Suspension questions

**JelT5** · Friday 28th May 2010, 10:04

I read somewhere on the www that T5-Rs came with billies as standard...is this true or just another BS story regarding T5-Rs?

The ride is pretty firm, so I'm not keen to uprate the std shocks. Will probably go for Eibach springs with a 30mm drop, IPD drop-links and ARBs and polybush as much as possible.
Good plan or do something different? Budget will be around £6-700 max.

I can't afford KW coilovers so don't mention them 'k?!

**S70T5Chris** · Friday 28th May 2010, 11:40

Thats pretty much the same setup I have in my car currently. Still gives a pleasant comfy ride, and at the same time it handles really well on track too. So can highly recommend what you're looking at Jel.

But I'm going to be looking at getting some coilovers shortly :-) (whoops, sorry I mentioned that!)

**JelT5** · Friday 28th May 2010, 11:42

Cheers Chris; thought it seemed like a good solution...obviously works well then

did someone mention coilovers?????

**LeeT5** · Monday 15th November 2010, 11:30

Originally Posted by JelT5

I read somewhere on the www that T-5Rs came with billies as standard...is this true or just another BS story regarding T-5Rs?

The ride is pretty firm, so I'm not keen to uprate the std shocks. Will probably go for Eibach springs with a 30mm drop, IPD drop-links and ARBs and polybush as much as possible.
Good plan or do something different? Budget will be around £6-700 max.

I can't afford KW coilovers so don't mention them 'k?!

T5-Rs sit 15mm lower than a standard T5. They are on uprated spring but i believe the shocks are tha same as a T5.

**JelT5** · Monday 15th November 2010, 15:11

Thanks Lee. Useful bit of info mate.

**nobananas** · Monday 15th November 2010, 19:07

I would have though that dropping the ride height by 30mm on Eibachs would make the ride a lot harder and harsher then changing your shocks !

**Flatout Phil** · Monday 15th November 2010, 22:22

Originally Posted by nobananas

I would have though that dropping the ride height by 30mm on Eibachs would make the ride a lot harder and harsher then changing your shocks !

Someone pointed these out a while back: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Mind you, I have Bilstein B4 at the front and they are softer but give a kinder ride than the Volvo ones, and actually work well with the IPD ARBs which would otherwise make it stiffer than a March hare on Viagra. Only about £100 a pair from EuroCrapArts too.

**nobananas** · Tuesday 16th November 2010, 08:24

I was running Bilsteins with Eibachs a while ago but the ride was far too hard for the roads around here. I settled on using H&R's in the end, seem to work ok for me.

**walter leever** · Tuesday 16th November 2010, 19:52

well for that kind of budget there are coilovers,like the one's i have.

FK koningssport(Fk automotive)they're about 600-700 euros for a set.

gr,walter