Replacing Shocks and Springs......

[Len]

Had Spax springs and adjustable shocks on my other cars and find them great!
Plus they are British!

[patch900]

Plan on replacing my shocks and springs and lowering in the near future and wanted a bit of advice.

Can spend up to ~£400-500. Would like to drop to 40mm maybe. What springs would people suggest ?

What else should I think about having replaced at the same time as I cant see the point of spending money to have the shock and springs replaced if the parts around them are still a pile of s***.

Bushes ?? mounts, what else and how much do these bits cost ??

[SLIM-DUB]

4 -500 get some sweet coilovers! you can find some at really reasonable prices and ud have alot of change to get some other cool new bits! 

[robster23]

I don't want too much of a drop so looks like Eibach! Do you needs lowered / shorter shocks too or would OE ones do the job? I think at this stage anything would be an improvement! Sadly my budge doesn't stretch to something clever! 

[patch900]

If I get some new shocks etc what else might need changing ?

Bushes arent expensive and I plan to change them but what else so I can price it up ?

Top mounts (just the front or  front and rear), bearings, bump stops

Car has done over 100K, advice appreciated

[robster23]

So when changing the suspension I will also need to get:

Bump Stops
Front Top Mounts (Possibly rears too)
Dustboots

Anything else?

[boneybradley]

you don't need new bumpstop's as I have shortened the original's and they work fine, also defo front top mount's as these are crap on mk3's and have a bearing in them which fail (but go for top quality one's by v.w or febi bilstein) and you can reuse your dustboot's (again I have) as long as they are still intact and not split. rear mount's are just a rubber bush and rarely need changing but check the condition and replace if needed.

Also if your shocker's have done 70'000 miles I would change them as they do get saggy and robster23 you said eibach was your choice, just remember they do 2 different set's 1 is -20mm (streetline)and the other -40mm(sportline)
and now she sit's 40mm lower...on sportline's

[robster23]

That looks tidy Boney. Is that 40 all round? I think I have decided on a set from euro performance, 200 squids all in, Bilstein Streetlines. Budget stretch but I can't wait for the difference. Is it a driveway dooable job?

[patch900]

Cheers bradley for the info - for me it will be new springs, shocks, front top mounts . I can re-use my dustboots as they are OK. Hopefully bump stops can use as well.

BTW - nice car