would these eibach springs fit a 'standard' 1.4 mpi fabia? or only the vrs.

No! You will need a completely different Eibach spring because of the much lighter weight of the petrol engine versus the diesel. The part number for the Eibach springs for your car is E-7910.140. Hope this helps.

Thanks again for the info Phil.

No your right, i'm not that bothered about a super smooth ride, I was just trying to gauge the difference in ride quality. Considering I only ever drive from my front door in London to my front door on the Welsh border with very little Mway and a lot of bendy bits in between (3 hours and around 160miles door to door), better handling is most important to me and some fun in relative safety.

As for the carkeys review, thats a pretty damning report. Not like any other that I have read on the Fabia vRS. Pehaps he had it in for Skoda on that day...

I will wait until i'm fully used to the way it handles and any pitfalls before I make a decision on the vRS springs but will probably give it a whirl. I guess if I really hated it they could be changed back.

I had a look on the Eibach website but could not find the vRS springs or at least ones with the reference you quoted. Do you by any chance have a url/link to them?

Please keep us informed of any other changes you make to the suspension and your thoughts on it and also the report your waiting for.

Thanks again, info much appreciated.

jifster

Jifster

Yes' date=' by standard I mean the dampers the car arrived with from the factory. And yes, my Eibachs were fitted by my Skoda dealer.

Yes, if I'm honest the ride with Eibachs is hard and after a long Mway journey can be a bit wearing (better when car's fully loaded). But more fun to drive on the bendy bits? You bet! If you're after a super-smooth ride you really should have bought a car with a longer wheelbase - the Fabia's only a supermini after all and you can't defeat the laws of physics. But as you went for a vRS I suspect smooth ride wasn't No 1 priority. Which brings us back to the old compromise of ride -v- handling.

See this tester's report on what the Fabia maybe should have been fitted with:

[url']http://www.carkeys.co.uk/launches/skoda/863.asp[/url]

IMO the Fabia as standard rides pretty well and if that's vital for you, don't change springs. But if you want to get rid of cornering roll, pitch and dive under acceleration and braking and give the car a lower look rather than a body appearing to hover 3 inches above the tyres, then Eibachs do this. I'm thinking of 205/50 x 16 tyres when they're due for change which might help the ride...

thanks rsbspt!!!

Jifster, the best listing of Eibach products I've found is on the Motorsport World website. Click on:

http://www.motorsportworld.co.uk/

and then On-line Shop and the Eibach logo under Uprated Suspension.

Jifster' date=' the best listing of Eibach products I've found is on the Motorsport World website. Click on:

[url']http://www.motorsportworld.co.uk/[/url]

and then On-line Shop and the Eibach logo under Uprated Suspension.

Thanks for the link Phil

I dont know if the 2004 model Fabia RS differs in some way to that one on there, but I'd say the handling report on there is grossly unfair and unaccurate to how my car handles. Yes, it is softly sprung, but it does ride well, has plenty of grip, can go around corners pretty quick and is (most importantly) good fun to chuck around. To say its the worst Fabia in the range based on what he perceives to be handling faults is ridiculous IMO.

I agee with you about the ride but I think you should reserve judgement on the handling until you have driven a car with modded springs and/or dampers. You'll then realise how wibbly wobbly the standard set up is.