went for a Eibach suspension kit Any opinions?????

[monkeyalan]

just got eibach springs on mine yesterday. Ride is slightly harder but not uncomfortable, and i live in the city with the worst roads in europe!

[sezgti]

Hey monkeyalan
did you just do the springs?? or shocks as well?

[monkeyalan]

just springs. I looked into it and found it was safe to do on a mk3 as long as your standard shocks are in good order. Eibach themselves and Tim Stiles say so.

[monkeyalan]

oh yeah , replaced bump stops and dust covers aswell. used powerflex ones.

[sezgti]

Hey guys got my full Eibach suspension kit fitted today
help needed!!
right when you turn steering wheel there is a clunking noise and the spring seems to move slightly(on front)
could it be caused by the roller bearings/top mounts not being replaced? as one side seems to now have more "thread" out than the other?

any advice helpfull-anyone had this problem???

bump stops were new as they came with kit

[sezgti]

Also before i forget

Eibach kit is absolutely spot on ride quality hardly stiffer than standard but car certainly handles better!!!(+ -30mm)

 So seriously recomended kit  bymyself to anyone thinking of upgrading!!! you wont be dissapointed!!

[robson78]

Watcha buddy ,just to let you know i had /have the same problem with mine.Basically I`ve got eibach springs and koni adjustables with lowering caps on the front 10mm .When we fittted we had terrible clunking from the front so dismantled and rubbed grease on to the bottom of top mounts this sorted but only for a month or so.I`d like to get sorted but dont know how so anyone reading this can you advise please.New top mounts and bump stops fitted when job done along with tracking.
Cheers

[sezgti]

Ah sounding like a common problem maybe?

Robson78

il try and post some further details over the weekend  as car is booked into my local vw motorsport garage for them to have a look at on sataurday- i didnt change the top mounts when it was done but there gonna do them and have a good look.

[Gix]

I fitted Koni sports adjustable shocks and springs along with Eibach antiroll bars,

The difference is well worth the slightly bumpier ride, your feeling just wot your car is doing.... At VR speeds you need it and the VW recaro's are well comfy anyway, i did well over 600 miles in one run on our nice bumpy motorways, Not a sign of bum ache.

[GazTheHat]

IMHO the ultimate springs are Eibach's, you can use them with std shocks providing they're in good shape but work best with Koni adjustables.

I thought it was OK to stick lowering springs on standard shocks?!?  (I did so with my Integrale and it was fine.) Two weeks (and about 250 miles) after fitting the springs, the front shocks have now been noted by the garage as u/s - un-serviceable - sh@gged etc etc. Surely they were on the way before i fit the springs??! 

Just wanted to know before i replace them with more original shocks...