Suspension Upgrade

[krankenshafter]

Hi - I have been roped into replacing the shocks on a GTD PD115. This car has been chipped and remapped and is now pushing out about 150 BHP - or so I'm told.
What does everyone reccomend as far as springs and shocks go. The owner is fat and old and only uses 6th gear( hey he's my brother so i can be as abusive as I want!) so we are not going pimp here - just want it to handle as it should. He had the car from new and it was always a bit soft as far as handling goes. Now it's done 60K and the front shocks are done in, so an upgrade is what we had in mind. I have been reccomended Weitec with eibach springs, but I had a Mk2 with a Weitec kit on it and it was rock hard. Might try Koni. What do you guys think? Also anyone else stripped the suspension out on a car of this milage and if so what else is likely to be worn out?

[topher]

Upgrade kits may have too harsh a ride for him ? try the vw sport suspension, as fitted to 1.8T GTI's as standard, someone who's upgraded may let you have their old kit cheap.

[krankenshafter]

Good Idea. What about new parts from VAG ? Sell your kidneys or on a par with aftermarket kits?

[audiquattro]

I have a weitic kit (-25mm) on my mk3 golf vr6, its been on for nearly 3 years, and its really rather good 

[frosticles]

Just fitted Boge -35mm springs and spacers to mine. Handles very well without being too harsh on the ride.

[krankenshafter]

Just a thought, - how much heavier is the diesel lump as opposed to the petrol GTI

[Richard W]

If it's an OEM upgrade then the Anniversary 150PD is the kit to go for, if not then Bilstein B4s are a good budget upgrade - ?45 each.