Ohlins DFV Coilovers discontinued

[bigBADbenny]

Ok

[bigBADbenny]

IIRC the GR WRX stuff more or less fits up anyway (thus the interest in the rear upper mount mods) so it looks like we still have plenty of high end coilover options available

If your DMS are 4way adjustable I'd consider that to be a great price!

[SH30RB]

Interesting stuff Owen, do keep us in the loop about the coilovers

[Manaz]

IIRC the GR WRX stuff more or less fits up anyway (thus the interest in the rear upper mount mods) so it looks like we still have plenty of high end coilover options available

Be wary of "more or less fits".

I had a Volkswagen 2003 Bora V6 4Motion as my previous car - it had a 2.8L narrow-angle V6 engine (transversely mounted), 6-speed manual and Haldex AWD system. The Mk4 Gold R32 had essentially the same drivetrain (3.2L V6 instead of 2.8L, but the gearbox and Haldex AWD system were identical). The Bora was a 4-door sedan, the R32 was a 3-door hatch (mostly, there a very limited number of 5-door R32s in Europe). There was also an Audi S3 (8L model) with exactly the same setup as the R32 as well (including the 3.2L engine), and also, I believe, a Beetle (which is where the 3.2L engine actually first came from).

Bilstein specced the same PSS9 coilover kit for the Golf R32, Bora V6 4Motion and Audi S3 - the hardpoints were all the same, the stock suspension geometry was all the same, etc). I even had R32/S3 front suspension parts (bushings, arms, tie rods, etc ) on my car, as although they were identical in dimensions, they had upgraded joints in them, were made of lighter weight/stronger materials, etc).

With all the similarities between these cars, the rear springs on the PSS9 set were bound (completely) at rest on my car, yet sat fine on an R32, both with exactly the same ride height set. The difference as it was eventually explained to me was the additional weight of the boot, sitting further back behind the rear axles than on the hatch models, meant that there was enough of a weight difference at the back that the springs acted differently, and a much stiffer spring was required in the rear of the sedan than the hatch.

In the end, I removed the PSS9s completely, sold them to an R32 owner for something like half what I'd paid for them barely 6 months beforehand, and went back to, amusingly enough, R32 shocks and springs at the front, and R32 shocks at the rear with custom springs.

So "more or less fits" can be painful. Be careful there.

[owen]

^
Hence why entry level coilovers are farkin shithouse on gen4 sedans. Rear spring & damper rates are to compensate for extra wagon weight, but is the same part as the sedan.

[bigBADbenny]

Thats why I'm looking for 9kg springs for the Ohlins, assuming no one with a sedan is interested

They are supplied with Eibach 7/7...

Could be a great excuse to hunt down some Hyperco or Swift springs

[jslayz]

Thats why I'm looking for 9kg springs for the Ohlins, assuming no one with a sedan is interested

They are supplied with Eibach 7/7...

Could be a great excuse to hunt down some Hyperco or Swift springs

Do the 9kgs, you neeeeed them

[kiks]

9kg rear

no front swaybar

Go drift the cunt. They fucking love it, and it's far more confidence inspiring on the street to mash the pedal and steer with your foot.

[bigBADbenny]

Ohlins EOI'd - I'm joining Shockworks BP/BL development program

[owen]

Ohlins EOI'd - I'm joining Shockworks BP/BL development program

Good stuff. Drawings should be completed on Tuesday, and you can have them back complete with new boots

[bigBADbenny]

Can I haz remote res on the rears plzzz?
Helper springs all round??
Caster in my camber plates???

[owen]

Can I haz remote res on the rears plzzz?
Helper springs all round??
Caster in my camber plates???

No ext res, however we are looking at the caster+camber tops. Brett is checking if the DMS design is patented.

Remember, as much as I would love to be developing a world class product, we also have to keep cost in mind. The more goodies added, the less people would buy. The aim here is to be able to provide a people with coilovers that are brand new in the $2000 range that is a direct competitor to the DFV with local warranty and support.

[bigBADbenny]

The thickness of the shockworks plate is awesome, keep that and push the slots rearward like the vorsclag plates.
Or make them reversible with some indexing of the bolts

[PUDZ RSC3.0RB]

Yep, very interesting work lads - Subscribed.

[McDoof]

I have a set of Ohlins DFVs that I am looking to sell if anyone is interested. I am in Auckland NZ, but I am sure we can make some sort of plan to get them shipped.


You can PM me
Courier from here to Australia is around AU$140
Offers?