The budget Coilovers Setup polo 6n / golf ( rear end update )

[5e colin]

link is in first post mate

its a easy job to do diy just make sure you dont do my mistake on the bolt holes on the front struts

Edited July 8, 2014 by 5e colin

[5e colin]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JOM-coilovers-VW-Polo-6N-6NF-6KV-Classic-25-75-mm-new-goods-/181523440415?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2a43a3e31f

Edited January 8, 2015 by 5e colin

[steviet]

Are the vw polo coilovers the same as vw golf ones that you modified ?

[amatthews45]

Let us know how you get on colin

Joms can be quite hard but your get the look your after

[5e colin]

Are the vw polo coilovers the same as vw golf ones that you modified ?

yes same fitment

only the bottom bits dont screw of/on thats all

there the same as ta technics anyways so not that hard on the back roads

[amatthews45]

Colin ever thought to get a few sets get them starlet ready and resell them.

Nice brand new budget coilovers I would by a set

[5e colin]

i would if i had the moneys but reality is i just do not have the money to buy a few sets

[steviet]

yes same fitment

only the bottom bits dont screw of/on thats all

there the same as ta technics anyways so not that hard on the back roads

Good job might have to get a set bought for xmas :-)

[5e colin]

my 143£ polo setup just arrived by the looks of things them rears are able to go a lot lower then my mk1 golf coils will update in a few days about the diferences

[5e colin]

sooo finally figured it out why i had so much camber on my first set the holes arnt on a central line to the shock as they are on a starlet there is 2.5 to 3mm diference in it !!!!!! to top and bottom holes , so wont make that mistake again !!!!

if you do it like this camber will be almost like stock +-1 depending how good you measure

[Glanza-Ben]

my 143£ polo setup just arrived by the looks of things them rears are able to go a lot lower then my mk1 golf coils will update in a few days about the diferences

Polo 6n2 coils go around 2-3inches lower then golf ones as there shorter

[5e colin]

have a smal isseu at he m0ment car isnt sitting level but springs are set at same height !!!!!! have to see if i can level it out a bit

would it matter if 1 spring is tighter then the other ?????? to get the car level ???

[amatthews45]

setting the springs level isnt right theres more load on the front than rear so just do it so arch gap is level. Remember they will settle over few weeks as well.

Once setteled go get your alingment done

[TrisK]

It will be an issue if the difference is loads. As with these cheqp coilovers you change the spring rate when you adjust the height. How wonky is it?

[5e colin]

about 10mm trisk on the rears drivers side is lower

Edited November 13, 2014 by 5e colin

[5e colin]

measured the front coils for stock camber did a bit of a miss calculation on the previous 1s

i then made a metal template for the holes

now using my template i dont need to dos around trying to align the holes and makes the job so much faster + i will have the template for future coils to :)

Edited November 16, 2014 by 5e colin

[amatthews45]

ypu got a pic of the 4 coils you got in the box that were for the polo?

might just get a set and use your template.

[5e colin]

mattias i have the fronts out still so i will take a pic of them there

the rears are in the car so when i take them off in a few days to cut the bump stops in half i will take a pick then

[5e colin]

here you go ready to fit to the car ( these are the polo 1s )

[amatthews45]

the rears looks just like the fronts?

so you just drilled the holes to suit the starlet so far?

much work needed for the bump stops? can you still get the top mounts new?

[5e colin]

the pic above is the front coils mathew

al you do to them is do the holes on the bottom thats it !!! stock topmounts just bolt right on with no messing or modding

tomorow i am making brackets ( bolt on ) for the brake lines ( no welding this time )

bumpstops just cut in half thats al will take pic of that to there like 3 inches big i think my rears are bottoming out on them

[amatthews45]

cheers colin!

wicked I might give it a go.

might need to make a mini guide for the rears haha

[5e colin]

the rears thats covered in the first post mathew have a look its the same way

[amatthews45]

yeah just read your thread on gtt

polo coilovers are cheap but they dont have the screw off bits do they?

so just trim the bottoms of the coilovers on rear to make them thinner?

drill bottom hole on the fronts

bolt on top mounts

away you go?

[5e colin]

thats basicly it mathew

and yes polos are solids with no screw of bits

thats only ta tecnix golf2 front and mk1 golf rears that they screw off

i think aaaal pol are solid units thats why im updating this thread