Hi all,

 

Long time lurker - Briskoda has helped enormously with the running of our three Octavia 1.9 TDi’s over around 500k miles.

 

We’ve sadly just got rid of our 2.0 TDi 170 Scirocco as we required more space, and replaced it with a Mk2 Superb estate with the same engine. At 130k miles it feels significantly tighter than the Scirocco did at a similar mileage, but I can’t say it’s as comfy, bizarrely.

 

The Scirocco did have the adjustable suspension that spent it’s entire life with us in “comfort” mode, and it was fantastic, even on 18’s. The Superb feels significantly stiffer, no doubt requiring significantly stronger springs to control the extra mass - the handling certainly belies the cars bulk.

 

The car is fitted with 18” wheels, and currently sits at the standard monster truck ride height. Does anyone have experience of Eibach’s ProLine springs for this model? I believe they’re progressively wound, so would hope they may be a little more supple, and the 30mm drop would be very welcome. Any other suggestions for improving the ride quality would be welcome, but we’re not willing to go any smaller on the wheels - i’m afraid looks are part of the equation, as vain as that may be!

 

Thanks in advance.

The Superb MK2 is known for having soft rear springs, so if the car feels stiff then maybe someone has fitted non-standard springs and/or non-standard shock absorbers...although the 18" wheels won't help.

 

There's a lot of cheap aftermarket shock absorbers on the market, so if they don't work as well as quality shock absorbers then that would also make the ride harder.

 

The first thing to do is determine what springs and shock absorbers are fitted.

 

Do the rims have the standard 7.5Jx18 specification? Some owners fit wider aftermarket rims. Non-standard 8J or wider rims would contribute to a harder ride.

Skoda Superb 2014 2.0TDi

– Generation: 3T [2008 .. 2014] [EUDM]  

– Power: 168 hp | 125 kW | 170 PS 

– Engine: I4, Diesel

– Center Bore: 57.1 mm 

– PCD: 5x112 

– Wheel Fasteners: Lug bolts 

– Thread Size: M14 x 1.5 

– Trim Production: [2008 .. 2014]

Tire	Rim
225/45ZR17 94W	7.5Jx17 ET49	2.4 / 2.2
225/40ZR18 92Y	7.5Jx18 ET46	2.4 / 2.2

 

A big improvement in ride comfort could be made by fitting oversize 225/45R18 on 7Jx18 ET45 rims from the Karoq. The narrower 7J rims will help the sidewalls flex more easily.

https://eshop.skoda-auto.cz/cs_CZ/kolo-z-lehke-slitiny-trinity-18-pro-karoq/p/57A071498++8Z8

 

Edited 13 April, 20215 yr by Carlston

Hi Carlston,

 

Thanks for the recommendations! I’ll get underneath today and see if I can determine what shocks are fitted.

 

The wheels are the standard Thermisto 18” wheels (complete with the standard lacquer peel...), but it seems to have four different tyres on - which I should have spotted when I bought it. I can’t imagine that’s helping a great deal. It might also be possible that there’s a rogue run-flat in amongst them.

 

Those Karoq wheels look fantastic, but I’ll try to make the most of what we have already before investigating that route.

 

Thanks again for your help - much appreciated.