The 2011 Skoda Fabia Scout estate has a higher ground clearance ( but they fitted it with ‘rubber band’ tyres ! ) so has longer springs. But can not find any parts supplier who stocks these. Anyone know the OEM part number ?

The parts catalogue page for a 2011 Fabia front suspension reinforced springs is HERE.

You'll need to know the PR code from your car's data sticker to work out which spring is correct.

 

They certainly never fitted Rubber Band / Low profile tyres as with a Monte Carlo / vRS on 17" wheels.

 

The extra clearance over a 'Standard'  Fabia estate, & not Greenline or MC/ VRS is not much.

@Carlston should be able to provide the Spring codes. 

 

 

Edited 20 September, 20241 yr by Ootohere

Which front and rear springs were fitted in the factory depends on the car's build codes.

 

For example, build codes G03+L18 would mean the front springs have OEM part number 6Q0411105S and build codes 1JB+0YB would mean the rear springs have OEM part number 6Q0511115AC.

 

As you can see in the charts below, the Fabia MK2 with build codes G03 and 1JB can have one of seven front springs and one of four rear springs.

 

Fabia MK2 front coil spring G03=heavy duty suspension/increased ride height

1	6Q0411105Q	Front coil spring 1 paint mark 1 paint mark	red blue		L16
1	6Q0411105R	Front coil spring 1 paint mark 2 paint marks	red blue		L17
1	6Q0411105S	Front coil spring 1 paint mark 3 paint marks	red blue		L18
1	6Q0411105T	Front coil spring 1 paint mark 4 colour strokes	red blue		L19
1	6Q0411105AA	Front coil spring 2 paint marks 1 paint mark	red blue		L20
1	6Q0411105AB	Front coil spring 2 paint marks 2 paint marks	red blue		L21
1	6Q0411105BD	Front coil spring 2 paint marks 2 paint marks	red brown		L33

https://www.lllparts.co.uk/catalogs/skoda/CZ/FAB/697/4/411/411011

 

Fabia MK2 rear coil spring 1JB-heavy duty suspension/increased ride height

1	6Q0511115AH	Rear coil spring 1 paint mark 3 paint marks 1 paint mark	orange blue yellow		0YA
1	6Q0511115AC	Rear coil spring 1 paint mark 2 paint marks 1 paint mark	orange blue yellow		0YB
1	6Q0511115AD	Rear coil spring 1 paint mark 2 paint marks 2 paint marks	orange blue yellow		0YC
1	6Q0511115AE	Rear coil spring 1 paint mark 2 paint marks 1 paint mark	orange blue green		0YD

https://www.lllparts.co.uk/catalogs/skoda/CZ/FAB/697/5/511/511010

 

Fabia MK2 front coil spring G03=heavy duty suspension/increased ride height
6Q0411105Q

https://www.autodoc.co.uk/car-parts/oem/6q0411105q

6Q0411105R

https://www.autodoc.co.uk/car-parts/oem/6q0411105r

6Q0411105S

https://www.autodoc.co.uk/car-parts/oem/6q0411105s

6Q0411105T

https://www.autodoc.co.uk/car-parts/oem/6q0411105t

6Q0411105AA

https://www.autodoc.co.uk/car-parts/oem/6q0411105aa

6Q0411105AB

https://www.autodoc.co.uk/car-parts/oem/6q0411105ab

 

Fabia MK2 rear coil spring 1JB-heavy duty suspension/increased ride height

6Q0511115AH

https://www.autodoc.co.uk/car-parts/oem/6q0511115ah

6Q0511115AC

https://www.autodoc.co.uk/car-parts/oem/6q0511115ac

6Q0511115AD

https://www.autodoc.co.uk/car-parts/oem/6q0511115ad

 

Edited 20 September, 20241 yr by Carlston

45% profile tyres a bit ‘rubber band’ for a distinctly not sporting utility wagon. Ride has improved greatly going to 55%.

16 hours ago, Krissykat said:

45% profile tyres a bit ‘rubber band’ for a distinctly not sporting utility wagon. Ride has improved greatly going to 55%.

 

I expect you're talking about 205/45R16 and 195/55R15 tyre sizes. If so, going to 185/65R14 would improve the ride even more...perhaps fitted to 6Jx14 ET37 rims...which is a standard tyre and rim combination on the Roomster. On the Fabia MK2, Skoda used 185/60R14 instead of 185/65R14 on this rim specification...which doesn't really make sense because 185/65R14 closely matches the outside diameter of the 195/55R15 and 205/45R16 tyre sizes, whereas the outside diameter of 185/60R14 is quite a bit smaller than the 195/55R15 and 205/45R16 tyre sizes.

 

However, 14" rims won't clear the front brake calipers if the front brake discs are bigger than 256x22mm.

 

Alcar still make their Alcar 7250 which has a specification of 6Jx14 ET37 5/100 57.1 specification...as shown in the links below. However, for an even more comfortable ride a narrow 5J rim width could be used. The Fabia MK1 to MK2 uses a 5Jx14 ET35 rim with its 165/70R14 tyre size, the Fabia MK3 used this same 5Jx14 ET35 rim with its 175/70R14 tyre size, and the Fabia MK4 uses a 5Jx14 ET38 rim with its 185/70R14 tyre size. Fitting a 185/65R14 to a 5J rim won't give such sharp steering response as fitting this tyre size to a wider 6J rim, but the ride is more comfortable on the narrower rim because the sidewalls are able to flex more easily. I've used a 185/65R14 on a 5J rim and really liked the comfort but the steering response wasn't the sharpest...it was a bit like driving a Rolls Royce rather than a Ferrari...so which rim width you use really depends on your priorities. Another benefit of using a relatively narrow rim is that the sidewalls bulge out more, which gives better protection from kerbing damage.

 

Alcar 7250 6Jx14 ET37 5/100 57.1 steel rim (7.23kg)

https://www.mytyres.co.uk/rims/details?vehicleId=183698156431610980&rimCode=ALCAR7250

 

https://www.oponeo.pl/felga-stalowa/alcar-kfz-7250#23373673

 

As you can see in the chart below, the sidewalls of a 185/65R14 tyre size bulge out a lot more each side when fitted to a narrower 5J rim width compared to a 6J rim width. This really helps protect the rim when parallel parking against kerb damage. I've also added a 5.5J rim width to show that this increase is a gradual thing, ie. as the rim width becomes narrower the tyre bulge becomes greater.

 

Amount of sidewall bulge

185/65R14 fitted to 6J rim 9.3mm

185/65R14 fitted to 5.5J rim 12.65mm

185/65R14 fitted to 5J rim 16mm

 

When fitting tyres to a non-standard rim width it's important to check the ETRTO rules for compliance. As you can see in the ETRTO chart below, a 185/65R14 is allowed to be fitted to a rim width between 5" and 6.5". 5.5" is highlighted because that is the standard rim width for a 185/65R14 tyre size, although car manufacturers will often vary from this standard rim width...but usually by no more than 0.5" each side and never outside of these ETRTO rules.

 

ETRTO approved rim widths for passenger car tyres
185/65R14 5.0-5.5-6.5

 

Edited 1 October, 20241 yr by Carlston