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Re: [now] opinions...please read (was [A2] suspension needed)




As almost all things, this has gone around before:

http://www.scirocco.org/faq/suspension/

==Brett


>I installed 2 sets of the Hor springs in my old '91
>GTI, both sagged horribly within 2 years.  The car
>ended up dropping an inch more over that time span.
>
>Pulling the Hor springs out and replacing them with
>Shine Racing springs brought the car back up to the
>proper level and dramatically improved handling as my
>front control arms were parallel to the ground.
>
>After having 2 seperate sets of Hor springs sag on me,
>I can't really recommend them to anyone.
>
>I haven't had any problems with any of the other
>products that Autotech sells tho...  The swaybars fit
>just fine, although they did dent the crap out of my
>rear muffler.  Too much hard cornering!  :-)
>
>-josh
>
>
>--- Eric L Ellis <elf16v@juno.com> wrote:
> > Before I start this, please note that I'm not
> > singling Mark out to be
> > rude. His statement just seemed like the perfect one
> > to respond to.
> >
> > > Mark Peele wrote:
> >
> > > I've heard nothing but bad about HOR . . .
> >
> >
> > I think that's part of the problem. A few people
> > have had a bad
> > experience with a product and have justifiably
> > voiced their opinion. As
> > with ANY mass produced "thing", there are going to
> > be a certain number
> > made that make it through a quality control
> > inspection and end up on the
> > market. The problem begins when the opinions of one,
> > or a few, become the
> > gospel to the masses.
> >
> > I have HoR springs on my Scirocco and they've
> > performed perfectly for ~6
> > years now
> >
> > 6 of my friends run HoR springs with either Bilst.
> > or Tokico and no
> > complaints
> >
> > Alan Hoglen had HoR springs w/Bilst. Sports and
> > couldn't stand them, but
> > by looking at them I think they were the wrong
> > application. The rear
> > springs sat too high and the fronts didn't properly
> > fit into the perch.
> > Alan's a little bitch though.
> >
> > I have the Autotech 28mm rear sway bar. It went on
> > nice and easy and has
> > lasted for 4 years now. Perhaps all I've heard about
> > the ill fitting ones
> > was operator error and/or a not so straight
> > Scirocco.
> >
> > 2 friends run the same sway bar and have 0
> > complaints.
> >
> > On the other end of the spectrum, I have seen the
> > old style Neuspeed
> > springs go to sh!t after less than a year on more
> > than one occasion. Was
> > that long ago enough to make them H&R? I don't know
> > for sure, but I
> > suspect it was possible.
> >
> > Bottom line: I can appreciate those with
> > experiences, good or bad,
> > voicing them. If you truly think that ALL HoR tech
> > springs are crap
> > because you've had bad ones, testify! (but i'll show
> > you 7 cars in 8 that
> > will prove you wrong)
> >
> > With that said, I'm still looking for a full
> > suspension setup for an A2
> > (Jetta). H&R OR HoR springs and Koni's...? If you
> > run across something,
> > please forward it my way.
> >
> > Eric
>
>
>=====
>Josh Wyte

 \/  '84 Scirocco (ITB racer 2B) | "Hot VW's, take two home. They're small"
\/\/ '88 Scirocco 16v (Show), '92 Passat 16v (Winter+) | - brett@netacc.net

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