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Offline matsu

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Re: uprating/upgrading suspension
« Reply #10 on: 30 December 2010, 19:30 »
b@@~gered if i can find a set easily-most places sell springs ans shocks all in...... :cry:
ill keep looking
matsu


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Re: uprating/upgrading suspension
« Reply #12 on: 01 January 2011, 12:08 »
saved on my ebay. thanks mate.
ill sort bushes out.
 do you think ill need mounts etc??

happy new yr brother. you have been a great help
matsu

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Re: uprating/upgrading suspension
« Reply #13 on: 01 January 2011, 15:57 »
yes, its certainly worth changing top mounts and bearings while you got it all apart!.
try www.vwspares.co.uk for mounts and bushes.
audi TT for the front wishbone rear bushes and skoda fabia vrs rear axle bushes are what you want.. a much firmer bush but not as harsh as polyurethane bushes!.

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Re: uprating/upgrading suspension
« Reply #14 on: 01 January 2011, 17:49 »
get some polybushes - powerflex :) i loved the firmer ride on mine when i fitted them! Plus you will never have to change them again. I also noticed when i went back to standard 15" wheels from my 18" wheels, that with the huge tyre walls on the 15" the car was all over the shop, now i know why the handling was moaned about alot, when i was on 18"s i wondered what the fuss was about, and then i realised  :laugh:

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Re: uprating/upgrading suspension
« Reply #15 on: 21 February 2013, 23:18 »
Sorry to resurrect an old thread but i just need to clarify a few things......
1. I live in a part of the country where coilovers are no longer a viable option for me and therefore will be getting rid for Bilstein B4's.
2. Now what springs are best to use with them because all i want is a better ride. Don't care about lowering one bit. Done that got the t shirt now i want comfort back! There are two main roads i can use to go to work but due to the sh!t weather this country always has one of those roads keeps closing due to flooding, so i'm left with sit in an hours worth or traffic or take the back roads, which as you might guess are just that, back roads that have more bumps than i don't know what.
3. I HATE traffic with a vengeance! So i'm left with raise the car back to standard (1.8T GTi) height and replace my coilovers with shocks and springs. Also thinking bout reaplcing all bushes while the suspension is off.

Any thoughts and opinions would be welcomed.

Cheers