Hi all. I’m considering biting the bullet and overhauling the the suspension on my Sportline Plus 272. Factory set up is just too bouncy for me and after 14 months of ownership I’m now at a cross roads. Chop it in for something with better ride characteristics or take a car that I 85% love and try and sort the last 15% out (being the ride). I’ve a good idea of the components I’ll need but where I’m hoping you guys can help is for any recommendations of places to get the work done in the North West (Preferably Manchester / Greater Manchester). I’ve googled the life out of garages and read reviews but I’m always wary of bogus reviews both good and bad, so looking for personal recommendations from people who have tried and tested garages they use for both modifications and general maintenance work. Garages that you are confident leaving your cars there knowing you’ll get the jobs done with care and at a decent price. ( I don’t want much do I?🤣) Any help on this would be gratefully received. Work I want doing is lowering springs AND new shocks, most likely Bilsteins as they tend to have a pretty solid following on here. Cheers.

Bilstein B6 Damptronic + Eibach Pro

-> https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/510961-2023-280ps-lk-replaced-2016-220ps-style/page/3/#findComment-5854160

Manchester you have AwesomeGTI who are one of the biggest sellers of VAG modification parts, part of the same people as VBT brakes, and also carry out work themselves. Might not be the cheapest but they’ll be more than experienced with the MQB platform.

Don’t have DCC?

For parts - the classic is to look at Bilstein B6 and Eibach Lowering Springs.

However I found a guy on eBay (can give you the details) that I’ve bought a couple of things from and he sold Bilstein B16 for a silly price that was cheaper than B6/Eibach. That’s fully adjustable coilovers.

Not sure on comparison of you don’t have DCC though

Edited 8 August, 20258 Aug by travs

With the information above, I would certainly settle on improving the sub-standard suspension.

Link to MartiniB has all the parts, and while you are at it, change also the top mounts!!

I plan also to do this, but later in the year I am too stuck with other matters first, unfortunately.

8 hours ago, MartiniB said:

Bilstein B6 Damptronic + Eibach Pro

-> https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/510961-2023-280ps-lk-replaced-2016-220ps-style/page/3/#findComment-5854160

Thanks for the link, I’m on non Damptronic. Your mods list is insane. Very impressive. 👌🏼

7 hours ago, travs said:

Manchester you have AwesomeGTI who are one of the biggest sellers of VAG modification parts, part of the same people as VBT brakes, and also carry out work themselves. Might not be the cheapest but they’ll be more than experienced with the MQB platform.

Don’t have DCC?

For parts - the classic is to look at Bilstein B6 and Eibach Lowering Springs.

However I found a guy on eBay (can give you the details) that I’ve bought a couple of things from and he sold Bilstein B16 for a silly price that was cheaper than B6/Eibach. That’s fully adjustable coilovers.

Not sure on comparison of you don’t have DCC though

Hi Travs yes I’m familiar with Awesome and also familiar with their pricing 😬 which is why I’m looking for some genuine, bona-fide garages to compare against. I’ll initially look for somewhere to supply and fit, but if that’s proving too costly, I’ll definitely come back to you for that contact. 👍🏼 much appreciated.

5 hours ago, leolito said:

With the information above, I would certainly settle on improving the sub-standard suspension.

Link to MartiniB has all the parts, and while you are at it, change also the top mounts!!

I plan also to do this, but later in the year I am too stuck with other matters first, unfortunately.

Yes the top mounts. I’ve been following various threads with talk of some Audi parts being supplemented but I’m a little confused as to whether these will impact the ride height or not. Someone (I forget who) seemed to suggest that they were using the different top mounts to reduce the lowering impact of the Eibach kit? But I may well have mis understood. 🤣

2 hours ago, Skodev said:

Yes the top mounts. I’ve been following various threads with talk of some Audi parts being supplemented but I’m a little confused as to whether these will impact the ride height or not. Someone (I forget who) seemed to suggest that they were using the different top mounts to reduce the lowering impact of the Eibach kit? But I may well have mis understood. 🤣

I think that was MartiniB's post using Arteon top mounts.

Prices are very different on Non-damptronic. You also get far more Bilstein options depending on your flavour:

B4 - OE

B6 - Sporty

B8 - Sporty and shorter (although B6 are fine with lowering springs)

B12 - Coilovers

B14 - Coilovers with ride height adjustment

B16 - Coilovers with ride height adjustment and shock absorber adjustment

DTC only get B4/B6/B16.

35 minutes ago, travs said:

I think that was MartiniB's post using Arteon top mounts.

Prices are very different on Non-damptronic. You also get far more Bilstein options depending on your flavour:

B4 - OE

B6 - Sporty

B8 - Sporty and shorter (although B6 are fine with lowering springs)

B12 - Coilovers

B14 - Coilovers with ride height adjustment

B16 - Coilovers with ride height adjustment and shock absorber adjustment

DTC only get B4/B6/B16.

Thanks. That’s good to know regarding wider choice. Thinking B6 or B8. Not sure I want to go down the coil over route as I’m not looking for adjustability, just want to for the components and forget about them. 👍🏼

Demon Tweeks were most competitive when I bought my B6s, but that was 2 years ago.

1 hour ago, AlistairCookie said:

Demon Tweeks were most competitive when I bought my B6s, but that was 2 years ago.

Thank you mate. Appreciate the feedback. I’ve seen that you can buy a Bilstein B12 kit which matches B8 shocks with the Eibach Pro Kit, from reviews that seems to give the best balance between retaining decent comfort levels and achieving a lowered ride height and more controlled damping. Will have a shop around.

8 hours ago, AlistairCookie said:

Demon Tweeks were most competitive when I bought my B6s, but that was 2 years ago.

If you add anti roll bars to your mod list then also add uprated adjustable drop links to the list already given above.

So far the VWR rose jointed links are lasting the best.

^^ definitely rear ARB. The front gives limited effectiveness but a rear one is very effective.

Hardrace 25.6mm. Potentially Superpro 24mm. Whiteline 24mm although heard the quality on them may have dropped (although I have one and it seems fine).

Plenty of reports on VW forums that anything thinner being a bit underwhelming.