Both are high quality (We all know H&R's heritage & quality and KW's are also race proven - the shocks & springs are actually prodiced by Koni). However, when I was shopping for coils, I wanted to be able to lower ALL 4 corners evenly versus just one side. I'm partial to cars that can be slammed and suspended at the height of my choice... hence I chose to go with KW.

 

differnt strokes, for different folks. both are great setups, it comes mainly to the being able to drop all 4 vs. just 2.

 

The Swami raced his KW V1s iirc, and he blew the shocks.... Race proven to...fail. 8) But in their defense, their coilovers were listed as street coilovers in the first place (not that my Bilsteins said "street shocks" :crazy: , but oh well).

BTW, the KW V1s are NOT Koni shocks. Only the V2s are, iirc.

V1s are height adjustable.
V2s are height and rebound adjustable.
V3s are height, rebound, AND compression adjustable...

I'm not sure how useful compression adjustments are, since compression should be controlled by your spring rate, and not your shock... :weirdo:

 

The Swami raced his KW V1s iirc, and he blew the shocks.... Race proven to...fail. 8) But in their defense, their coilovers were listed as street coilovers in the first place (not that my Bilsteins said "street shocks" :crazy: , but oh well).

BTW, the KW V1s are NOT Koni shocks. Only the V2s are, iirc.

V1s are height adjustable.
V2s are height and rebound adjustable.
V3s are height, rebound, AND compression adjustable...

I'm not sure how useful compression adjustments are, since compression should be controlled by your spring rate, and not your shock... :weirdo:

I hadnt realized that only the V2 were Koni... oh well. I can only say I've had great experiences with my V1's. I dont track the car & have only really just used them fro street & highway racing. No problems. The wierd thing is, when I had my Bilsteins and H&R Sports, I actually felt as f the car was "bouncier". I dunno if coils are designed to hold to the ground better, but I;ve never felt more connected to the ground... but that could be my sways too.
I got mine mainly to be able to lower and heighten for looks and the changing seasons. I hear that the PSS9 kit from Bilstein will be adjustable on all 4 corners too. You may want to wait for those.

 

FK's are also height adjustable on all 4 corners. also cost less than its KW counterparts...

 

Which suspension is bettter, the KW V1 or the H&R Coilovers?

Thanks,
Jacob

Honestly, the H&R's would be a better setup when compared to the KW Suspension's V1 coilovers. I raced KW's V1 for a few months and upgraded to V2's on my Passat 4 Motion, and the V2's did fail when I got nudged into some hard debris that bottomed out my car. KW fixed the issue quickly, but by that time I installed H&R's to get me back on the track.

I always recommend getting the height and ride adjustable coilovers because the V1's do ride very harsh like an elephant driving a Corvette. If you are looking for height and ride adjustable coilovers, take a look at FK Automotive's KonigSport line. I also own a GTI; watch out Waterfest ; and the FK's run great on my car. Now if FK had suspension components for the 4 Motion, I would have been racing on them! :thumbup:

 

FK's are also height adjustable on all 4 corners. also cost less than its KW counterparts...

where did you get your coilovers, ed? Have a link?
thanks

 

i have KW coilovers. FK's can be bought from www.fknorthamerica.com