What springs to pick.....

[jinxe#14]

Im sure this has been brought up a hundred times before so im sorry for being repetetive, but I can't find anything on it.... My brother has a 97 jetta and he wants to lower it. He doesn't have to much to spend, id say probably around 600 max.... He is looking for nothing to drastic just something simple but still noticeable. Maybe 1 to 2 inches. But he still wants to keep a reseonable ride quality. So I was just wondering what kind of combination of springs and struts does everyone like.... I appreciate all suggestions, thanx......

[Tacuvito]

$600 can only get you so far, if you are going to mod your Jetta always remember that no matter how small the job you need money and been a VW you better be ready to pay for quality parts. Budget mods only spell disaster however if you find a deal out there, go for it.
I have a 95 Jetta GLX VR6, I did my spring upgrade some years back. I put Koni Struts and Eibach Pro Kit springs which gave my car a 1.5 inch drop. I really like this combination because its not too low and I can still sit three passengers. Back then I got the whole thing for about $500. not including alignment. Like I said this was about 2 1/2 years ago My friend helped me install the parts which helped me save some installation money.
About a month ago I was checking out Shoxx.com and they had my set-up for $719. Another thing to remember is that if you are going to drop a Jetta, then protect the under carriage. The Oil pan hangs too low and with the terrible roads out there a bump or a wide pothole can take out your oil pan. get a skid plate under there. Its a pain but it is worth the extra work and pretty polly you are going to drop installing the skid plate.
Hope this helps you out.
Tacuvito.