Are coilovers a must?

[ELS]

Hi

Got a dilemma on my hands. I own a lovely GTi and at the current time it is completely standard. My friends in the past have told me my lupo needs coilovers and frequently took the piss out of the height of my car . I personally feel that my lupo doesn't need coilovers because my front bumper is about 6 inches off the floor and it scrapes more than i'd like. But the back bumper is so high it's embarrassing.. + my car is in dire need of new rims. Unsure what to be spending my wages on this month. Should I get coilovers?

Old picture but might show what I mean.

Thanks x

Edited August 31, 2013 by ELS

[Rich]

Has someone fitted standard shocks and springs to the back of that ?

[Deadmetal]

If you don't want to be silly low, all you need is a spring and damper lowering kit.

Edited August 31, 2013 by Deadmetal

[ELS]

Has someone fitted standard shocks and springs to the back of that ?

Not to my knowledge :/

[Skezza]

In all honesty, it's a silly question. If your mates told you to jump off a bridge would you do it? If you're happy with it, don't change it. As said above you could look at some lowering springs. I believe you can take the rear adjuster off which should give you a 20mm drop. That might be enough if you do think it's too high. That said, what cars do they drive? If they are laughing at you as they pull away in a Citroen Spaxo, then I wouldn't be too bothered

[VW-LUPO-S]

don't get coilovers for just lowering it, have it for the option of adjusting it to how you want it, the ride would be better to i suppose.

[scotty_82]

Air is a must, water is a must, food is a must, coilovers aren't.

[ELS]

In all honesty, it's a silly question. If your mates told you to jump off a bridge would you do it? If you're happy with it, don't change it. As said above you could look at some lowering springs. I believe you can take the rear adjuster off which should give you a 20mm drop. That might be enough if you do think it's too high. That said, what cars do they drive? If they are laughing at you as they pull away in a Citroen Spaxo, then I wouldn't be too bothered

I see what you mean. They all drive dubs, Beetle, Lupo 1.4s and Corrado. They are all very low and corrado is air ride, feel silly when I park up next to them but will see what I can do/

[Koop]

That does look really high at the back for some reason, GTI suspension is about 20 mm lower so the springs might have been replaced with non-GTI items on the rear.

[JoeA]

Is it not parked up on a kerb?

[Pete91]

Air is a must, water is a must, food is a must, coilovers aren't.

Man talks sense. Air is most definitely a must.