Staying Static

[Kielan]

You can spark still when on air.

Anyone who saw what Mike did to the strip at H2O knows this.

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hydraulics>static>air

[cheez80]

I know where you are coming from there, and I get what you are saying. Just for example however, on bags, on a good road you can run .5" off the ground, and then pop up to 2" on a rough road as your rates are soft. With a super stiff set of coils, you can run it 1" off the ground all the time, but as you have to drive the rough road at the same height as a smooth one, you are forced to keep it up at 1" rather than the .5". Obviously the amount of scraping and smashing you want to put up with plays a role as well, but I think you can get my point.

of course -- i concede that you're probably going to ride a bit higher static than not.

anyway, i'm seriously considering something like platinum's cup kit, so i can ride as low as i want and only raise the car when i meet an obstacle. the pricing is going to kick my ass though...

[jussayin]

Anyone who saw what Mike did to the strip at H2O knows this.

i wonder what you did to mike on the strip

[GSTYLE]

Specs???

What are the specs on the wheels & tires on the car??? What offsets are you running on them???

[Kielan]

i wonder what you did to mike on the strip

I feel a banhammer in the near future.

[RedE46Bimmer]

As long as it looks good who cares wether its static of air, my next daily will probably be on air.

[Han]

my next daily will probably be on air.

My choice was the complete opposite.

[Beef Dogg]

Static takes commitment. Can you give your friend that?

[RedE46Bimmer]

My choice was the complete opposite.

I guess the grass is always greener on the other side lol

Your car looks fantastic btw. <3

[Rabbit]

I can appreciate bags and I don't **** them to **** them.. but seeing Gti's on bags left and right is a sad sight for me. Low on coilovers gives it a nice look and also presents itself as sporty.

One of the reasons I sold my Rabbit. The new VW scene is just confused.

[jannzyg22]

Thanks for the thread O!
I like the way the car drives on coils! I never would of thought of bags, EVER! Until I started seeing more bags on the VW scean.
I'm just considering it because I can't fit anyone in the car anymore (which is not cool cause my kids love to go for rides in the dub). second I'm not going to shell out money every month or so just to fix some quarter. Hopefully when I get them done over again it will be better. I will stay with the FK's for now but will start buying the parts for the air ride little by little for the future.
I'm the type that if I did have the bags I will still ride with it dumped, keep in mind that when summer is over the factory wheels go back on (17's) and the car is lowered more.
We'll see how things go, I will keep it on coils as long as I can, as long as I don't crack the oil pan again and don't put a hole in my exhaust (I have the EuroJet 3" which for awhile was hitting all the time but it has shaved done quite abit, lmao!!)
Will post up more pictures after dropping the front after removing the helper springs!!!
Thanks!

[MTV]

I'm on bags... ride low as fuck daily.

Frame rails are no lie 1'' from the ground when I drive. I lay frame when I park

[OSSHWA]

I've never been too keen on air setups. Maybe.....MAYBE....if I ever did a VIP style build I would consider air. But for a sport compact such as your GTI it's static all the way for me. I just have a deeper appreciation for someone who drives their car static slammed. I guess because it's more "ballsy" and it blows peoples minds when you tell them "yeah, I drive it at this ride height". Of course for me....I have a Miata....so coilovers were really my only choice anyways, lol.

[SSRmark5]

What that one guy said a few posts up about the only reason for not getting air is if you cant afford it that is so far from the truth. My mkv gti is currently on air and I miss being static daily. I **** the fact that I got a digital management and still have to adjust the ride height everytime I get into the car instead of having a preset ride height that goes to the same psi (thanks autopilot). Also there is a feeling you get out of static that air does have.

OP. Im on air with the same car and I personally am going back to fks very soon. Also air has lost its novelty now that the kits are becoming mass produced and pretty affordable. It seems as if everyother car in the mkv community is on air now