So are you saying there's no way that Koni shocks and H+R springs for £350 are going to be any good? They're two pretty big names in suspension and I'd expect them to be pretty decent for the price tbh.

 

I reckon they're the best option for Octy below £500, regardless of budget, and there's no doubt that some even cheaper ones are worth a try if you don't go too low as said.  A lot of people on Audi forums have fitted the FK AK street and have been pleased with them, as have Pro Sport users on this very forum, all below £250 as said above.

If you're not wanting to spend much and don't want to go low then the AP kit would be a good option - http://www.dpmperformance.co.uk/car-parts/skoda/octavia/ap-35mm-lowering-springs-shocks-suspension-kit-octavia-1u-14-16-vrs-18t-19sdi-20-fwd-0297

 

Damian @ DPM Performance

35mm is too low, it's not been lowered that much at the moment and scrapes occasionally. I wouldn't want to go lower than 20mm, and any more would require an insurance change too.

35mm is too low, it's not been lowered that much at the moment and scrapes occasionally. I wouldn't want to go lower than 20mm, and any more would require an insurance change too.

You're going to need a damper H&R spring combo then, that will give you 20mm, proper front rear ride height and spring rate. Few ways you can do it but the Koni option is probably easiest way.

35mm is too low, it's not been lowered that much at the moment and scrapes occasionally. I wouldn't want to go lower than 20mm, and any more would require an insurance change too.

 

35mm is quoted from standard height, for the VRS model you would need to take off around 15mm which would give you the 20mm drop you wanted.

 

Damian @ DPM Performance

35mm is quoted from standard height, for the VRS model you would need to take off around 15mm which would give you the 20mm drop you wanted.

 

Damian @ DPM Performance

Never knew that! You'd think when companies give the spec of their kit as vrs specific they'd refer to the vrs as a base. How strange, sorry about that.

Never knew that! You'd think when companies give the spec of their kit as vrs specific they'd refer to the vrs as a base. How strange, sorry about that.

 

That kit isn't VRS specific though, it's listed for non VRS model as well.

 

The only manufacturer that I know of that does VRS specific springs would be H&R.

Damian @ DPM Performance

I've just gone to a Bilstein B12 Pro kit with Eibach springs, superpro bushes and Cupra R top mounts. The car's gone from comfortable but a bit 'soggy' to feeling a lot tighter with much better turn-in. That's the upside. The downside is that it's now very uncomfortable on anything but the smoothest roads, and road noise has increased significantly. Every ridge and bump in the road now thumps through the car - as a long-distance driver it's a disaster.

 

I've covered about 700 miles since fitting, and so far there's no improvement. I'm hoping that switching the rear beam bushes back to stock will improve things significantly.

 

So I guess my advice is, if you possibly can, take a ride in an upgraded car before committing your money to it. And if you do upgrade, do it a piece at a time.