So I'm thinking I'll change the front suspension bushes for Super Pro ones.

I'm thinking definitely these:

VAG - Front - Control Arm Lower - Inner Front Bushes

VAG - Front - Control Arm Lower - Inner Rear Bushes

Should I also do these?

VAG - Front - Anti Roll Bar to Chassis Bushes

VAG - Front - Anti Roll Bar Link Bushes

And maybe

VAG - Rear - Platform Rear Beam Mounting Bushes

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Rob I have the control arm inner front and rear bushes and the 19mm arb to chassis bushes as well as this one VAG - Lower Engine Support Front Bush by PRI Racing Ltd. buy online and all I can say is do it you won't regret it.

Steering is sharper and more precise though the old rear bushes were well knackered. There is no extra noise, infact the car was noticably quieter exception being the front dogbone bush but thats settled down reasonably nicely now.

All are very easy DIY, I did use a 130mm long M12 nut & bolt and some very large washers to get the inner front bush in as they are very stubborn, just inserted the bolt with a washer through control arm, slid on the bush without crush tube and another big washer and nut then tightened and hey presto it pressed the bush in most of the way.

The arb link bushes are not suitable for the VRS as it has different droplinks to the other octi's. I am intending to do the rear beam mount bushes in the next few months.

HTH

Ian

Nice one, thanks mate

Your welcome, oh and BTW I saw a post on here that recommended putting a hacksaw blade throught the crush tube of the old bushes on the control arm, reattaching the saw handle and cutting through the tube to remove the old bushes. DON'T DO IT!!!! Its bloody hard work, the tubes are really tough and blunt the blade very easily.

I used a 4mm drill bit and drilled holes round the crush tube on the smaller bush till the rubber was weak enough to bang out the bush with a hammer and chisel. For the bigger bush I carefully hammered an old flathead driver between the bush and control arm and bullied it out. First control arm took me at least half hour of sweating and cursing till I gave up and used these methods second one was off the car less than 10 minutes

Cool - just ordered the front set plus the engine one.

I wanted to get the rears as well but they cost as much as all of the front ones together so I'll be sensible and wait a month or two to do those.