Nick55

I went for Mintex mrm1801 on the front( these are the replacement for 1144) and racing line rp700 rear. Mintex don't make the rear pad for manual handbrake yet. Fluid is motul 660. The discs are grooved vagbremtechnic.

The discs are a decent size though. 340/310. I'm hoping that new discs, upgraded pads and fluid will postpone fade for a few minutes.

Despite the additional length and extra 40mm wheelbase,the Skoda doesn't weigh an awful lot more than a 5 Dr mk7.5 Golf GTi. It's about 30 to 40 kg.

Occy245. Thanks, there it is in black and white. 65 mm equates to 20.68 as close to 20.7 as makes no difference. Prior to the introduction of the mark4 , there were a number of spec revisions in the last year of production. Earlier cars, for instance had standard fit heated seats, which got deleted for mine. Maybe the rarb changed as well. 20.7 x 2.8 is pretty thin, no wonder it understeers. Once I've done a track day, I'll repost to report on the mods. I nearly went to Oulton Park on Sunday as Javelin still had some places left. Then I saw the weather forecast!.......

Petrolbloke , that thought had crossed my mind. But the car was an ex lease vehicle purchased from a Skoda main dealer. I'm convinced it was stock. I used a tailor's tape to measure the circumference. I'm pretty sure of the 65mm measurement.

Thanks Andy68 for your answer. I am aware of the adjustable LCA rear bearings, but this forum has warned me off them on account of rapid wear. I guess I should have posted this in the performance and tuning section , but I'm new here.... that's the disadvantage of not knowing your way around yet and we are not allowed to cross post. I'm hoping some kind moderator will take pity on me and transfer it! I measured the circumference of the bar at 65 mm, that definitely equates to 20.6 mm.

VRS245 Octavia saloon 2019 mods. I carried out a series of minor mods to improve my stock vehicle to make it more suitable for occasional track day use, while retaining it's everyday character. The mods centred on reducing understeer, postponing brake fade and improving power and dsg response. I'm very happy with the stage 1 engine/TCU work and the upgraded discs, pads and fluid. But I am curious about a couple of aspects of the suspension. I thought maybe someone could put me straight on this. The springs, dampers and ride height are stock. The front LCA bushes were changed for Polybush eccentric ones that can be adjusted for an extra half degree negative camber. The rear front LCA bushes were worn and changed for OE, as the conventional wisdom on this forum is that polyeurathane ones soon wear and go noisy. The rear anti roll bar was changed for a 22 mm Whiteline. I ordered their links as well, again on advice gleaned from this forum. The car then had a full Hunter alignment. I've 2 questions: Firstly, I expected the anti roll bar taken off to be 18 mm but it's 20.6 mm and judging by it's weight it's hollow. It's clearly the OE bar with a Vag label, weirdly it's date marked October 2015. Can anyone explain this? Secondly, The alignment achieved what I wanted regarding front and rear toe and camber, stock at the back and with a slight but useful increase to 1.2 Deg negative at the front. However, caster shows as only 6.4 left and 6.5 right, well below the stock minimum of 7.08 Deg. The caster cannot be adjusted and did not change before or after fitment. Less caster means less jacking effect and less torque steer, but also less dynamic camber gain in hard cornering. I won't be doing a track day any time soon, but driven at normal road speeds it feels fine. Is this something I should be worried about and if so, is there anything I can do about it?

Good Evening, I am new here. My name is Nick. In January I bought an Octavia VRS245 2019 saloon and very pleased I am with it too. I have been lurking, off site, hoovering up information on how to make this more suitable for track days, without spoiling it's everyday usability and look forward to telling you what I've done.