With 106,000 miles on, and intended as a lifetime keeper.

Primarily for when driving 3 up on poor local Donegal type roads, the car ,despite passing our NI MOT, is very rattly at the front (so, ok, replace the droplinks) and the towbar not infrequently bottoms out, especially if 3 point turning across the crown of the road, so I would like a slightly raised rear ride height.

Not particurarily  interested in go-faster, high speed handling, simply the optimium cost/benefit package, for liesurely sightseeing tours, and fast competent  "A" road motoring (both the Mrs and my mother require wheelchairs if out of the car, so we drive a lot)

cheers

Marcusthehat aka Dieseldogg.

Ah, well, just booked her into James Wiley's,

since I am busy enough being retired, & footering about with ould tractors and chainsaws and stuff, to be arsed mechanicing at the car.

 

P.S.

I got a big puddle in the spare wheel well, and you know what, not bothered about that in the slightest either.

cheers

mth

Collected the car yesterday, I will test my/our new suspension today, car certainly sits higher/firmer at the back and no rattles, all surprising sound in below(inspected while up on the lift), though the droplinks required "gassing" off, and a couple of seized brake caliper bolts.

Really need to start applying used engine oil to the undersides/suspension bits(sans CV gaiters)

cheers

mth

Weitec + Powerflex survived my racing style driving in Alps. Dampers still working after 70k km. If you feel maintenancy...you can refurbish them and they will be as new. Standard dampers and bushing destroyed in about 15k km (in my case twice a year replacement) but it was on my Fabia HR II...light car.

 

Octavia HR I with heavy front is built on custom rally suspension and will last at least 70k till damper refurbishment.

 

Keep stock springs and get something like Koni FSD. Weitec used to be great compromise of little lowering and slightly higher spring rates (harder springs)