what can i do other than lowering?

[jonesyba_420]

i was wondering what else i can do to improve the handling of my cupra other than lowering it as this is impractical where i live!?
ive fitted 15mm rear spacers purchased from Bill which have helped with the twitchey rear end alot,feels much more planted.ive got standard wheels and aren't planning on changing them.any help is much appreciated.

 

[m0rk]

new dampers (OE replacement) and ARB's

 

[jonesyba_420]

sorry dont really know alot about suspension wot will new dampers achieve?arb's come in different thicknesses is this correct?what do the differences in seize mean?

 

[Craig!]

Can always fit coilovers and use the standard ride height settings, of just 10mm or 15mm lower no need to go 40mm if you dont want to. Also anti-roll bars and new bushes all round.

 

[m0rk]

your original dampers are at best 6yrs old, so they won't work as efficiently as they did when new.

 

[jonesyba_420]

so your saying go to seat and get replacement standard dampners?coilovers are abit on the pricey side lol what about strut braces will they make any difference?

 

[jonesyba_420]

does anyone have any recomendations for ARBs and strut braces?and what sort of price am i looking at?thinking of going down that road rather than coilovers.

 

[cupraolli]

hiya mate ive standard suspension with 20mm spacers and ive just fitted a rear and front strut brace and its made quite abit differece car feels so much nicer in the corners now. good investment. im going down the coilover route now though and then arbs

 

[jonesyba_420]

did you do upper and lower braces?which ones did you go for?

 

[rich.h44]

i got front and rear strut braces on my cordoba estate i put the rear on first as i dint have much time to move all my air con pipes at the front, i did not have any understeer at all no matter how hard i pushed it into corners!!!!i put the front one on and started getting a littel bit of understeer back!i would recomed them!try strutbracer.co.uk or look for him on ebay i got front and rear braces dillivered fo £80

 

[C1TPT]

i have a front upper strut brace and im looking to get a rear one! my front is the seat one, you can get them from a dealer and they are made by momo, i think i paid about £50 well worth it!

 

[Martin M]

arb's come in different thicknesses is this correct?what do the differences in seize mean?

I've got Neuspeed ARB's on mine, 25mm front and 28mm rear. Since they've been on (along with front and rear upper strut braces, lowering springs and shocks and polybushed wishbones) it's handled much better.

 

[matt_s]

What about koni fsd's? They are designed to work with the standard springs.

 

[jonesyba_420]

sorry for being stupid but what do you mean by fsd's?how much am i looking at spending for a set of arb's?wot is the recomended size?i dont want it to be arse end happy.

 

[rich.h44]

i saw the fronts at £140 and the rears bit more not sure what thickness though it was a wile ago now