rob_e's CW vRS - return to stock :(

[Dario]

great stuff 

[Mark_eire]

Looks great Rob, how are you finding the car on that suspension setup?
Get some pics up of how it's sitting too!!

[rob_e]

Looks great Rob, how are you finding the car on that suspension setup?
Get some pics up of how it's sitting too!!

Hi Mark

the bilsteins felt hard as nails to start with (well, compared to my well used weitecs anyway) but it seems to be softening up the more I drive it.  I'm going to reserve judgement until it's fully bedded in -  i'll write some stuff for the blog when i get some miles on it.   Dead easy to adjust the damping - you can get to the adjusters with it sat on the ground, just reach around behind the wheel.  This is not a kit of you want to go "slammed" - my fronts are all the way down and its (guessing) somewhere around -35mm vs stock ride height, or around 340mm from the wheel centre to the top of the arch.  To be fair that's absolutely fine for what i want.  Quality it top notch as you'd expect, powder coated springs, stainless (actually i think they call it triple c coated) damper body etc.

no pics yet of how it sits, i'll get some soon don't worry :)

[Tfsi_Mike]

More great mods, lovely car

[rob_e]

Get some pics up of how it's sitting too!!

quick phone pic:



It's a little too low at the rear I think.. might need a little tweak.

:)

[Mark_eire]

Looks great Rob 

[Leesey]

These look great in white. Can't knock them for the price of them either!

[rob_e]

Little update:

New superpro anti-rollbar bushes to replace the ones that came with my autotech bar.  The autotech bushes were rock hard and completely smooth so they squashed out all of the grease making them noisy.  The replacement bushes are textured on the inside so they retain the grease plus they are a lot more compliant.  Only got 500 miles on them so far but first impressions are great - no more noise!


Superpro rear anti roll bar bushes and clamps by lotus-gt, on Flickr

Also got my OEM Multi Function wheel fitted now, finally..


Octavia vRS Multi Function Wheel by lotus-gt, on Flickr



Multi Function Wheel LHS by lotus-gt, on Flickr


Multi Function Wheel RHS by lotus-gt, on Flickr

Thanks to Alex @ AKS for getting these things sorted out for me.   

Next;  summer tyres to go back on in a few weeks along with my neuspeed rse07's then I'm done on chassis mods.  Looking at map and exhaust next..

 

[rich83]

Ill give you another few thousand miles before buying those bushes... but they are looking hopeful! 

[rob_e]

Neuspeeds finally fitted:


Neuspeeds on by lotus-gt, on Flickr

 

I'll get some more pics of the new wheels in the next few days..

[rich83]

Bushes still good???

[rob_e]

Bushes still good???

yes.

 

[GarethB]

Bushes still good???

yes.

 

New wheels look lovely  

Where did you acquire the bushes from? (I can't see them on the super pro website) - Squeaking from the autotech is driving me mad!

[rob_e]

New wheels look lovely  

cheers!  Very pleased with them.  For some reason they look small in the pic but in the metal they look bigger than the OE rims (although they're still 18"s).

Where did you acquire the bushes from? (I can't see them on the super pro website) - Squeaking from the autotech is driving me mad!

Alex @ AKS ordered them for me direct from superpro. 

Part numbers: SPF1450-25K (Anti Roll Bar Bush Kit; 2 Bushes, SuperPro Grease) and SPF0984K (Anti Roll Bar Clamp Kit; 2 clamps).  Google "25mm SuperPro Universal Anti Roll/Sway Bar Clamp and Bush Kit".

 

[GarethB]

Many thanks Rob