2014 Octavia VRS upgrades

[Jamie_]

Hi all,

 

After some opinions and advice on a couple of ideas I've got in mind for my Octavia VRS...

 

DTUK CRD-T tuning box (I'm not keen on mapping the car, and like the idea of being able to unplug this if I need to...)

I'm thinking of lowering it (springs only, not coilovers, due to cost really) 

Wheel spacers (maybe 15mm front & rear but really not sure on this yet)

Maybe a few other bits here and there but nothing too major... 

 

Do in need to be aware of any potential issues with doing any of these? Springs are easy enough, as are the spacers... but would I need extended wheel bolts or anything else?

 

Cheers in advance!

 

 

[Esseesse200]

Mines mapped to 225 and 478nm and lowered 40mm with H&R springs and 12mm spacers no issues at all go 60l miles mate. You will need extended wheel bolts. H&R do kits with bolts and locking nuts In

cheers

greg

[Jamie_]

On 22/01/2018 at 20:13, Esseesse200 said:

Mines mapped to 225 and 478nm and lowered 40mm with H&R springs and 12mm spacers no issues at all go 60l miles mate. You will need extended wheel bolts. H&R do kits with bolts and locking nuts In

cheers

greg

Cheers for the info Greg. Do you have a pic of what it looks like lowered with spacers?

[Esseesse200]

[Jamie_]

34 minutes ago, Esseesse200 said:

Looks great!! What size spacers are they?

Edited 24 January, 2018 by Jamie_

[Esseesse200]

These ones are 12mm all round but the tyres are 235/35/19 too instead of the 225 so that’ll make them look a bit wider. 12mm on front is ideal but it would take a 15mm on the back no worries. I did have 20mm on back and although they look ace it didn’t feel as if it handles quite as sharp. Too puc is as is now on 12mm

bottom 2 are when I first lowered it and had it set up on the hunter jig with 20mm rear and 12mm front. That’s each side btw. 

 

[Jamie_]

Thats a good looking car! The 19's look great. Can't seem to find any spacers on the H&R website for mine though, so going to have a look elsewhere