Ride Height Survey

[CRS Performance]

Its amazing how much info you can gather from a thread like this . at the end of the day whats good for the goose isn't necessarily good for the gander
Ride comfort is something of a personal experience and what one person likes another will hate .
Things to remember are
The Lower the car, the more uncomfortable it will be .
Proper well designed shocks sort most issues out and should be the main priority
BUY the most expensive kit your budget will stand , Cheap is definitely not cheerful
Buy from a specialist , not a discount house with no after sales back up and tech advice.
These Transporters are recreational vehicles NOT TRACK DAY warriors
If you want some technical advice feel free to message me .

 

[Ads_Essex]

Its amazing how much info you can gather from a thread like this . at the end of the day whats good for the goose isn't necessarily good for the gander
Ride comfort is something of a personal experience and what one person likes another will hate .
Things to remember are
The Lower the car, the more uncomfortable it will be .
Proper well designed shocks sort most issues out and should be the main priority
BUY the most expensive kit your budget will stand , Cheap is definitely not cheerful
Buy from a specialist , not a discount house with no after sales back up and tech advice.
These Transporters are recreational vehicles NOT TRACK DAY warriors
If you want some technical advice feel free to message me .

Ok @CRS Performance I’ll bite - how much to fit your H&R / Koni coilovers to my T28?

 

[CRS Performance]

To quote you for the best set up . I wou;ld need to know how ;low you realistically want to go and what spec the van is
info needed 2 or 4 wd, engine size , camper converted or not and lwb or swb . thanks

 

[Ads_Essex]

To quote you for the best set up. I would need to know how low you realistically want to go and what spec the van is info needed 2 or 4wd, engine size, camper converted or not and lwb or swb . thanks

It’s a 2WD 2L 140BHP SWB camper conversion. Not looking for mega lows, but some arch gap loss to suit the 18” wheels I have (245/45/18).

 

[CRS Performance]

Ok @CRS Performance I’ll bite - how much to fit your H&R / Koni coilovers to my T28?

The springs to suit are
£225.00 (retail 270) and the shocks are £595.00 (retail 694).
If you are close to me fitment
£150.00 if not postage £35.00.
The factory have just returned from Summer hols but stock will be freely available in a few weeks time,

 

[Ads_Essex]

Ok @CRS Performance I’ll bite - how much to fit your H&R / Koni coilovers to my T28?

The springs to suit are
£225.00 (retail 270) and the shocks are £595.00 (retail 694).
If you are close to me fitment
£150.00 if not postage £35.00.
The factory have just returned from Summer hols but stock will be freely available in a few weeks time,

£820 for coilovers?

 

[CRS Performance]

Hi there this is a sport kit , not coil over but yes £820.00 and you problems are over and you will be the happiest of drivers ha ha

 

[Ads_Essex]

Hi there this is a sport kit , not coil over but yes £820.00 and you problems are over and you will be the happiest of drivers ha ha

I’m after coilovers, so I can adjust the height later if I find that I need to

 

[CRS Performance]

Coilovers shouldn't be put into these vans ideally, market demand has promoted the sale of these types of kit . The situation is that coilover comes with a ONE spring rate fits all and the transporters have 4 different spring rates in reality.. so I don't recommend them, but I have fitted several H&R /KONI kits and it is the best ride you will get on low settings 60 to 70 mm

The coilover kit we sell is the H&R/KONI kit at £1295.00 and has stiffness (damping) adjustment to compensate for the one spring rate issue

 

[Ads_Essex]

Gotta love a low T6 rear

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Can you get your spare out with it being that low?

 

[Village]

Hi there this is a sport kit , not coil over but yes £820.00 and you problems are over and you will be the happiest of drivers ha ha

So what is the spring/damper combo that you use? Your posts suggest it may vary depending on ride height, so can we assume a 50mm drop on a t32. Thanks

 

[CRS Performance]

So what is the spring/damper combo that you use? Your posts suggest it may vary depending on ride height, so can we assume a 50mm drop on a t32. Thanks

The kit is an H&R kit made in Germany . the kit is a proper coil over kit ( not a sleeve over kit like the B14 )
Its very hi quality and therefore commands a premium price unfortunately .
please note that the T32 offering doesn't have the damping adjustability feature that the other transporter models have

 

[andy greenwood]

Vehicle Type: camper conversion
Load Rating: T28
Ride Height Front: 410
Ride Height Rear: 390
Springs: H&R -40mm
Dampers: standard vw
Wheel Size: 20
Tyre Size: 275/40/20
Tyre Manufacturer:
Normal Load: kitchen, bed , standard camper stuff
Ride Comfort: harsh
Anti Roll Bars: standard vw

 

[Yzfr1]

Vehicle Type: Euro 5 102hp Factory Kombi
Load Rating: T30
Ride Height Front: 375mm
Ride Height Rear: 380mm
Springs: H&R springs to fit Koni dampers
Dampers: Koni COILOVER dampers
Wheel Size: 20 X 8.5" Et 48. (NO RUBBING)
Tyre Size: 275/35/20
Tyre Man: Event Potentum UHP (102 index)
Normal Load: Me, 2 kids and 3 push bikes
Ride Comfort: Nearing firm but smooth and comfortable.
Anti Roll Bars: standard vw
Rake: Front to Back: 30mm
Supplied by Steve @CRS Performance

 

[CRS Performance]

Just been perusing this thread and something sprung to mind.

I was wondering when people are setting their ride height, and some have front higher than rear, some vice versa, does anyone consider whether the sill between the wheels is level to the ground or sloping up to the front/back?

Or does no one bother about the sill to ground?

The sill to the ground measurement is the most important one -
the van should be 35 to 40 mm sloping forward, this is what a brand new unmolested van does

When lowering the vehicles with springs or coilovers this is the measurement I concentrate on getting correct. The steering will feel correct (not light) and the grip levels are higher for the more powerful motors, less understeer.

 

[Yzfr1]

The sill to the ground measurement is the most important one -
the van should be 35 to 40 mm sloping forward, this is what a brand new unmolested van does

Just made an edit to my post adding rake for future reference.

 

[Montecha]

I'll try and find sometime and update the sheet with the later postings, I'll add the rake in the next version.

 

[Ads_Essex]

I'll try and find sometime and update the sheet with the later postings, I'll add the rake in the next version.

Original copy+paste updated.

 

[DannyPearson]

T6 euro 5 204 manual
T30
Front height = 360mm
Rear height = 370mm
Springs & Dampers = Bilstein B14
Wheel size = 18" Edition
Tyre size = 255/45/R18 Y 103
Tyre Manufacturer = Continental sport contact 5
Normal load = Tools and kit
Comfort = Nice, firm without being harsh.
ARB's = standard VW.

feels perfect,only problem with b14’s is they compress with too much weight, managed to snap rear spring, so replaced and raised 5mm

must say better than Vw lowered springs had on previous van

Photos

 

[DannyPearson]

T6 euro 5 204 manual
T30
Front height = 360mm
Rear height = 370mm
Springs & Dampers = Bilstein B14
Wheel size = 18" Edition
Tyre size = 255/45/R18 Y 103
Tyre Manufacturer = Continental sport contact 5
Normal load = Tools and kit
Comfort = Nice, firm without being harsh.
ARB's = standard VW.

feels perfect,only problem with b14’s is they compress with too much weight, managed to snap rear spring, so replaced and raised 5mm

must say better than Vw lowered springs had on previous van