Mk4 Suspension

I have Eibach springs and standard dampers.

Fitting was eay peasey and it skinned me £130.

That was 20,000 miles ago and i can honestly say that the dampers are shagged!!

So....onwards and upwards (well, downwards actually ). Just about to order a set of FK Silver line X's. There are 4 different options with FK Coilovers:-


Highsport Coilover Kits:
This is our most popular and best selling coilover suspension kit, which features top quality at an extremely competitive price. It has fixed dampening tuned by FK which is described as a sporty ride that is firm but comfortable. The ideal suspension kit for customers who want a suspension setup that has been tuned by the FK engineering department's experience. During extensive test drives during development, it is possible to develop the springs and shock matching to your car - a perfect setup as a result. Of coures, the ride height and attitude can be accurately adjusted.

The struts are Zinc Plated Steel for protection against road salts.

+ Height adjustable on car
+ TüV approved for safety upto 85mm
+ Made in Germany
+ Includes C-Spanners and protective aerosol
+ Zinc Plated Steel

Königsport Coilover Kits:
The flagship range of FK Coilover Suspension Kits. Featuring special shock absorbers which feature adjustable dampening for maximum tuneability. The ideal suspension kit for the driver who wants the height to be adjustable and at the same time, dampening to be separately adjustable. This suspension can be adapted to your own personal preferences and driving experiences, due to the adjustable dampening shock absorbers. Also body roll of the car can be considerably influenced through dampening.

The struts are Zinc Plated Steel for protection against road salts.

+ Height adjustable on car
+ Koni strut inserts (dampening adjustable)
+ TüV approved for safety upto 85mm
+ Made in Germany
+ Includes C-Spanners and protective aerosol
+ Zinc Plated Steel

Silverline Coilover Kits:
This is our most popular and best selling coilover suspension kit, which features top quality at an extremely competitive price. It has fixed dampening tuned by FK which is described as a sporty ride that is firm but comfortable. The ideal suspension kit for customers who want a suspension setup that has been tuned by the FK engineering department's experience. During extensive test drives during development, it is possible to develop the springs and shock matching to your car - a perfect setup as a result. Of coures, the ride height and attitude can be accurately adjusted.

The struts are made from Stainless Steel to eliminate corrosion from UK road salts. The strut housing is guaranteed for life. Looks great from any angle.

+ Height adjustable on car
+ TüV approved for safety upto 85mm
+ Made in Germany
+ Includes C-Spanners and protective aerosol
+ Stainless Steel
+ Lifetime Guarantee

Silverline X Coilover Kits:
The flagship range of FK Coilover Suspension Kits. Featuring special shock absorbers which feature adjustable dampening for maximum tuneability. The ideal suspension kit for the driver who wants the height to be adjustable and at the same time, dampening to be separately adjustable. This suspension can be adapted to your own personal preferences and driving experiences, due to the adjustable dampening shock absorbers. Also body roll of the car can be considerably influenced through dampening.

The struts are made from Stainless Steel to eliminate corrosion from UK road salts. The strut housing is guaranteed for life. Looks great from any angle.

+ Height adjustable on car
+ Koni strut inserts (dampening adjustable)
+ TüV approved for safety upto 85mm
+ Made in Germany
+ Includes C-Spanners and protective aerosol
+ Stainless Steel
+ Lifetime Guarantee

I can get these at very good prices-cheaper than ive seen anywhere else. For example was told £530 for the Silverline X's tonight.

Im getting a better list of prices etc tomorrow for the MK so ill update then.

TTT

Can this be made a sticky please??

can also say that when lowering any mk4 ( tdi in my experience) with 30K + onit , it would be worthwhile to change the front top mounts , when i refitted koni adjustables on mine (more later) the mounts fell apart luckily i had them already ordered , a few people on here have had them replaced under warranty from wat ive heard .

6Q0412331B front strut top mounting (2 required at 9.23 each plus VAT)
6N0412249C front strut top bearing (2 required at 7.95 each plus VAT)
these are 4 my diesel engined car , dunno if petrol varients are similar


koni adjustable shocks are a good job as well if u dont want to go down the coilover route. on the front they are top adjustable , from softer than standard to hard as fook , the rears are quite hard to adjust as they need to be removed to do so , nothing major in that tho , personally . i have these installed along with spax SSX springs , and the ride altho firm is comfortable and the car corners smoothly , and progressively , with little roll

I had my sachs kit fitted today and first impresions are good, its lowered nicely, ride is quite a bit firmer than the standard ones and seems to turn in alot better. I haven't beenable to realy try them yet as the roads are wet and greasy so cant wait to see what theyre like in the dry. ill get some pics at the weekend aslong as its dry and not too cold.

My How-To guide on changing suspension:
http://www.seat-ibiza-mk4.co.uk/links.htm
If you're thinking of doing it yourself, have a read of this first

Here is an image from my fr lowered with KW variant 1.The back is at the lowest setting and the front has still a little tread left.

How much did you pay for the coilovers???

The car looks niiiiiiiiice

Around 960€,so 663£
Free fitting.

Ive had KW Variant 2's on my car for about 12000 miles now. Front bushes were gubbed completely. Had Powerflex bushes installed today and there is an immediate and DRAMATIC improvement.

Star Performance installed them for me. Im not sure if they believed me when I said that my wheels had a huge amount of movement in them. Whenever I put my foot on one of my wheel spokes I could easily make the wheel move about an inch in total. If I went down even the slightest of dips in a road or turned right hard then my wheel would rub in the arches. It was far worse on the drivers side. In fact it used to rub so badly that all the plastic on the inside of my drivers side wheel arch has rubbed away, not doing my tyres any favours there!

Now when I put my weight on the spokes the wheel does not move at all. The car changes direction instantly whereas before there was a very slight delay as the give in the old bushes was taken up. (badly explained but you get the idea!)

On the way home I was throwing the car around a lot quite aggresively trying to see if i could induce some trye rub. So far it has not rubbed!

Very very happy and my only regret is that I took so long to actually get it done.

Thanks to the Star Performance lads for doing another professional job.

wat bushes did u get done , front or rear lower subframe ones

stoneyfordNI said:

wat bushes did u get done , front or rear lower subframe ones

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Ummm not 100% sure on this. This is what it says on my receipt.....

2 x Front Rear Wishbone Bushes
2 x Front Wishbone Bush Front

Never got anything on the rear of the car as there was no problem with them.

That means all 4 front wishbone bushes

Oh think this might be worth a mention. Jim Curley @ Star Performance noticed something yesterday for the first time. When changing the bushes on my PD100 S he discovered that the PD160 Cupra has different and better bushes than mine. He said it would be a possible OEM upgrade for anyone who was needing new bushes or simply wanting to upgrade them.

Yes that's right, I bought Devonmikeyboy's front suspension bushes/brackets off his rolled Cupra 160; instead of the voided bushes on my Sport it had solid-looking bushes.

Not sure if they were only fitted to Cupras, or were an improved item fitted to all later models...

My 04 plate cupra has the solid bushes, so it would seem Cupras had them from the start?

muddyboots said:

Yes that's right, I bought Devonmikeyboy's front suspension bushes/brackets off his rolled Cupra 160; instead of the voided bushes on my Sport it had solid-looking bushes.

Not sure if they were only fitted to Cupras, or were an improved item fitted to all later models...

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All the FR's and Cupra's have the solid one's now. Mine will have come saturday + 20mm ARB and powerflex front bushes

have you got part no's for the front suspension bushes?

I've just got back from a service today and was warned that 'Front Suspension Wishbone Bushes Split'. Is it worth upgrading to Powerflex?

hey guys how much are the cupra front brushes? if im gettin new suspension i may aswell upgrade this at the same time im guessing.. hopefully see my mate at the garage and see if he will price the job up (i delt it but its worth an ask) lol has any1 been able to sell ur old suspension or have u put it to the back of the garage?

I wanna buy a suspension kit !

Most coilovers ive seen start from a 45mm drop! r there any other kits out there that offer a 40mm drop ?