JerryG

Honestly no I haven't. The car has done 110,000 miles and I asked the garage to check all the bushes and linkages and they reported back that they were all fine. And given the body control now - (I'm no factory test driver but...) I think they're ok for the time being. I also feel that the car is just the right level of firm, happy with rubber rather than polyurethane...

@MartiniB Exactly this - .e. he cannot give you enough praise 😀 I completely recommend the upgrade. The only unintended consequence is that I now need to tackle adjusting the HID headlights (they're aiming too high). I had previously thought they were auto-levelling but it appears that we still need to set them at the right height...

Just wanted to thank @MartiniB - I very nervously took the plunge and had my garage fit the Eibach Pro Springs he listed for the Kodiak. I fitted these because I didn't want to lower the car. Mine doesn't have adaptive ride so I fitted the Bilstein B6s. I cannot recommend this upgrade enough. The car IS firmer - but there is no float, no wallow. The body control is superb, it corners so well. Where I live there a couple of roads that really find cars out. And they really did find out my Superb before. Now, it is genuinely a different story. Thanks - and I am so delighted I did this. J

Sorry to be thick - I just want to get this right... Mine is not sportline and nor (as far as I know) does it have sports suspension. But the part numbers you list above will for the Eibach springs will improve the ride without lowering the car? Plus you suggest Bilstein dampers too... Have I got that right? Thanks

Hi All Can I jump on this and ask for advice from the group. I have a 2017 2.0 tdi non-DCC 4x4 SEL Estate, standard ride height (I assume) and a towbar. I have some pretty soft springs on mine;- undulating, bendy roads are an uncomfortable challenge. I quite often have a fair amount of weight in the car. I don't want to lower the car and, as I have decided to keep it for the duration, I am happy to buy decent kit that will last. So - if I want to firm up the ride and handling, maintain comfort and ride height and have the car able to be comfortable solo and well-loaded - what are the suggestions? Many thanks in advance, J

This was a theory put out a few years ago... It was subsequently found to be completely flawed. In extremis, if your front tyres still have grip, having less grip on the rear tyres CAN cause oversteer. However, for 99% of the time in a front wheel steering and fundamentally front wheel drive car, you will be very much less likely to get into the the situation in the first place if you fit new tyres to the front of your car.