and loved them but don't know yet ...

Im running those on my mk2vr6 and I agree, arent that great. with the 1.8l motor was way to bouncy and with the vr6 well its a little better.

my H&R ultra lows have been my best purchase. I learned a while back, spend some money up front and you wont have to go back and redo it and spend more money. Also learned that COILS are the only way I would go because you might decided later you want to go lower. But nowahdays with bags that is another option.

[RAINES69]

I have the FK lowering springs. They dont go very low, but theyre decent for ride. The stock struts will probably blow really quick haha. Theres a solid answer instead of "go buy coils" or "bag it".

[Bozwell]

and i have a GLX. no need to upgrade...

well, then replace them! to add to my previous post, i had an FK cupkit in my old A2 golf. they rode really nice until one of the front struts blew (they had alot of miles on them!) i never had them in my passat but im sure they use a spring rate thats properly matched to the weight of a passat. i only ended up goin raceland coils cuz it was as much or cheaper than buying new struts and all the parts would be new

[pos85gli]

well, then replace them! to add to my previous post, i had an FK cupkit in my old A2 golf. they rode really nice until one of the front struts blew (they had alot of miles on them!) i never had them in my passat but im sure they use a spring rate thats properly matched to the weight of a passat. i only ended up goin raceland coils cuz it was as much or cheaper than buying new struts and all the parts would be new

yeah im buying a set of racelands as we speak!

[jujuVR6]

... I'm poor too I just recently had a bad experience dealing with Raceland's customer service, "standing behind their word" & operations manager. I don't hate them, but I will most likely never deal with them again. Go for the Ultimos
Good luck!