Hello.

My new springs from H&R have arrived.

I'm still waiting for the B6 shock absorbers.

I have one question:

The springs will lower the rear by 45mm. The B6 shock absorber will be the factory length. The Fabia 3 currently doesn't have a Bilstein B8 rear, they've been replaced by B6s, according to the manufacturer's website catalog.

Will the springs loosen enough to fall out of their mounts when the car is raised, for example, to change the wheels?

I know that many users on the forum use lowering springs on the stock shock absorbers, and I'm wondering how that works.
Of course, the wishbone bushings will be loosened when the suspension is lowered and tightened when the car is on the ground.

Best regards to everyone 🙂

Edited 11 January11 Jan by Woocash82

53 minutes ago, Woocash82 said:

Hello.

My new springs from H&R have arrived.

I'm still waiting for the B6 shock absorbers.

I have one question:

The springs will lower the rear by 45mm. The B6 shock absorber will be the factory length. The Fabia 3 currently doesn't have a Bilstein B8 rear, they've been replaced by B6s, according to the manufacturer's website catalog.

Will the springs loosen enough to fall out of their mounts when the car is raised, for example, to change the wheels?

I know that many users on the forum use lowering springs on the stock shock absorbers, and I'm wondering how that works.
Of course, the wishbone bushings will be loosened when the suspension is lowered and tightened when the car is on the ground.

Best regards to everyone 🙂

The springs do not fall out or loosen when the car is in the air with standard length shocks. The fronts do become a little wiggly but not enough to become unperched.

You can fit the front springs without a spring compressor, though removing the old ones from the strut assembly you should unless you want broken bones.

You can also change the rears easily by unbolting the bottom shock bolt and pushing the beam down. The geometry of the mountings stops it dropping down completely by itself, but be careful as there are brake hoses that run over the beam that may become stretched if you push it too far. Not had an issue mysepf though.

14 minutes ago, FabiaGonzales said:

The geometry of the mountings stops it dropping down completely by itself,

That's exactly what I was asking.

If I use shorter springs with a standard-length shock absorber, won't the beam drop so low that the springs will become loose and fall out of their mounts? For example, when I want to change the wheels later

I understand that the bushing will prevent the beam from dropping too low, especially when the bushings are set for lowered suspension?

Thank you for your reply.

You've cleared up my doubts 🙂

The entire operation will, of course, be performed at the workshop.

Edited 11 January11 Jan by Woocash82

15 minutes ago, Woocash82 said:

That's exactly what I was asking.

If I use shorter springs with a standard-length shock absorber, won't the beam drop so low that the springs will become loose and fall out of their mounts? For example, when I want to change the wheels later

I understand that the bushing will prevent the beam from dropping too low, especially when the bushings are set for lowered suspension?

Thank you for your reply.

You've cleared up my doubts 🙂

The entire operation will, of course, be performed at the workshop.

With the shocks bolted in, the springs don't get anywhere near close to being loose. I meant that with the shocks out you still need to push the beam down to get the springs out. Sorry for the confusion. I've got H&Rs in mine, also had Eibachs, prefer the H&Rs.

12 minutes ago, FabiaGonzales said:

With the shocks bolted in, the springs don't get anywhere near close to being loose. I meant that with the shocks out you still need to push the beam down to get the springs out. Sorry for the confusion. I've got H&Rs in mine, also had Eibachs, prefer the H&Rs.

I also apologize for the confusion.

My English isn't the best, and I didn't describe the issue precisely.

In any case, we reached an agreement, and I'm very grateful for that 🙂

From what I've read, H&R is stiffer than Eibach. Which I also prefer.

I have one more question.

When replacing the rear springs and shocks, should I use the factory bump stops? Won't they be too long for a lowered suspension? Are there any shortened versions of the bump stops for the rear?

From what I've read, the B6 front shocks have built-in internal bump stops. With a thick piston rod, the original bump stops definitely won't fit.

1 hour ago, Woocash82 said:

I have one more question.

When replacing the rear springs and shocks, should I use the factory bump stops? Won't they be too long for a lowered suspension? Are there any shortened versions of the bump stops for the rear?

From what I've read, the B6 front shocks have built-in internal bump stops. With a thick piston rod, the original bump stops definitely won't fit.

You don't need bump stops for the fronts.

You can use bump stops from i believe the Ibiza, they're part number 6Q0512131D, they're what i have on mine and they're perfect.

8 minutes ago, FabiaGonzales said:

You don't need bump stops for the fronts.

You can use bump stops from i believe the Ibiza, they're part number 6Q0512131D, they're what i have on mine and they're perfect.

Thank you.

I found these bump stops using the part number you provided.

The bump stops are from Febi.

I'll order these parts tomorrow morning 🙂

36 minutes ago, Woocash82 said:

Thank you.

I found these bump stops using the part number you provided.

The bump stops are from Febi.

I'll order these parts tomorrow morning 🙂

I would suggest ordering new top mounts while you're at it. Won't hurt anything. Stick with Meyle or Lemforder for the top-mounts though.

8 hours ago, FabiaGonzales said:

Radzę zamówić nowe mocowania górne, skoro już o tym mowa. Nic nie zaszkodzi. Jeśli chodzi o mocowania górne, trzymaj się jednak Meyle'a lub Lemfordera.

Thanks.

I was already considering replacing the upper mounts.

The car has 12,500 miles on it, so the mounts are still fine.

In my previous car (Skoda Rapid), I had to replace them twice because the Lemforder ones were rattling from new. I ended up installing the original Skoda mounts.

If I decide to replace the mounts, I'll buy the original ones.

The shock absorbers arrived today.

This is what it looks like with the spring.

I can't wait for everything to be installed.

I'll have to be patient.

We're having a real winter here with heavy snowfall.

Edited 13 January13 Jan by Woocash82

@FabiaGonzales I have a question for you.

I read that you have wheel spacers installed.

I'm planning to install spacers as well.

My rims are ET 43, and the spacers I want to install are 13mm thick at the front and 15mm at the rear.

The rims are 7 inches wide.

Do you think everything will fit and there won't be any rubbing?

Best regards

My rims are ET46 and 7J and I run 12mm front 16mm rear, I don't have any problems with rubbing at all.

Your wheels will be 4mm further out at the front, and 2mm further out at the rear. You might get a slight bit of rub on extreme compression, but i've seen others with the same offset wheels as mine with more spacer width and no issues. YMMV.

23 minutes ago, Woocash82 said:

@FabiaGonzales I have a question for you.

I read that you have wheel spacers installed.

I'm planning to install spacers as well.

My rims are ET 43, and the spacers I want to install are 13mm thick at the front and 15mm at the rear.

The rims are 7 inches wide.

Do you think everything will fit and there won't be any rubbing?

Best regards

On 12/01/2026 at 00:55, FabiaGonzales said:

I would suggest ordering new top mounts while you're at it. Won't hurt anything. Stick with Meyle or Lemforder for the top-mounts though.

32 minutes ago, FabiaGonzales said:

My rims are ET46 and 7J and I run 12mm front 16mm rear, I don't have any problems with rubbing at all.

Your wheels will be 4mm further out at the front, and 2mm further out at the rear. You might get a slight bit of rub on extreme compression, but i've seen others with the same offset wheels as mine with more spacer width and no issues. YMMV.

I've noticed that others have more extreme wheel offsets and they ride without problems.

Unfortunately, 13mm is the thinnest spacer this company offers.

This is a Polish manufacturer offering quality comparable to Eibach or H&R, but at half the price.

I think I'll take the risk and buy them.

Thank you again for your help.

Edited 15 January15 Jan by Woocash82

1 hour ago, Woocash82 said:

I've noticed that others have more extreme wheel offsets and they ride without problems.

Unfortunately, 13mm is the thinnest spacer this company offers.

This is a Polish manufacturer offering quality comparable to Eibach or H&R, but at half the price.

I think I'll take the risk and buy them.

Thank you again for your help.

I run Darkside 12mm ones and Forge 16mm ones.

I did have Forge 11mm ones on the front too, but at some point i discovered i actually had one 11mm and one 13mm one.. explained why I always had torque steer despite perfect alignment 😂

Now i've got torque steer again, but this time its tie rods 🤦🏻

Today I went to the dyno to further improve the engine's performance.

The final result was 135 horsepower and 245 Nm.

Now the Fabia is pleasantly fast.

Below are the dyno graphs.

First attemp

Today's result

Hi @FabiaGonzales,

Getting back to the topic of wheel spacers.

I did some reading on the forum and found a post by user Rizzoed on page 36 of this thread.

He has 7.5 J17 ET36 rims on his car.

I used an ET calculator and it turns out that my rims (7J17 ET43) with 13mm spacers will be offset like Rizzoed's rims.

I think everything will be fine in my case 😊
I will definitely try the wheels without spacers first.

Edited 17 January17 Jan by Woocash82

Hi everyone.

The car runns great after the engine modification.

However, the 1.0 TSI burns slightly more fuel at high speeds on the highway than my 1.2 TSI in a Skoda Rapid.

The missing cylinder makes a difference.

However, the performance itself is very similar.

In the meantime, I ordered a few extras.

Monte Carlo summer mats, a trunk sill protector, door sill trims, and a set of luggage nets.

All of this was ordered from Kopacek.com.

At Polish auctions, the trunk sill trim and door sill trims alone cost more than the set above.

I also bought new original front stabilizer rubbers, original rear spring mounts, and lower spring mounting plates because they came cheap.

Now I'm waiting for this damn winter to end so I can start the suspension modifications.

We haven't such a harsh winter in Poland for over a decade.

Best regards!

Edited 18 February18 Feb by Woocash82

Hi,

I installed new shocks and springs on Saturday. The car sits exactly as I wanted.

It's not too low. It's very firm, yet still manages to maintain a subtle level of comfort. For such a firm suspension, it's also exceptionally quiet.

The suspension works perfectly, and the car handles wonderfully, even with 185/65/15 winter tires.

I have a front suspension alignment scheduled for Wednesday at 10:00 AM, if needed. I also ordered new summer tires today.

I chose Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 tires in size 215/45/17.

😊

Edited 17 March17 Mar by Woocash82

Bump for @AyushS