cmcm789

vRS springs and a 15-20 mm drop (if possible) or Named springs (Eibach etc) and a 40mm drop.

Its for an Octy TDI which corners like the QEII.

Requirements:
Less body roll
Retain as much comfort as possible (still on 16" possibly go for 17s later)
Budget < £200 all in (friend, vw mechanic to do work)
Lowering optional but not more than 40mm

I had the same problem on my MK3 golf, and it was greatly improved by replacing the standard springs with a lowering spring kit. Handling was much better and didn't look like a tractor any more (40mm drop)

Cheers
JD

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Goochie

Have you considered an uprated anti-roll bar?

EddyH

I think the TDI engine will be heavier than the vRS' 1.8T so you should really go for springs specific for your car.

An eibach ARB kit could be had for around £200. You could probably fit the rear yourself but the front is a little more involved.

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EddyH

Audi A6 Avant 2.7 TDI
Audi A3 2.0 TDI Sport

smerko

get the eibach tdi springs. made for the car and will drop it 30mm (just lower than a vrs) and stiffen the ride slightly. i think fitting vrs springs to your car would wreck the ride as the tdi lump is heavier than the 1.8t and the springs wont be designed for those shocks.

Octygone

I know what you mean about handling mine used to make me feel seasick ......but uprated ARBs should make a world of difference

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ScoobyChris

Thought I read somewhere on here that the Eibachs were a bad choice for the Octy as Eibach say the A3 springs are fine, but they're not actually a good match. Best off going for some KW's as there are plenty of excellent things said about these Obviously I stand to be corrected if I'm talking cr@p

Chris

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ScoobyChris

Interestingly, the 1.8 and 1.9TDI Eibach's are one and the same:

http://www.eibachshop.com/product_in...roducts_id/665

so maybe the vRS springs would be fine?

Chris

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smerko

never heard that one but its half right though it seems - front(?) ones are the same which sounds alrights as a3/octavia same platform and in this case holding same engine.

octavia springs 1.8, 2.0 automatic gear box, 1.9 TDI EW 1545001 VA EW 7907002 HA
a3 springs 1.9tdi EW 1545001 VA EW 1540002 HA

personally i cant imagine a company like eibach putting out springs said to be ok on standard shocks that are a bad match. he only wants to spend under £200 so wouldnt kw's (i presume you mean the coilovers) be more than this? i'd say the eibachs would be a good bet. all the fabia people seem happy with them.

cmcm789

A 30mm drop would be fine, but don't really want to lower it more than that. I ended up pearing 20mm of my old golf mudflaps through normal driving and it was only dropped 40mm.

It seems that Eibachs are most peoples preferred option here. What about the bump stops? I read a fabia thread where someone replaced the bump stops because they where prohibiting the new springs even under no load. I.e. the original space between spring and bump stop was 15mm (front or back, can't remember) and the new springs dropped the car by 40mm. This meant that the bump stops were under constant pressure.

In my golf there was loads of space for the bump stops after it was lowered, but i found myself replacing them after a year as they where worn down to about half their original size.

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