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Suspension refresh (upgrade?)
pudding:
Disagree about the console bush stiffness differences only being minor. My SuperPro Poly console bushes are 90 shure. The stiffer choice for men. Compared to the rubber S3 bushes, they are harsh as f'ck, so take that as a warning :smiley: Maybe go with the 80 shure for the road. Shoduchi hasn't seen how awful Ireland's roads are :grin:
Nertballs:
--- Quote from: Pudding on October 26, 2022, 04:04:45 pm ---Shoduchi hasn't seen how awful Ireland's roads are :grin:
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Last thing I need is an earful from herself about comfort on a 5 hour drive back to Donegal. :scared:
Reading back through old posts a bit more, think I'll go with a set of ST springs and dampers, haven't decided on -20 or -30 yet, but leaning more towards -20.
Had a poke around the rear today while doing the brakes, the dampers have had it but the springs and bushings aren't as bad as I had feared thankfully. Think I'll go with the TTRS mounts front and rear, new droplinks all round, and if I can find TT control arms + ball joints for a reasonable price over here get them and do it all at the same time.
breeze:
Front and rear drop links are cheap and easy. Top mounts make sense if doing shocks. After that it will be just working through everything. Front end will make a bigger difference to feel that rear end and buying the front arms complete (with console bushes and ball joints) does make things easier.
I’m a big fan of standard suspension. On a GTI it is surprising how stiff it actually is when everything is new.
pudding:
--- Quote from: Nertballs on October 26, 2022, 08:34:27 pm ---
--- Quote from: Pudding on October 26, 2022, 04:04:45 pm ---Shoduchi hasn't seen how awful Ireland's roads are :grin:
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Last thing I need is an earful from herself about comfort on a 5 hour drive back to Donegal. :scared:
Reading back through old posts a bit more, think I'll go with a set of ST springs and dampers, haven't decided on -20 or -30 yet, but leaning more towards -20.
Had a poke around the rear today while doing the brakes, the dampers have had it but the springs and bushings aren't as bad as I had feared thankfully. Think I'll go with the TTRS mounts front and rear, new droplinks all round, and if I can find TT control arms + ball joints for a reasonable price over here get them and do it all at the same time.
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The ST kit is pretty harsh and the -20mm kit is more like -35ish drop at the front, so it looks even more raked than standard, which I hate!
If you want minimal ride height drop and something moderately comfortable, I'd go with non-GTI H&R springs with stock dampers, or Bilstein B4. It's still quite a choppy ride, but then the factory setup is hardly the paragon of ride quality either!
Nertballs:
--- Quote from: Pudding on October 27, 2022, 11:02:28 am ---
The ST kit is pretty harsh and the -20mm kit is more like -35ish drop at the front, so it looks even more raked than standard, which I hate!
If you want minimal ride height drop and something moderately comfortable, I'd go with non-GTI H&R springs with stock dampers, or Bilstein B4. It's still quite a choppy ride, but then the factory setup is hardly the paragon of ride quality either!
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I'll avoid the ST kit so, doesn't sound like what I'm after at all. I've read mixed things about the VWR springs and dampers too, any experience with them?
I'll look into the H&R now, if they're handy with stock dampers then that'd be a pretty cost effective change, along with the other OEM+ bits should end up a lot better than what it is at the minute.
Sidebar to the suspension, the front brakes are on the way out in the next while too. Performance wise is it worth getting the GTi carriers to go up to the 312mm discs? Can pick up carriers from a breaker down the road, but just wondering if it's worth the effort vs amount of performance gained.
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