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Dec 5, 2001 | 08:05 AM

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Sammay

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Re: GB over at VWvortex... $998 for V2

I went under suspension forum, but cannot find the KW for sale.

Dec 5, 2001 | 09:35 AM

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twelvehundred

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$850ish now at SPP, brand new... not a bad deal

Dec 5, 2001 | 09:49 AM

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Koni's for $725 on SPP Sale; Better than H&R due to dampening adjustable . . . continued . . .

Dampening adjustment has great importance as many people do not like the rough ride of the H&R's due to the poor quality of their local roads. Dampening adjustment can make all the difference, especially if you have 18' rims and small tire sidewalls that do not absorb the little bumps in the road.

However, H&R's reportedly adjust far easier on height, because they adjust on slots on the shocks where Koni's adjust on screw threads built into the shock itself. Thus, Koni's require more work to adjust height.

KW's use Koni shocks if I am not mistaken, but KW uses its own springs. I do not know much about them due to their high price.

I love my Koni set-up. The progressive springs provide me with little body roll, and I had the ability to tune the dampening as I wanted.

If you want more info on my experience with Koni's and my research on installation and set-up, e-mail me at jwgehart@ix.netcom.com.

Dec 5, 2001 | 11:00 AM

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CK NYoC

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would there be a difference in price to install coilovers as opposed to spring/shocks

Dec 5, 2001 | 12:44 PM

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phatAudi

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KW or H&R would be the best choices...

I am partial to KW since I have them in my car. KW also recently dropped their prices. I would get the Variant 1 because they now have new and improved shocks made by Alco (same company who makes Bilsteins). KW's also slam your car a lot more.