Does anyone have an opinion on these coilovers?? I rly dont know much about springs coilovers etc.. I just want to lower my fabia NJ and this seems like a great deal? Any information will be helpful!

 

Thank you friends!

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stance-Street-Coilovers-Kit-Skoda-Fabia-NJ3-1-0-1-2-TSi-1-4-TDi-2015/254474893066?fits=Car+Make%3ASkoda&hash=item3b3fe2b70a:g:-pkAAOSw-a5eFOYu

Never heard of them, but he's claiming to be using Fuchs dampers, and Fuchs are a reputable company.

Budget kit, much of a muchness really and you get what you pay for.

 

Damian @ DPM Performance 

Guys thank you for response! What do you think, is it better to go for some better brand springs or those budget coilovers? Im not planning to go on any track days or drive lika a mad man, i just want stiffer ride and looks :D

I had a set of budget coilovers for my old ibiza cupra. One of the shockers went within 6 months, they sent a replacement free of charge but I still had to pay again to get it fitted. The ride quality was great though, much better than the stock suspension.

17 hours ago, steslatt said:

I had a set of budget coilovers for my old ibiza cupra. One of the shockers went within 6 months, they sent a replacement free of charge but I still had to pay again to get it fitted. The ride quality was great though, much better than the stock suspension.

Hmm what brand were those, and how long did they last in total? Thank you!

22 minutes ago, krdza_vRS said:

Hmm what brand were those, and how long did they last in total? Thank you!

I can't remember the brand, this was around 10 years ago but I remember them costing £250 ish. I ended up selling the car after a year or so, not sure how the new owner got on with them.

23 hours ago, krdza_vRS said:

Guys thank you for response! What do you think, is it better to go for some better brand springs or those budget coilovers? Im not planning to go on any track days or drive lika a mad man, i just want stiffer ride and looks

 

How many miles have your current dampers covered and how low you looking to go?

 

Damian @ DPM Performance 

52 minutes ago, Damian@DPM said:

 

How many miles have your current dampers covered and how low you looking to go?

 

Damian @ DPM Performance 

Current dumpers are on around 35 000km... at least 30k km

How low are you looking to go?

 

Damian @ DPM Performance 

40 minutes ago, Damian@DPM said:

How low are you looking to go?

 

Damian @ DPM Performance 

if u are asking how long i want them to last ? lets say at least 30-50k km

2 minutes ago, krdza_vRS said:

if u are asking how long i want them to last ? lets say at least 30-50k km

I'm pretty sure he means how low do you want the vehicle, 30mm, 50mm lower?

3 minutes ago, steslatt said:

I'm pretty sure he means how low do you want the vehicle, 30mm, 50mm lower?

haha sorry i didn't understand 😕 40-50mm

52 minutes ago, Damian@DPM said:

How low are you looking to go?

 

Damian @ DPM Performance 

40-50mm

On 12/02/2020 at 14:25, krdza_vRS said:

40-50mm

 

 

An Eibach + Bilstein B8 setup will cost you about the same as an ST-X by KW coilover kit.

An Eibach + New standard shock setup will cost you less, but you might find high speeds a little floaty.

 

Personally, I've got 63,000 miles on my original shocks, i'll be going Eibach springs, then shortly after putting some bilstein B8's in. Just to see how much of a difference there actually is between the B8's and OE shocks.

I'm not bothered about adjusting them, and when the time comes to replace the shocks again in a few more years, i can drop some more B8's in without having to put whole set of coils in.

 

The B8's are 20-25% firmer than OE, and also a little shorter, they ensure proper pre-load of the springs. You ideally want these if you have lowering springs, not required though.

The B6's are 20-25% firmer than OE, but are the same length, they're best for if you want a little firmer ride, but want to keep the stock height springs. Not too sure why anyone would bother with these though, also hardly see them in stock. Maybe more useful for cars that come out of the factory without mad arch gaps like the Fabia!

 

You can do only Eibach springs and keep the original OE shocks, but as i mentioned, at high speeds it can feel a little floaty, and at times of extreme suspension travel, there's a slight risk of a spring rotating or coming unseated.

After running so long on OE shocks and then lowering, the seals are now running on parts of the cylinders that aren't touched normally and have slight corrosion which will slowly eat at the seals, then your shock will leak, and fail.

 

I've read around at Stance+ coils and they seem a somewhat common brand, not sure on build quality or ride. ST-X ones are made by KW, and are the same as KW v1's just they used galvanised steel instead of stainless steel, cheaper, and on salty roads won't last as long. Otherwise, they're identical.

 

I've also been a passenger in a Fabia with eibachs and billstein b8's, it handled really nicely, on 17 inch wheels, wasn't too harsh. Cornering felt alot tighter and flatter. General cruising was same if not better than OE. It was actually less skittery over poor roads.

9 hours ago, FabiaGonzales said:

 

 

An Eibach + Bilstein B8 setup will cost you about the same as an ST-X by KW coilover kit.

An Eibach + New standard shock setup will cost you less, but you might find high speeds a little floaty.

 

Personally, I've got 63,000 miles on my original shocks, i'll be going Eibach springs, then shortly after putting some bilstein B8's in. Just to see how much of a difference there actually is between the B8's and OE shocks.

I'm not bothered about adjusting them, and when the time comes to replace the shocks again in a few more years, i can drop some more B8's in without having to put whole set of coils in.

 

The B8's are 20-25% firmer than OE, and also a little shorter, they ensure proper pre-load of the springs. You ideally want these if you have lowering springs, not required though.

The B6's are 20-25% firmer than OE, but are the same length, they're best for if you want a little firmer ride, but want to keep the stock height springs. Not too sure why anyone would bother with these though, also hardly see them in stock. Maybe more useful for cars that come out of the factory without mad arch gaps like the Fabia!

 

You can do only Eibach springs and keep the original OE shocks, but as i mentioned, at high speeds it can feel a little floaty, and at times of extreme suspension travel, there's a slight risk of a spring rotating or coming unseated.

After running so long on OE shocks and then lowering, the seals are now running on parts of the cylinders that aren't touched normally and have slight corrosion which will slowly eat at the seals, then your shock will leak, and fail.

 

I've read around at Stance+ coils and they seem a somewhat common brand, not sure on build quality or ride. ST-X ones are made by KW, and are the same as KW v1's just they used galvanised steel instead of stainless steel, cheaper, and on salty roads won't last as long. Otherwise, they're identical.

 

I've also been a passenger in a Fabia with eibachs and billstein b8's, it handled really nicely, on 17 inch wheels, wasn't too harsh. Cornering felt alot tighter and flatter. General cruising was same if not better than OE. It was actually less skittery over poor roads.

Well this explained a lot thank you so much mate, for taking your time to post this, it really helps! I'll probably go the same path as you, Eibach+Blistein B8 and not bother with cheap coilovers.

 

I just didn't understand you 1 thing.. do you think that my OE shocks which have done 35 000 kilometers (21k miles) will fail if i put the eibach springs now? thanks!

 

About Stance+ coils I've read on other forums that a lot of people put them in VW vans and they are somewhere satisfied, especially for 300eur + 2year warranty, that is the only reason i opened this topic.

1 hour ago, krdza_vRS said:

Well this explained a lot thank you so much mate, for taking your time to post this, it really helps! I'll probably go the same path as you, Eibach+Blistein B8 and not bother with cheap coilovers.

 

I just didn't understand you 1 thing.. do you think that my OE shocks which have done 35 000 kilometers (21k miles) will fail if i put the eibach springs now? thanks!

 

About Stance+ coils I've read on other forums that a lot of people put them in VW vans and they are somewhere satisfied, especially for 300eur + 2year warranty, that is the only reason i opened this topic.

 

The Stance+ coils are very cheap compared to anything else on the market, cheaper than OE springs and OE shocks, they may be perfectly fine, but i wouldn't trust them.

 

21k miles should be fine. You can always fit the springs then later if the shocks leak or you find it a little floaty then you can choose to replace with OE shocks or Bilstein B8's.

 

dpm performance has the Eibach springs, take care to choose the correct ones for your engine & gearbox.

 

The lighter rated ones for: 1.0 MPI (any box), 1.0 TSI (any box), or 1.2 TSI (manual box)

The heavier rated ones for: 1.2 TSI (dsg box), and 1.4 TDI (any box). 

The 1.4 TSI also takes these same heavier rated ones but has its own listing for whatever reason.

 

https://www.dpmperformance.co.uk/car-parts/skoda/fabia/buy/lowering-springs

 

use the options at the top to see coilovers and such too. Bilstein B8's you can get from a few different car parts sellers. (autodoc is one)

 

@Damian@DPM might be able to help you out

Again, thank you very much for the post.

I just contacted eibach directly they also confirmed me that 21k miles is no problem, but they do always recommend changing the shocks. They have in stock both springs, and i need lighter axle load ones, as u said.

 

https://eibachshop.com/index.php?p871,eibach-pro-kit-springs-skoda-fabia-iii

here is the link if anyone else wants to order... 97eur(no tax) seems the best deal i could find

 

On 11/02/2020 at 17:50, steslatt said:

I had a set of budget coilovers for my old ibiza cupra. One of the shockers went within 6 months, they sent a replacement free of charge but I still had to pay again to get it fitted. The ride quality was great though, much better than the stock suspension.

Running on 100octane and 200mg of testosteron 😄