Hi, am wanting to change my springs and dampers but can't make a decision on which to use. From a ride and handling aspect i would prefer to use a bilstein /eibach combination but this would only lower the car by 15mm at best. The alternative is to use H+R springs but am not sure how good the ride quality will be. Has anyone used 50mm H+R with springs with bilstein dampers ? Ideally i would like the car lowered around 25 mm but doesn't look possible without going down the coilover route ?

Yep, the b12 (eibach and bilstein) kit will only get you around 15mm lower than you are now.

 

The H&R "50mm" kit will lower a vrs around 30-35mm as it's already 15mm lower than a regular octavia.  H&R 40260-1 kit is billed as a "comfort cup kit" so might be what you're after?

 

Coilovers would give you exactly the ride height you want and the ability to tweak/change as much as you want.  Ride quality on my H&R monotubes is excellent btw.

The H&R springs will work fine with the Bilstein B8 dampers but the ride will be a little stiffer compared to the likes of the Eibach Pro springs.

 

Coilovers will be a good choice in terms of getting the high how you want it but they can be stiffer again depending on which kit you go for.

Damian @ DPM Performance

Maybe the best compromise would like be the H+R 35mm springs to give a drop of 20mm but hopefully slightly better ride quality than the 50mm ones . Other thing of course is that to buy the dampers and springs separately is more expensive than buying the b12

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Choosing suspension is unfortunately a real pain in the arse - difficult to work out what's what and how it's going to perform and expensive if you make a mistake.  I've had koni/eibach then weitec coilovers on the old car, then bilstein b16 and now h&r monotubes on this one.  Although the h&r's aren't cheap they are the best of the bunch for ride quality.

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I've also been down the springs and coilovers route and am on H&R Monotubes now. They are comfortable but I think there is a bit of compromise when it comes to handling but all in they're the best I've used.

We just had some good discussion on this very subject. I am now considering PI springs which lower the VRS 30mm.

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/298519-vrs-cr-lowering-springs/page-5#entry3599826