Morning all

Well the daliance with an an Audi is over!!...After a year of nothing but problems and the longest time without a problem was a whole 5 weeks i have gone and bought a new Octy RS hatchback Am very happy with it so far but like most skodas it odes have its niggles...for me anyway!!...the drivers seat goes nowhere near as low as it should!!...but thats just something il get used to.... but what is going on with the ride height?!!...i thought my old fab RS was bad!!...That was sorted with a set of eibachs But what do folk recommend for the FL octy? taking into concideration that the IRISH version which i have comes with 17's and not 18's as standard.

Any views and comments will be greatly appreciated.

kit

Eibachs are popular for the Octy vrs (they were even a dealer fit option) - good quality spring and near OE ride but they only give you around a 20mm drop.

There are several cars with AP and Weitec coilovers. There is a lot of choice for the car - check out awesome, jkm and a few other suppliers - here's DPM's stuff: http://www.dpmperformance.co.uk/skoda-octavia-1z-06-c-1929_1947.html

Mine is currently -36mm on weitecs which looks perfect in my eyes

The guy who has looked after my other cars suggests H&R 35mm springs....They do a 50mm spring but he reckonds that might be a bit too low and harsh with the standard dampers. Just worried they wont lower enough and still look kack!! Any idea why they sit so high as standard?

K:)

A 50mm drop will see you hitting every speed bump - not a good idea.

I ran mine for a short time at -45mm which looked great but was not practical. I'm now at -36mm and its perfect at that height, no speed bump issues and it looks great.

Personally i'd look to change to shock to something designed to work with the new springs. I expect the OE dampers won't work very well with a 35mm drop.

.. or just go for some coilovers so you can adjust the height as you want. The approved range the Weitecs I have will go from is OE height down to -40mm.

Any excuse to post a pic.. :p

mmm now that does look good But how much were they? Too much for me i bet!!...H&R seem to work very well with oem dampers from what i see on tinterweb forums....ive never had a prob using aftermarket springs eibach/h&r on oem dampers that ive had on any skoda/audi ive had...but i suppose theres always a first for something to go wrong!!

K:)

I went for PI Springs, took some flak for it as they are not an 'approved' manufacturer, but 2 years later they are still as good as new, they dropped mine 30mm. I would like to have gone lower but as Rob states you will have clearance issues. Also I feel the Octavia is over sprung and under dampered, when time and funds permit I will probably add a set of FSD's.

This was taken approximately 3 hours after the springs were fitted (time enough for a bit of TLC before the camera came out! ) they have settled nicely now, probably a further 10mm.

They look good Are those 18's? Mine are 17's. Just as long as the H&R go somewhere to stopping it looking stupid il be happy Anyone know why they have set the ride height so high? Isnt the platform based on the Mk5 golf?

K:)

i just went for the Eibach springs not fitted them yet 20mm fine for me i need it to be practical plus the roads round here are...lets say not the best

They look good Are those 18's? Mine are 17's. Just as long as the H&R go somewhere to stopping it looking stupid il be happy Anyone know why they have set the ride height so high? Isnt the platform based on the Mk5 golf?

K:)

Yes mate 18's, tbh it didn't look bad when I brought her, but when I came to change the tyres for the first time I realised they were the wrong profile, 45 instaed of 40, so after fitting the correct size it looked like a Scout...

I don't think the ride height is any higher than the Golf (but don't quote me on that), I think it's more likely the arches are closer to the wheels!

Morning all

Well the daliance with an an Audi is over!!...After a year of nothing but problems and the longest time without a problem was a whole 5 weeks i have gone and bought a new Octy RS hatchback Am very happy with it so far but like most skodas it odes have its niggles...for me anyway!!...the drivers seat goes nowhere near as low as it should!!...but thats just something il get used to.... but what is going on with the ride height?!!...i thought my old fab RS was bad!!...That was sorted with a set of eibachs But what do folk recommend for the FL octy? taking into concideration that the IRISH version which i have comes with 17's and not 18's as standard.

Any views and comments will be greatly appreciated.

kit

Hi Kit

Where abouts in Ireland are ya?

Keep an eye on vagdrivers.net there are group buys on there from time to time

Have a look at "skodaphile"'s car he has H&R springs on standard shocks with spacers too, im sure he will stick a reply in here at some stage :giggle:

Dallan

edit: see here http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/195856-photies/

Edited 12 April, 201115 yr by Dallan

Have a look at "skodaphile"'s car he has H&R springs on standard shocks with spacers too, im sure he will stick a reply in here at some stage :giggle:

I thought skodaphile has eibachs?

I thought skodaphile has eibachs?

:S :S :S maybe??

Hi Kit

Where abouts in Ireland are ya?

Keep an eye on vagdrivers.net there are group buys on there from time to time

Have a look at "skodaphile"'s car he has H&R springs on standard shocks with spacers too, im sure he will stick a reply in here at some stage :giggle:

Dallan

edit: see here http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/195856-photies/

:moon: Cheeky git ya!

I thought skodaphile has eibachs?

:yes:

No spacers now either, as new wheels are 8J instead of 7.5J

Mine are on Eibachs with 15mm spacers at the rear

Isnt the ride height on the FL higher than the pre FL ones? (mine being an FL one) I saw many a standard pre FL when they came out and they didnt look that bad at all!!...The news is im having H&R -35mm springs fitted on saturday So hopefuly this will cure the pointing and laughing!!

Cheers K

kit, get some pics up when you do, Im thinking of H&R for my VRS also! btw let us know how the ride is!

No prob will do

K:)

Any pics kit?

No pics yet as the springs hadnt arrived by saturday :( Am waiting for the man to ring me when they are in...last heard they were in Tamworth fri night!!....Dont worry will put pics up soon as deed is done

K:)

where you getting the springs done?

keith up at alloys in blanche is doing them This saturday i hope as they came in last night.

K:)

All good so, Keith is sound

He is that He's worked on a few of my motors in the past

K:)

Get Coilovers. I did and love them.

Wrap your B pillar black, add black mirrors, colour coded or black grille surround, and black headlamps. :yes:

Nice VMR's btw!