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Oh dear, hard luck
All that oil needs to come out, but I suppose you know that already
Best of luck
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Best of luck with the search. I would say you should be able to track down a set of those B8's. They have always been a popular damper, not to mention a very nice performer as you.
Bilstein always seem to get their valving to a sweet spot. I have a set on a classic Impreza and they behave in a similar way to the B8
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All sounds totally right to me
Have you a plan B?
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B8's on Pugs - bloody nice
Why come across to VRS?
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It is the KW part number yes. I've had a look and cant find much at all using that.
What about contacting DCP & even KW?
Compared to the terrible Eibach's these are a decent reward
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Have DC Performance stopped selling them?
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Thanks. Yeah, the std ones are black too, and have coloured dots on them
The Eibachs deffo have the name printed on them? (and no coloured dots?)
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Anyone got a pic of the SPRINGS they can post - trying to ID some springs I have
Cheers
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It's not bad, really quite OK. Needs rear arb to get correct balance though
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Thanks guys, have taken that advise on board...
I think th other factor involved is the colour - it's yellow which is a rare colour, and not to everyone's taste.
Me personally, I like it and the coulour didn't bother me at all when buying
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I was too - soz.An all in one solution offering caster, RC correction PU bushings and a lightweight alloy arm - all at a lower price than buying separately - got to be too good to be true
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You're quite right, my bad
The arms are not for the Plol chassised Fabia sadly
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Excellent new (ish) product from SuperPro.
All in one solution for correcting suspension on lowered cars
Folk here are keen on lowering their Fabias but lowering basically messes up the cars handling actually reducing grip by causing more roll and effecting dynamic geometry settings.
The SuperPro arms have roll centre correction bushings, caster PU bushings all in a light weight alloy arm design - nice
I have no connection with SuperPro
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The Billy's are a decent damper at their price point, being the inverted high pressure monotube design.
For lowering, the B8 is the best choice. The damper is designed for use with a lowering spring in mind having a shorter stroke. As with most Bilsteins, valving is spot on with a bottomless feel
the B8 is part of the 'B12' kit which comes with Eibach Pro springs (terrible springs IMO - much better with something firmer and longer, not lowering quite as much)
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it's always a balancing game between going too stiff front, and not enough rear
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Before you go any further have a look at your PH advert, make sure you have all the relevant details, decent photo's and is realistically priced relative to it's condition and other cars of a similar age/condition.
Yes, This is what I thought - is something wrong with the ad (or is it just the colour of the car lol). I've had someone look at it and he reckons it's fine
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LOL - that's what I was thinking, although like you say a few get listed here
Having said that, when I look for a new car I go to the respective forum, as well as the usual suspects - PH's, Trader, eBay...
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I've had my VRS up FS on PH's for 6 weeks now, and had no joy.
Was wondering if I should pay and list it here, or the Trader next
How many cars sell through this forum??
TIA
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KW's which lower by just 20mm
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The Fabia as std understeers, so I'm presuming you guys with fronts have also rears fitted too
Fitting just a front will increase understeer further
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For road only worth upgrading the rear
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I'm looking into future suspension upgrades. A Whiteline RARB is definitely on the cards, the car is already polybushed with Powerflex bushes, so now I'm looking at suspension itself to firm up the handling while keeping the ride comfort decent. After reading a few dodgy stories about coilovers and ride comfort, and being unsure about how long my shock absorbers would last with lowering springs, I've decided to go for a springs and shocks set, replacing front top mounts at the same time (anything on the rear that can get replaced at the same time?). It's a daily driver but I would like to take it on a track day one day and for it to have half-decent handling.
I'm currently stuck between three sets on DPM Performance: AP, Apex and Vogtland. I've read a thread about Vogtland springs and shocks that grr666 did and they sound promising. Does anyone have any experiences of the AP or Apex sets (or Vogtland as well) and which one would you recommend?
Also, is a front strut brace worth it? Does that affect the ride quality much?
Not asking for much am I!
Ta
Did you see my suspension upgrade post?
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Personally I'm a fan of long (or standard) suspension travel, and increased roll resistance. UK roads in general are pretty rough going, and out on heavily pitching B-roads the travel helps keep all 4 wheels in contact.so if you can stand the look of OE height, I would probably leave alone, unless you only town/city drive
You have the Jabba rarb so should have decent rotational balance. Caster bushes will help a little more with steering feel and front grip (should you find front grip an issue)
The only experience I have with OE set-up is a quick test drive of a different VRS before buying mine, so really can't comment for sure. HTH
I was too - soz.
The Turbo failure thread - how many miles till booom!
in Skoda Fabia Mk I (1999-2007)
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Mine - which went first of all int he first year of its life, and then secondly after 45K had NOT been mapped