Suspension refresh

[Bagus]

My Offside front strut was weeping and was told when I went for an alignment a few months back that the rear camber bolts are seized. Car handles fine but is starting to feel a little tired so rather than just address these areas I`ve decided to replace everything.

Have owned my GTI for 8 years, 2007, DSG with 67k on the clock.

I went with Sachs, Lemforder and Febi but have included the VW part numbers where I had them available.

*** I bought everything from Autodoc. Their pricing varies wildly depending on the day of the week so don't get caught out when they advertise a sale. I found their prices in general to be cheapest on Mondays ***

FRONT
Strut: Sachs 317 579  £57.93 x2 = £115.86
Dust cover kit: Sachs 900 105 £12.13
Strut Top mount kit (top mount & bearing): Lemforder 31770 01 £18.50  x2 = £37
Bolts - Strut repair kit: Lemforder 803 282 x2 £12.69 = =£25.38

Coil Springs: Sachs 993 167 £33.21 x2 = £66.42

1K0407152AC Control Arm (Right) Cast Steel: Lemforder 33835 01 £51.27
1K0407151AC Control Arm (Left) Cast Steel: Lemforder 33834 01 £52.86
Bolt Kit - Front Control Arm: Lemforder 38397 01 £9.36 x2 = £18.72

1K0407366C Ball Joint (Right): Lemforder  26773 02 £17.40
1K0407365C Ball Joint (Left): Lemforder  26772 02 £17.40
Bolts - Front Axle/Rear Axle: Lemforder 37905 01 $4.70 x2 = £9.40
Anti-roll bar link: Lemforder 26774 01 £19.89 x2 = £39.78

REARS
Shock Absorber: Sachs 310 950  £40.26 x2 = £80.52
Dust cover kit: Sachs 900 140 £12.06 x1
Strut Top Mount: Lemforder 29900 01 x2
Bolts - Top Mount: N90648402 x4


1K0505323N Upper Control Arm (Left & Right): Lemforder 35463 01 £16.01 x2 = £32.02
Bolt Kit - Upper Control Arm: Lemforder 38910 01 £13.89 x2  = £27.78

1K0501530C Track Rod Rear Right: Lemforder 35465 01 £22.95
1K0501529F Track Rod Rear Left: Lemforder 35464 01 £23.25
Bolt Kit - Track Rod: Lemforder 38823 01 £11.46 x2 = £22.92

1K0505224K Rear Trailing Arm Right: Lemforder 37017 01 £23.71
1K0505223K Rear Trailing Arm Left: Lemforder 37016 01 £24.23
Bolt Kit - Trailing Arm: Lemforder 38906 01 x2 £10.90 = £21.80

Lower Rear Control Arms (left & right): Lemforder 36758 01 £ 49.10 x2 = £98.20
Bolts - Rear Lower Control Arm Kit : Lemforder 38000 01 x2 £10.23 = £20.66

Anti Roll Bar (complete with bushes and drop links): Febi Bilstein 22mm 175042 £95.60

For completeness I`ve added the part numbers for the rear springs but I replace those 2 years ago.
Springs: 1K0 511 115 EB x2
Upper Spring Seat: 1K0512149B x2
Lower Spring Seat: 1K0512297D x2


I did not replace the Rear Lower Control arm outer bushes as they looked fine. Will replace if I do the hubs in the future.

Just need to decide now if I tackle this job myself or pass it over to the experts.

[Jons1001]

Top man Bagus cheers for this!

[lazy]

Nice work.
Are Sachs and Lemforder original equipment.
Because I couldn't decide what brand top mounts to buy, I ended up getting mine from TPS they were quite expensive, if I remember they were about £120 for the pair.

[ZoliWorks]

Nice work.
Are Sachs and Lemforder original equipment.
Because I couldn't decide what brand top mounts to buy, I ended up getting mine from TPS they were quite expensive, if I remember they were about £120 for the pair.

Sachs and Monroe should be OE. Audi A4 B7 S-line comes with Monroe and GTIs should come with Sachs but I'm not 100% sure. Either way, you can't go wrong with either. KYB on the other hand are stiff af in my experience. I run them on stock springs on my other Jetta and they are stiffer than this car with Bilstein B4 Sport and Eibach Sportline...

Lemforder are a solid choice for everything else. I run them for anything drivetrain/suspension related and have no issues.

[Bagus]

Pretty sure Sachs are the genuine supplier to VW. Lemforder are likely to be the supplier to VW but don’t know for sure. They are the OEM supplier on my Range Rover. Excellent quality in any event.