Clueless with modding cars....but saved up some money....

[BenTheBookie]

Looking for a bit of advice on how to spend some hard won cash on my R...

She's an '04, 225, does 25-30K a year though, so dont want to kill her already not brilliant fuel consumption!!

Just been told by the garage that a new rear shocker is needed, so would a completely new set be any use?

Apart from that I have no ideas.... HELP!

Cheers peeps

 

[BCM]

depends, what do you use your car for, do you want to sacrifice a bit of comfort for handlng?
mods are specific to you and what you want from your car, its not really somethin anyone can recommend.

 

[RobM]

How much money do you have?

If you can afford it, instead of replacing the one shock, replace the lot with a set of Koni FSD shocks with Eibach springs. Better handling, better ride comfort and better looks all in one move

What else you can modify depends on your budget

 

[Al_G]

How much is the garage quoting you for a new shock?

 

[nick-barnes07]

hard won cash , how much did u win ,

 

[Ruddmeister]

Looking for a bit of advice on how to spend some hard won cash on my R...

She's an '04, 225, does 25-30K a year though, so dont want to kill her already not brilliant fuel consumption!!

Just been told by the garage that a new rear shocker is needed, so would a completely new set be any use?

Apart from that I have no ideas.... HELP!

Cheers peeps

I had a rear shock go which subsequently made the rear tyre look like this, I got excessive virbation sometimes and a droning noise with it too.

Therefore as well as the cost of the shock I needed a pair of rear tyres

So I decided to upgrade my suspension to some of these

as per this thread....
http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=91243

If I was doing it all again;-
Koni FSD Shocks all round
Eibach springs to lower it 20mm or so (You'll still be able to go over speed bumps OK and drive 25k+ miles per year at this level....I did)
Try AwesomeGti for prices (see sponsors section)


If you have the budget the best Modifications you can do (Value for money);-
Anti-Roll Bars
Dog Bone Engine Mount
Short Shifter for the gear box
Suspension

 

[RobM]

Add a remap to that list Rudd, as that's got to be on the best mod's list

 

[Wackojacko]

Remap......... Is 110% the best mod that you can do to an LCR. Well i think so anyways.

After that i'd want to sort out the slightly wobbley handling.

 

[Ruddmeister]

Add a remap to that list Rudd, as that's got to be on the best mod's list

That was as obvious as changing the sh1te Pirelli Tyres so I omitted from my list for clarity