Eibach -30mm springs (TDI ones, not vRS) and Koni adjustables

First impressions - the ride height is improved but there is still quite a gap - I suspect it will take a while to settle

Body roll - hurray - cured - no more sea-sickness

Ride - firmer, but strangely better - rides uneven surfaces very well. Seems a bit choppy at high speed on poor roads - might have a play with the Koni settings

Overall it feels like a hot hatch now, not slammed or ridiculously stiff, just sporty

I'll post a few pics once its settled in

Nice one! Now go and enjoy.

Springs were

How much for fitting?

How is the ride height? You say its still a little high, but is it even front to rear? Mine took a little while to settle at the front.

Glad your happy with the ride though. Give it a little while then have a play with the settings on the Koni dampers.

Pics please

Mate who works at a garage did it for a tenners worth of beer

IMO not a DIY job - the front shocks need a lot of force to seperate from the thingeybob near the brakes

It took them 2 hours

How is the ride height? You say its still a little high' date=' but is it even front to rear? Mine took a little while to settle at the front.

Glad your happy with the ride though. Give it a little while then have a play with the settings on the Koni dampers.

Pics please [/quote']

Front vs rear is fine - very level

Front feels a bit softer than the rear, even though they are all on softest settings - I'm going to stiffen the fronts up a bit

Thats what ive done, might tweak the backs up just a bit when I do the rear brakes.

But if I were you id let it all bed in before adjusting.

YOUR ALL EVIL!!!!

i need suspension... and remap

Anymore pics fom earlier in the day Colin?

Anymore pics fom earlier in the day Colin?

i do.. but they aer rubbish quality due to sonyericsson rubisshy fone... cant see the hight difference

YOUR ALL EVIL!!!!

i need suspension... and remap

Yes Ok Colin you've got some nice wheels (which I haven't got) do you have to post that pic everywhere. At least post different pics

Must stop myself from going to halfrauds for that 20% off deal.

Dam you have posted some different pics.

Dam you have posted some different pics.

I cant be @rsed to upload the others and blank out the plate..... will take some more after ive cleaned her tomorra

EDIT.. just for you:

Colin, all you need now is mobtob's suspension and job done.

Would the Konis be good enough to handle the vRS eibach springs that are allegedly much harder?

I cant be @rsed to upload the others and blank out the plate..... will take some more after ive cleaned her tomorra

EDIT.. just for you:

Isn't he nice

Can't wait till I get my eibach kit (vRS springs and dampers) now.

Looking good Colin

Got some bricks if you need em

Well they have been on a couple of days now;

A lot of my commute is on very poor country roads, and the car is now miles better - more comfortable :eek: , much better cornering ability, more planted as I think Ross said before.

I have a small issue with the front end - feels a bit too bouncy, especially on smooth roads with large dips, but I'm going to leave it a while before I tweak it. Hopefully stiffening the front shocks will cure it

Ride height - close up there is still quite a gap in the arches, but stand back and the car is more squat, very nice. From inside the car it feels a lot lower - very odd :confused:

Hopefully I'll be able to post pics tonight

I found the front end a little bouncy at first, half a turn on the front top adjusters and it was all in check.

Funny you should say that, thats what I did this evening, and after a quick drive it seems much better

Its good to hear that the ride does not suffer with the upgrade, I will likely be looking to upgrade this in the future, at least I will if I intend to remap (if not I likely wouldnt bother), and I did think that the ride would suffer with a suspension upgrade.

Yeah I was a bit worried about ride quality having lowered cars before and had fillings falling out, but the quality of the kit (especially the Konis' damping) is superb - but do bear in mind I have the TDI springs, not the vRS ones - I believe the vRS ones are a fair bit harsher :confused:

Well even if the vRS springs are harsher, it sounds like the TDI ones might be a pretty good compromise on ride / handling.