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Shock Absorbers On Octavia Diesel
This is a discussion on Shock Absorbers On Octavia Diesel within the Maintenance & Performance forums, part of the General Motoring Discussions category; I have an elegance Tdi Octavia, has anyone uprated their shock absorbers as the car seems to bounce at certain ...
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14-09-2003, 12:16
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| Briskodian | Shock Absorbers On Octavia Diesel  I have an elegance Tdi Octavia, has anyone uprated their shock absorbers as the car seems to bounce at certain speeds. I have taken it back to Skoda but they say nothing is wrong. The car is coming up to 3 years old and I have decided to keep it but I do think that the shockers need uprating. If anyone can advise please let me know? Regards Martin Smith |
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14-09-2003, 14:53
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| Martin You would probably get better results by replacing the springs -- Eibach do them,amongst others -- and they are designed to fit the Diesel version. That way you get a slightly lower ,stiffer ride - without losing all the comfort.
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14-09-2003, 15:08
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| Hi Martin, I would agree with Dave - look at uprated springs. I put Eibachs on my L&K and it has transformed the handling & ride. Look at thread below for further info. http://www.briskoda.net/forums/showt...&threadid=2986 John.
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| Have koni sport yellows on mine, but bounciness on mine was caused by the bump stops. You could try Koni reds, which are designed to improve handling while retaining a comfortable ride. Personally I wouldnt fit lowering springs to worn shocks as it will probably kill them off completely. However i would be surprised if your shocks are worn out after three years unless you've done mega miles, so the advice given by skodaw and jaytee sounds good.
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14-09-2003, 19:54
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| I'd second the idea of NOT fitting lowering springs on their own on a 3 year old car without new or uprated shocks as well. You can end up with an annoying 'jiggly bounciness' (!) if you are not careful. I once had a used Mazda where I did the (Eibach) springs only and it was awful on the motorway or concrete. |
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