So I have an 89 MKIII. I'm looking to upgrade the suspension. I need help figuring out what brands and combinations work best for me. I don't have TEMS, I don't want to go to coilovers, and I'm looking for something that will give me a sporty feel and a conservative lowering. I wanna do struts, springs, poly bushing, sway bars and strut tower bars. Can anyone enlighten me?
Doing Suspension. NEED HELP!!!
- Thread starter nibaumer
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Yes:
Most people(including myself) would suggest either Eibach or H&R springs, paired up with tockico blue, KYB or(if you're baller) Koni or Bilstein struts.
Koni's cost more, but you can adjust their stiffness.
Poly bushings- Most people go with Energy suspension, because they're affordable and effective.
Sway bars: Suspension Techniques or Whiteline
Strut bars: Don't do anything but look cool, and add 5 more minutes to your spark plug changes.
Most people(including myself) would suggest either Eibach or H&R springs, paired up with tockico blue, KYB or(if you're baller) Koni or Bilstein struts.
Koni's cost more, but you can adjust their stiffness.
Poly bushings- Most people go with Energy suspension, because they're affordable and effective.
Sway bars: Suspension Techniques or Whiteline
Strut bars: Don't do anything but look cool, and add 5 more minutes to your spark plug changes.
B&G springs are supposed to sit a bit lower then the Eibach's.
I have Eibach's springs sitting in the garage for my car, I'll be pairing them with KYB shocks.
If I planned on keeping the lowering springs for more then a year I would go with Koni yellow shocks (but you are looking at $750 for shocks and springs and coil overs start at $900)
To finish it off, energy suspension black control arm bushings. The black ones are graphite impregnated to reduce squeaks.
While your at it make sure to replace ball joints and tie rods if needed.
I have Eibach's springs sitting in the garage for my car, I'll be pairing them with KYB shocks.
If I planned on keeping the lowering springs for more then a year I would go with Koni yellow shocks (but you are looking at $750 for shocks and springs and coil overs start at $900)
To finish it off, energy suspension black control arm bushings. The black ones are graphite impregnated to reduce squeaks.
While your at it make sure to replace ball joints and tie rods if needed.
I found that the black ones don't really do much for squeaking. I still had to remove some arms after greasing and installing just to regrease because they still squeaked. And the bushings are supposed to be self lubricating. hah
Nope, the black ones are just...black.
Also, if you go with bilstein shocks, the lower spring perch has different spots it can sit in so you cna lower the car without changing springs.
Also, if you go with bilstein shocks, the lower spring perch has different spots it can sit in so you cna lower the car without changing springs.