ESSENTIAL Suspension & Handling Upgrades For My MK7 Golf R Track Car!

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2 жыл бұрын

It's time to make a start on the suspension & handling upgrades for my MK7 Golf R! I take the car to VW Group Specialist in Swindon to have a set of KW V2 Clubsport Coilovers fitted, along with a whole array of extra goodies...
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@Kevin_MK7RSR 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Luke, congrats on the upgrades! I have very similar myself (SuperPro LCA’s, -1 Degree Strut Mounts, Sway bars & Öhlins), my question is: How is the NVH with the KWs? Especially with the camber plates that replace the comfortable rubber OEM strut mount, and particularly on rougher roads. Thanks 🙏🏻

@colinmcdonell5034 2 жыл бұрын

How you liking the KW coilovers so far? I just bought Bilstein B16 coilovers with Damptronic for my stage 3 MK7 Golf R. Can't wait....

@MarkEnriquez1971 2 жыл бұрын

The thing that makes this R look just a bit better is that it’s a 3 door, called a 2 door here in the USA. The 3 door in my opinion looks just a bit sleeker and sportier than the 5 door. It’s a shame VW No longer makes the 3 door.

@vollcare4076 2 жыл бұрын

Lovely coilover Unfortunately not put in the M140

@louissidnell1657 2 жыл бұрын

Sick car and sick sound track legend

@JonathanB007- 2 жыл бұрын

The car is coming along nicely can’t wait to see it up Against some competition

@hampshirephoto 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@md-detailing 2 жыл бұрын

Love how the Golf R MK7 is coming along Luke! Great video as always! :D

@hampshirephoto 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@chrisp4899 5 ай бұрын

Did you notice much more nvh from the uprated bushes in the suspension arms

@alexgerling3686 8 ай бұрын

I've got my R on a 25mm drop but it's just h&r springs with 8mm spacers on the front (want to swap to 10/11mm hubcentric) and 12mm on the rear. With the he mods you did does it keep all the power down?

@faskecutz 2 жыл бұрын

The coilover made a new car out of it, nice!

@Original_sneakman 2 жыл бұрын

Goals I’d LOVE those kw clubsports your not messing about. FairPlay.

@seansellick4117 2 жыл бұрын

Please upload a video of this Golf being detailed! Same as you did for the GTI 😀

@scottcampbell10 2 жыл бұрын

Near Cardiff and Swansea that sort of area.. anyone from Wales will tell you Swansea is nowhere near Cardiff 😂

@Kondja707 2 жыл бұрын

Thumbs up champ.........car looks insane with those wheels 👌 👍

@hampshirephoto 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@nolannastee 2 жыл бұрын

@@hampshirephoto Nice looking R. What offset are you running on the Ispiri wheels.

@Chris-fg2qh 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Luke 👌

@hampshirephoto 2 жыл бұрын

👌🏻

@markomarin3414 2 жыл бұрын

Is that 18 or 19 inch wheels ?

@lastnamefirstname520 2 жыл бұрын

9:25 Hey ItsJoel! Saw your car in his porsche video too : P

@paalmaar 2 жыл бұрын

I've been here before with my golf 7R mate! :D I had the same mods like you! Its insane how much grip these cars have right? I sold mine a few months ago to swap it with a Bmw M2 competition, no regrets tbo ;)

@maddyhall5821 2 жыл бұрын

🔥

@Soldadummy 2 жыл бұрын

I was looking forward to this. A wet track is a disappointment. It's difficult to really measure things that way.

@dnceeee 2 жыл бұрын

We need a video with the clubsport S

@hampshirephoto 2 жыл бұрын

Coming soon!

@robertvanzant2653 2 жыл бұрын

Wasn’t that Joel lurking about in his xxxxxl body warmer !

@hampshirephoto 2 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@huwjones5879 2 жыл бұрын

Are these actually coilovers? They look like a front strut (the spring is over the damper in a McPhearson strut anyway) with rear damper and spring swap out. There doesn’t appear to be any way to seat a spring over the rear damper from what I saw here? The Golf has a separate damper/spring arrangement on the rear, has this been replaced with a coil over? Some shots of the kit after installation would be really helpful to see how it is fitted, especially as new location arms and ARB were fitted as well.

@GFXGreg 2 жыл бұрын

Fronts are a combined strut and spring and rears are separate springs and struts

@huwjones5879 2 жыл бұрын

@@GFXGreg Like I said. There doesn't appear to be any coil-overs being fitted here. I assumed that the rear suspension was going to be converted to coil-over not simply swapped out for upgraded components. IME there is a lot of confusion over coil-overs and what they actually are. The term has become a catch-all for fitting upgraded (usually adjustable) suspension. A lot of cars have coil-overs from the factory, just not adjustable ones.

@GFXGreg 2 жыл бұрын

@@huwjones5879 lad, they are branded as Coilovers because they are adjustable. The adjustability for the rear is in the form of a rotating cup sitting beneath (or above?) the spring.

@huwjones5879 2 жыл бұрын

@@GFXGreg I know I’m being a pedant but they are not strictly coil-overs. This kind of misdescribing really bugs me.

@hampshirephoto 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve heard it all now

@based. 2 жыл бұрын

take it to a car show, pretty sure that would be a good vid

@Tefloncoated 2 жыл бұрын

Nice car and set up. If I could be so bold as to offer criticism it would be you tend to repeat yourself 2, 3 or even 4 times in your videos.

@maverick4177 2 жыл бұрын

Forgive me for pointing out the obvious, but how are a thousand pound set of coil overs going to improve your driving level? I’d wager IF you spent the money on some professional tuition you would still never outdrive even a standard set up

@hampshirephoto 2 жыл бұрын

Wow I wish they were only £1k

@Original_sneakman 2 жыл бұрын

@@hampshirephoto I was just about to say that LOOOL if you know you know. Maverick, you’ve made yourself look a right tit with your comment.

@ScottPC 2 жыл бұрын

Sort the haldex! Your still spinning the fronts

@hampshirephoto 2 жыл бұрын

Haldex was done the day before the track day at the same time as the coilovers. Cup 2’s on a wet track are the issue, not the haldex.......

@jackm-w7152 2 жыл бұрын

Pls black out the wing mirrors!!! Cars looking great though.

@dallasmellsop5488 2 жыл бұрын

Does this guy know how to do anything on a car, like bro couldn't even put in the new coilpacks

@hampshirephoto 2 жыл бұрын

Hardly makes sense for them NOT to be done whilst it was in the garage having other work done anyway 🤦🏻‍♂️

@Original_sneakman 2 жыл бұрын

Another person who’s made a tit of them selfs on the comments. If you know you know.

@dallasmellsop5488 2 жыл бұрын

@@hampshirephoto it's Litterally like a 10 minute job tops, you could've had it running perfectly fine the same day the problem happened instead of waiting however long

@dallasmellsop5488 2 жыл бұрын

@@Original_sneakman lmao how it's facts 💀

@calvingordon4417 2 жыл бұрын

I am sick of hearing your advert, i listen to youtube while i work so cant always skip ads , i hearing your trading ad so much that i cant take it anymore

@hampshirephoto 2 жыл бұрын

I know, go watch some TV do you don’t need to watch adverts! Oh wait.

@blower1 2 жыл бұрын

The VGS guy kind of doesn't inspire confidence with all those kind of's!

@lucasvonheiz1310 2 жыл бұрын

I hope you are aware this car is nowhere able to handle track proprely? Why don't you go for something way better for the same money... nevermind

@easyerc2226 2 жыл бұрын

You even driven one of these you whopper?

@lucasvonheiz1310 2 жыл бұрын

@@easyerc2226 1st i insult nobody. 2nd i've driven both R and TCR on track and i know what i'm talking about. But a tosser like you with a mk7 on his profile pic can't really be serious, is it?

@easyerc2226 2 жыл бұрын

@@lucasvonheiz1310 ok so why the negative comments 🤣🤣 clearly an R with some nice upgrades like this will upset some posh cars, just like mine does 🤗

@Gogogadgetwilly 2 жыл бұрын

@@lucasvonheiz1310 😂😂😂😂😂