Folks,
I’ve been looking into coilovers for my Ibiza and can’t afford to spend too much, but on the other hand won’t waste my money on something cheap and nasty. I’m after something for general road use, but the car’s a daily driver hence don’t want a bone-shakingly hard, bouncy ride. But, I won’t be completely slamming it either but do think the mk4 Cupra needs to sit lower than it does as standard…
I’ve been thinking about the following:
Eibach coilover kit:
+ reputation, quality, handling, not too hard
- expensive, don’t lower at the back that much?
KW Variant 1:
+ reputation, quality
- expensive, possibly a bit hard for road use?
Weitec Hicon GT:
+ good price, reputation seems to be OK (made by KW, right?)
- possibly a bit on the hard side for road use? KW V1’s might just be worth the extra?
Weitec Ultra GT (suspension kit rather than coilovers, non-adjustable height at -30mm fr/rr, apparently):
+ very good price (£290ish), reputation seems to be OK (made by KW, right?)
- unknown quantity, i.e. no idea how much they’ll improve the appearance, i.e. how much they lower by in reality
Anything else I should consider?
Can anyone advise/comment on the above? All advice/comments appreciated. If anyone has comments, or can post photos of the various kits as fitted to mk4 Ibiza’s, I’d be grateful.
I’m just unsure whether to take a chance on either of the Weitec kits: I know the ride on the Eibachs *should* be good, but my only reservation being that they don’t seem to lower much at the back. I'm only going to spend money once on something like this, so I'm really doing my research - if I do get coilovers then the Ibiza will be getting kept for a few years, but if not then who knows...
Cheers
Ally
I’ve been looking into coilovers for my Ibiza and can’t afford to spend too much, but on the other hand won’t waste my money on something cheap and nasty. I’m after something for general road use, but the car’s a daily driver hence don’t want a bone-shakingly hard, bouncy ride. But, I won’t be completely slamming it either but do think the mk4 Cupra needs to sit lower than it does as standard…
I’ve been thinking about the following:
Eibach coilover kit:
+ reputation, quality, handling, not too hard
- expensive, don’t lower at the back that much?
KW Variant 1:
+ reputation, quality
- expensive, possibly a bit hard for road use?
Weitec Hicon GT:
+ good price, reputation seems to be OK (made by KW, right?)
- possibly a bit on the hard side for road use? KW V1’s might just be worth the extra?
Weitec Ultra GT (suspension kit rather than coilovers, non-adjustable height at -30mm fr/rr, apparently):
+ very good price (£290ish), reputation seems to be OK (made by KW, right?)
- unknown quantity, i.e. no idea how much they’ll improve the appearance, i.e. how much they lower by in reality
Anything else I should consider?
Can anyone advise/comment on the above? All advice/comments appreciated. If anyone has comments, or can post photos of the various kits as fitted to mk4 Ibiza’s, I’d be grateful.
I’m just unsure whether to take a chance on either of the Weitec kits: I know the ride on the Eibachs *should* be good, but my only reservation being that they don’t seem to lower much at the back. I'm only going to spend money once on something like this, so I'm really doing my research - if I do get coilovers then the Ibiza will be getting kept for a few years, but if not then who knows...
Cheers
Ally