uprating/upgrading suspension

[matsu]

hi guys
 been away a while...
looking to change my gf suspension as the car has done 110k and is starting to creak and be very soft and bouncy.
i,m changing the wheels as she has super low profiles on and the tyres are crap.
is it best to take it nto a garage and just get oem replaced or is there better/cheaper ways of doing this.
i,m a numpty when it comes to doing anything so it has to be proff done.
or is this a void question untill someone mechanical takes a look at it.
stupid question of the day award gors to me!!!
nice person of the day award goes to anyone who helps me out withyout setting fire to me by flaming lol
matsu

[mcgee9t2]

depends on a few things.

are you wanting uprated suspension or just standard?
are you wanting coilovers or just springs/shocks?
are you wanting the car lowerd?
have the shocks been changed as sounds like they may need to be changed aswell.

as for the "is it best to take it nto a garage" compleatly depends, its not the hardest of tasks to do, but depends on mechanicle ability.


(sory if youve answered the any of the above just i cant actually tell what your asking in that post? )

[jamie16v]

the problem is if your not very mechanicaly talented then your only option is to pay a garage which can then become costly. best thing is to get a good mate who knows what they are doing.
there are plenty of how to guides one here and on uk-mkivs.net on how to change the bushes. polyurethane bushes are the easiest option. actual shock and spring change is pretty sraight forward if you know what you are doing. have a good search on both sites mate. its been covered loads of times.

[matsu]

to me , getting out of the mk5 it just seems soggy and bouncy and crashy. it might be the wheels,as i say nackered and v low profile so once thats sorted it might improve-i,m just reasearching up as to what i might be looking at. and as anyone who knows me........ dont let me near anything mechanical lol.
 thanks for the input-ill be off to a mates mate very soon.
matsu

[jamie16v]

not the wheels!... shocks and bushes will sort you out!

[matsu]

how much will that set me back mate?
any ones i should look at?
are these worth looking at??
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2322341.htm
sorry toooo many questions!! numpty alert
we changed to eichback springs about 6 months ago.
and i have my eye on some stunning bbs ch's over the wkend lol.

big fanx for the help mate.
matsu

[jamie16v]

well, thats why your shocks have now gone... they are not suited to the springs. i have used jamex all round, they are a budget set but havent done me wrong at all!..

[matsu]

nice one budy.
ill get them sorted. googling now lol
matsu

[jamie16v]

the ones in the link are oem (vw standard) not worth bothering with in my opinion!

[matsu]

really appreciate your help mate.
am looking now for best place to buy
matsu