I am now seriously looking to upgade the suspension on my car. I would ordinarily have gone the springs only route as it would be close to the standard ride but as i'm doing high mileage then it will have to be dampers as well:(

Anyway I'm a bit wary that it will now turn out to be a bone shaking experience. Ive never riden in a modifed car so cant really compare what it could be like.

I'd much prefer to get someone who knows what there doing when fitting so can anyone recommend a company in the south east? Ideally who can re-adjust the geometry as well.

Awsome is up in Manchester, too far away. Jabba might be just reacheable but still its a long way.

Any chance for a favor? Would anyone in the south, preferably around Crawley/ Horsham with modifed suspension be willing to give me a quick ride on the rubbish roads around here? Dont worry I'm perfectly normal;) I'll happily compensate anyone.

Impossible performance are in Kent. Have a look on their website

http://www.impossibleperformance.co.uk/

If your concerned about the mileage some encouraging news for you is that my Eibach 25mm springs have done 30,000 miles on the OEM dampers and are fine. I also do a lot of motorway driving and A/B roads. Ride quality is relatively unaffected. Use the search button, there are lots of useful posts mate

If ever you venture down the A3 then drop me a line and you can have a go in mine.

I have Eibach springs/dampers on mine from one of the group buys here and the comfort is perfectly fine. The vRS is a tad firmer and lower than the non-vRS version anyway, the Eibachs just make the car behave better during cornering.

Approaching 40k miles now, had the Eibachs on for at least 10k miles and SWMBO has not complained about it.

Another mod worth considering is the Jabbasport rear ARB, which will keep the car 'flatter' during cornering. The Eibachs on the other hand would reduce the nose dive under breaking very nicely, combine both and your car will handle totally different (& IMHO better).

Thanks for your help guys. Currently i'm doing 30k miles a year (must get another job:rolleyes: ), the car now has 45k miles on it and people have recommended not to go the springs only route if the dampers have done alot of miles. If the dampers get worn out quicker with the uprated springs I can see them needing to be replaced soon.

I might have gone with the ARB if i actually had some corners to go round! I spend most my life on the motorway at the moment and find the low speed ride too hard(<40mph) and the high speed ride to soft, not to mention the dive under braking. I'm hoping a more progressive spring and/or damper will help.

Hellfire: So how many miles has the car done in total?

Looks like Impossible are in Rochester which isnt too bad, crappy website tho' ! I'll have to give em a ring nearer the time.

Just need to decide what i'm actually going to do..

Might actually be the 500-600 quid i'm having difficulty accepting for the full setup!

Stu: Thanks for the offer i'll have to take you up on it:thumbup:

I know a man who can, based near Teddington. Did mine for about £100 all in (including cups of tea).

Gimme a PM if you want details, he's done loads of stuf on my Octy(s)

Hellfire: So how many miles has the car done in total?

Approaching 35,000 miles. At the cars 30k service I enquired as to the condition of the dampers and I was told by the head technician that all was well and they had a long while left in them yet (I also do a lot of "spirited" driving).

My view is this, Change the springs at 1st and use the OEM dampers until they fail. I know they won't last as long, but if I make it to 60k on the standard dampers then i've had less of a hit in my wallet at just £120 outlay for 60,000 miles and then uprated ones when the time comes. This way it's more cost effective as your using the lifespan of the OEM part instead of changing a near new part for an uprated item when it's still got a long life ahead of it.