Decided to allocate some funds to the car again this month and did a suspension refresh. New Lemförder sway bar end links, new Bilstein B4 sport front and rear shocks, Eibach Pro-Kit coils from my old Jetta (7k km on them tops) and new dust/mud guards for the shocks along with new Lemförder strut mounts front and rear.
Car feels a lot more stable and wheel hop went away for the most part. It's slightly stiffer than my factory sports suspension but overall seems more comfortable for some reason. It's stiffer when going over speedbumps for example but a lot more comfortable when driving on a slightly uneven road. Next up I'll probably get a 034 Motorsport solid rear sway bar for the suspension as the car still understeers. Drove a friend's Audi A4 B7 and oversteer feels better than understeer.
Also changed to winter tires since it snowed the other day.
BeforeAfterI can definitely see why Eibach isn't selling black coils for the GTI. This thing is actually slightly taller in the front than stock (could just be cause of the new shocks not having more than 300km on them so far) and the rear doesnt have that much height difference. The stiffness difference compared to stock wouldn't be worth it for a lot of people. Red coils would serve their purpose better.
Edit: Used photoshop to line up the wheel on the before-after photos. Front is the same height as before the suspension update, rear is lower.