which suspension kit / setup?

[air121005]

i want to upgrade my suspension and i've tried searching the forum and the general consensus seems to be FK coilovers or the KONI Sport Kit.

has any body tried and tested any other kits which they could highly reccomend?

has any body tried any of these?

VMAXX - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Seat-Ibiza-Co...3QQihZ011QQcategoryZ40192QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

STREETLINE - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Seat-Ibiza-20...1QQihZ018QQcategoryZ40192QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

all reccomendations, advice greatly appreciated!!!!

 

[rashcupra]

both kits look pretty good cheep too! will you be fitting them yourself? that saved me a bundle! ive got fk coilovers and im happy as larry with them no noises not a harsh ride and obviously the handling is so much better looks great too but i still need to get it 4wheel aligned ive only had the toesetup straight at the moment as at my work i only have the facilities to setup the toe with modded suspension! the fk's areonly £450but i think big boys toys have got loads of deals on coilovers take alook in the big boys toys section

hope this helps fella

 

[air121005]

the price was the first thing that attracted my eye!

they go the VMAXX kit on bigboystoys and after a google search i can only find good reviews! good value 4 £££ by all accounts!
could well be making a purchase!

 

[mattcogg1981]

I am in a similar situation I have been looking around everywhere. I have read through a lot of posts and I agree most been seem to have FK Coilovers or KONI sport kit! After much searching Awesome GTI did a good KONI suspension kit, not sure if sport one though, retailing at £305 not including VAT. The problems I have had is that some suspension kits wont drop more than 30mm as the ARB gets in the way on my car. I don't know if this varies on each kit! The kits mentioned above sound great and are well priced but what are they like! This company was recommended to me as well - PI springs check out this website. Delivery is free and price is 300 quid inc VAT.

http://www.pi-suspension.co.uk/tsearch.php?search=%20%20%20%20PI%20SEAT%20Suspension

 

[Creatine Phil]

I'm also interested in upgrading my suspension soon. Both my previous cars have had a pretty hard suspension set up so my tdi sport, although not bad on A roads, feels like its got quite a lot of body roll.

I had a Koni road suspension kit on my previous car (a mk2 clio) and the handling was a lot better than standard. The garage that fitted it set it up with about 90% dampening hardness at the front and 50% rear which they thought would even out under steer a bit. IMO the trouble with the Koni kits that come with matched springs is that they don't lower the back by much at all. I don't know if this is because the back is expected to take a greater varience in load (e.g. - three passengers and a boot full) but it gives the appearance that the car is a bit nose-dived. I found a thread on this forum where someone took a before and after picture of an Ibiza lowered on a Koni kit and the back looked exactly the same as standard.

Obviously with coilovers you can adjust the hight and dampening but is there a significant difference in handling and comfort? My Koni kit was great on A roads but comfort was severely compromised on the crappy town roads in my area.

I read somewhere that if you fit a front strut brace - you can have the front suspension set a lot softer so that you retain the comfort without comprimising handling

 

[Rosco906]

would like to know as well, im wanting a decent drop to the tdi

the high arse look must go

 

[mpm1987]

look in the 2modified section!!

they can get anything!

 

[rashcupra]

coilovers is your only option then as even 60mm rear springs wont lower the back enough!