Hello there. I’m the owner of new Skoda superb sportive estate 2023 2.0tdi and I have huge suspension issues. Shocks appears to hit the bottom of the travel on  every larger hump. I’ve tested these and shocks are 48% damping efficiency at front and65% on the rear. Skoda dealer claiming that it’s factory set up and nothing he can do. Anyone have similar issues? Thanks 

A few years ago there was a bit of trend of people finding transit blocks still left in the suspension after the PDI. It might be worth fully jacking the car up and checking that there are none of these blocks still on the shock absorber struts (lift the gaiter to check).

 

The non-DCC shocks are a bit on the soft side, but should not cause the sort of issue you describe. Also worth mentioning that shocks have most of their damping on the rebound, not on the compression. Which again makes me think that they are hitting a travel stop prematurely.

3 hours ago, Bart1980 said:

Hello there. I’m the owner of new Skoda superb sportive estate 2023 2.0tdi and I have huge suspension issues. Shocks appears to hit the bottom of the travel on every larger hump. I’ve tested these and shocks are 48% damping efficiency at front and 65% on the rear. Skoda dealer claiming that it’s factory set up and nothing he can do. Anyone have similar issues? Thanks 

 

Does your car have 15mm lowered (ie. sports) suspension?

 

Do you have DCC (electronically adjustable) shock absorbers?

 

Do you carry much weight in the car?

 

The first thing you could do, is find out what the OEM part numbers are for the front and rear springs. Then you could fit 5% to 10% stiffer springs. Perhaps start with the rear springs and see if that solves the issue.

 

If you do have sports suspension, you might have 5Q0411105HE front springs and 3Q0511115AB rear springs.

 

If the car has build code L18 then the front springs have OEM part number 5Q0411105HE which are marked with 1 brown dot and 1 yellow dot.

 

If the car has build codes 1JC and 0YD then the rear springs have OEM part number 3Q0511115AB. 3Q0511115AB could be upgraded to 3Q0511115AD, which is two weight ranges higher than 3Q0511115AB.

 

Eibach R22928 (matches 3Q0511115AD)

https://www.autodoc.co.uk/eibach/18112510

 

Edited 16 December, 20232 yr by Carlston

My DCC was tragic at best from factory. As poor a suspension as I’ve ever had In any car I’ve ever driven. 
Replaced with bilstein, same as others on this site have done, and it completely transformed the car. 
mine would crash and bang over the slightest bump in the road. Even after being replaced under warranty, the new shocks still had the same characteristics. Small bumps had the impact of a head on collision and felt for sure like the wheel was definitely damaged. 
on several occasions small bumps that my wife’s focus ST drove over with no noticeable concern, actually hit one that hard the glovebox banged open. 
The same roads now with the bilsteins are a breeze and the crashing and banging is completely cured. 
OEM shocks on mine were monroe, if you want to check and see what’s fitted to yours. 

I don’t think there’s anything wrong with the DCC set up except comfort and normal are too soft. Sport should really be normal and normal comfort. I’ve never experienced the suspension bottoming-out. Having said that, when the Monroes fail, which undoubtedly they will at some point, I will be replacing them with Bilsteins. 

On 16/12/2023 at 22:34, Carlston said:

 

Does your car have 15mm lowered (ie. sports) suspension?

 

Do you have DCC (electronically adjustable) shock absorbers?

 

Do you carry much weight in the car?

 

The first thing you could do, is find out what the OEM part numbers are for the front and rear springs. Then you could fit 5% to 10% stiffer springs. Perhaps start with the rear springs and see if that solves the issue.

 

If you do have sports suspension, you might have 5Q0411105HE front springs and 3Q0511115AB rear springs.

 

If the car has build code L18 then the front springs have OEM part number 5Q0411105HE which are marked with 1 brown dot and 1 yellow dot.

 

If the car has build codes 1JC and 0YD then the rear springs have OEM part number 3Q0511115AB. 3Q0511115AB could be upgraded to 3Q0511115AD, which is two weight ranges higher than 3Q0511115AB.

 

Eibach R22928 (matches 3Q0511115AD)

https://www.autodoc.co.uk/eibach/18112510

 

Hello there, thanks for prompt answer. 

The Skoda parts system gives me following numbers

Front coil spring  5Q0411105HE

Front shocks 3QO413031CR

Rear coil spring 3Q0511115AC

Rear shock         3W0513049FP

I'm trying to change shocks first and leave the spring for now

1 hour ago, Bart1980 said:

Hello there, thanks for prompt answer. 

The Skoda parts system gives me following numbers

Front coil spring  5Q0411105HE

Front shocks 3QO413031CR

Rear coil spring 3Q0511115AC

Rear shock         3W0513049FP

I'm trying to change shocks first and leave the spring for now

 

I think you mean 3Q0413031CR front shocks, not 3QO413031CR, and 3Q0513049FP rear shocks, not 3W0513049FP.

 

The information I have posted was the info received from Skoda garage I bought the car. I did not look at the shock and springs my self to see if there is a part number on it. Do you think there is in issue with my parts numbers? Other that that my Skoda has standard suspension not DCC

5 hours ago, Bart1980 said:

The information I have posted was the info received from Skoda garage I bought the car. I did not look at the shock and springs my self to see if there is a part number on it. Do you think there is in issue with my parts numbers? Other that that my Skoda has standard suspension not DCC

 

The OEM part numbers that the Skoda garage gave you are not correct, as those numbers don't exist. It looks like a typo. So they incorrectly typed a "W" instead of a "Q" (the W is next to the Q on the keyboard), and they misidentified the number "0" with the capital letter "O".

 

It would have been better if the Skoda garage had copied and pasted the OEM part numbers, as that saves incorrectly copying the numbers and letters.

 

You can ask the Skoda garage to recheck the OEM part numbers. Just tell them that the OEM part numbers that they gave you don't exist.

 

As you have 3Q0511115AC rear coils springs, two of your car's build codes are 1JC and 0YE.

 

3Q0511115AC Rear coil spring 1JC+0YE

 

If you want all of your car's build codes, there's a seller on ebay that charges about 3 Euros. Search "skoda vin decoder" on ebay to find the listing. You could also try emailing your country's Skoda distributor to find out if they can supply the car's build codes free of charge.

 

"skoda vin decoder"

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224631127243

 

Edited 19 December, 20232 yr by Carlston

Dear All

Coming back to my ongoing issues with my Skoda Superb Suspension can I please ask for recommendation of the front suspension shocks that will help to solve my issues. I've read before that Bilstein shocks should work, can I get exact model of the shock etc? I'm driving Skoda Superb Sportline 2023 combi 2.0TDI, my VIN is TMBKH7NP7P7039556

Thankyou in advance for all your help, and apologies if I'm raising query which might have been answer previously.