uprated suspention lets clear it up!!! what you got!!!

[cupra_paul]

ive spent the last 2 day trawling through the threads in the leon forum about changing the suspention and there is lots of opions of what bad but nothing realy on whats good

if we could get a list of budget kits as well as the high end stuff then it would make quite a good 'what should i go for thread'

so i was thinking if peeps on here put up what they have brought :-

springs, shocks and springs, coilovers??

make and price

suplier

pros and cons

performance in your eyes , how does it handle compared to standard

problems, things to avoid

it would help not just me but other people that where thinking of changing there suspention

cheers

 

[1.9...stefan]

subscribing

 

[cupra_paul]

you uprated or you in the same boat as me????

 

[Markyboyt]

suspension

 

[cupra_paul]

suspension

you talking about my spelling i know it sucks gone through it hope its better now

 

[turbin]

K-sport. Front is great but the rear is a little bouncy for highway speeds if road is medium uneven. Superb at the track !!!! 04 LCR.

 

[Cupra-jb]

fulley adjustable bilstien coilovers

proberley the best suspension iv had on any car

 

[cupra_paul]

prices?????

 

[Cupra-jb]

The kit was already on my lcr but the recipt is for £1865 inc fitting!

 

[turbin]

K-sport ~£850 fitted in Sweden. Prolly cheaper in UK.

 

[Rocky Rocastle]

im also subscribing to this as i am now in the position to buy a kit and don't know what to get, KW 40mm or Weitec 50 mm (springs and dampers) i know about true drops on an LCR etc but i still worry not so much about the splitter catching but more so the sump, i quite like the looks of the 40mm kit but im still not sure whether it actually makes the car look lower and whilst im doing this for handling to a degre i also want to be able to tell the car has dropped. see if any pics come in etc

 

[L280R]

just got the ap's. Going on tomorrow.

 

[JamJay]

I think K-Sport are about £600 here without fitting. I had D2's on a previous car (made by the same people as K-sport) and found them to be better as they were 36-way dampening adjustable as opposed to K-Sport 24-way, I could go a little stiffer or softer which helped in certain situations. They were pretty solid but glued the car to the road, it literally was impossible to crash...in the dry anyway

 

[turbin]

I think K-Sport are about £600 here without fitting. I had D2's on a previous car (made by the same people as K-sport) and found them to be better as they were 36-way dampening adjustable as opposed to K-Sport 24-way, I could go a little stiffer or softer which helped in certain situations. They were pretty solid but glued the car to the road, it literally was impossible to crash...in the dry anyway

K-sport is 36 way adjustable. But I don't really notice all that much change in the ride between full soft and full hard...

 

[cupra_paul]

come on peeps anyone with any budget or midrange sus put down some details for us!!

 

[FR+TDI]

Rubbish coil overs from Hottuning! (T A Technics) Springs were far too hard (350lbs!) so had to buy softer ones, bent one strut after driving through a dip (not hole) in the road, possible casued by the solid supplied springs - okay, they sent me a pair of struts FOC, but more hassle changing them. Just as well they sent a pair as the new strut which replaced the bent one collapsed 4 months later! DONT GO CHEAP! Whats the old saying - buy cheap, buy twice??? Paid £165 for the full kit, then another £90 for the softer springs - actually rides tidy now!

 

[KupraKid]

Glad someone started this thread....was gonna ask the same question in a few weeks. Looking to upgrade the suspension soon myself, would love to lower my LCR so its visually noticeable, but not sure how much i can...i have already scraped my splitter several times on inclined drive ways and speed humps, even at crawling speed, so any advice would be great...

 

[Willie]

These threads are very interesting but people need to all have the same needs for their car before you can decide whether when they say it's perfect for them it will also be perfect for you.

With the handling of the Leon your far better to have uprated Front ARB, Rear ARB and Front upper and lower strutt braces fitted first with the OEM suspension. Unless your a very good driver and very demanding of your cars handling you will find this to be perfect.
I have the above fitted along with KWV3 coilover suspension. There are too many settings for a non expert to fiddle with and 95% of people won't anyway. For my needs the suspension is 100%. But for an every day family car is OTT.
For an every day car with very good handling for back roads and some track action get uprated springs, shocks, ARB's and strutt braces and you will be very impressed.
Cheap coilovers you will hate, expensive coilovers you will not get the best out of unless your going to be tracking the car and want the absolute best out of the handling and willing to compromise the feel of the car in day to day rutted and pot holed roads.
Best bet is to get a spin in cars with different set ups, SCN national meet on 18/19th July would be the perfect time to try this.
Hope this helps

 

[dainott2105]

I have Koni FSD's with Eibach Pro springs and very happy with them. Car handles very well and is also still plenty comfortable enough for a long journey (even with 19's on). Thought about coilovers but unless your spending big money and know how to set them up correctly then the koni's are the way to go in my opinon for around the £500 mark. Again depends on what you after from the car but cant fault them as an allrounder.

 

[vwbassett]

As part of my MOT advisory list of top mounts and new bushes im going for kw 40mm or weitec 30mm kit, new oem bushes/mounts/bearings and a new roll bar kit probably H&R. Hopefully il have a little review in 3-4 weeks as i need a nice weekend off to get it all fitted.