How much more stress? (ignore the other thread)

[KharatosGTI]

Will you put on the car (steering system, chasis, various mounts, interior bits, etc etc etc) with a set of name brand coilovers like H&R or Blistein lowered to half-finger to one-finger gap over a period of, say, 5 years? BTW it's under equal driving conditions (normal road use).

 

[Bouston]

That's hard to say considering no one has them yet :iono:

 

[Tay2610]

you have too many variables not to mention finding a equation to answer this question

 

[kirk180]

Can I get some springs to drop it an inch and keep the rest of the suspension factory stock? Wouldn't this still stiffin' up the steering wheel response and improve cornering? The GTI is borderline crossover type vehicle by the time it comes to the states. I sent VW an email to see if their drivergear.com Eibach springs for lowering allow the suspension and all to still carry the factory warranty since it's coming from them. I also asked if they would fit on the 06. Anybody? Sorry to thread jack but it's along the same topic.

 

[the_saint]

Will you put on the car (steering system, chasis, various mounts, interior bits, etc etc etc) with a set of name brand coilovers like H&R or Blistein lowered to half-finger to one-finger gap over a period of, say, 5 years? BTW it's under equal driving conditions (normal road use).

Damn, you're getting hammered over there on the 'Tex...yeesh

I'm not an expert, and your question is pretty vague. But I will go out on a limb and say that aftermarket suspension should not accellerate wear and tear very much. Unless you get a coilover set that has some absurdly high spring rates...then you might rattle the car apart.

But if you take car of the car and do not drive it into the ground you should be ok.



*for future reference, do not measure with fingers, use a measuring tape or a ruler. Something that will give you standardized units. :thumbsup: