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Where to start for improving handling?
mjmallia:
Front and rear drop links (my rears had to be cut off and fronts were worn)
Top mount bolts as they are stretch one time use supposedly like most bolts on a VW group car
I also replaced the wishbone ball joints for peace of mind and the bolts that pinch the strut to the hub as mine were rusty as hell.
Also look at the rear trailing arm bushes....mine were dead and made the rear end very twitchy until replaced
Mine looked like this and explained a lot.......but passed an MOT fine prior to changing:
then poly bushed them
breeze:
I read the following as B4 shocks good B6 better for standard height springs:
https://www.bilstein-shocks.co.uk/blogs/news/18419865-how-to-choose-the-correct-bilstein-shock-absorber
I probably would have bought B6 shocks.
Looks like B3 OE spec springs, B4 slightly stiffer, not clear if B4 is shorter.
Knowing whether you want standard or lower ride height is a big part of the decision.
breeze:
Lots of people fit lowering springs with standard height shocks. I personally would not do that because the risk of shock failure is much higher. My car came with OE spec shocks and Eibach springs and 2 IIRC of the shocks were blown.
smilespergallon:
--- Quote from: breeze on February 10, 2023, 07:46:38 pm ---I read the following as B4 shocks good B6 better for standard height springs:
https://www.bilstein-shocks.co.uk/blogs/news/18419865-how-to-choose-the-correct-bilstein-shock-absorber
I probably would have bought B6 shocks.
Looks like B3 OE spec springs, B4 slightly stiffer, not clear if B4 is shorter.
Knowing whether you want standard or lower ride height is a big part of the decision.
--- End quote ---
Interesting, thanks for the link.
I didn't intend on lowering the ride height. B6 sounds tempting, but not sure how comfortable they would be for a daily. But then again if I'm going through the effort of changing the shocks I might regret not going for the B6.
smilespergallon:
Fitted the new bushes (SuperPro) and drop links (Lemfoerder) to the rear anti roll bar.
Had to lift up the rear arms using the trolley jack to get the new drop links to line up with the holes nicely, but apart from that it wasn't too problematic. Well, that and not knowing how to pry the old bushes out of the brackets, but when I figured out to pry from the top it was easy.
I think the anti roll bar itself has seen better days.
The rear does feel firmer (as is my usual preference), so I'm glad I did it. Thanks for the recommendation.
Planning on doing the suspension next and starting at the rear (also my usual preference). Still deliberating between the Bilstein B4 vs B6s.
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