what suspension should i buy?

thanks for all this guys, nope nothing! are ap's any good mate?

been offered them for £360 (new form a online shop) on the seat site.

coilies ordered went for the fk ak's


big thanks for everyones help i really appreciate it!

fitzy will those top mounts fit mine? if so ill be down at weekend to get some!

you got a PM too

lol your like my agony aunt tonight dubsy

auntie dubsy

sparkie1984 wrote:

coilies ordered went for the fk ak's


big thanks for everyones help i really appreciate it!

fitzy will those top mounts fit mine? if so ill be down at weekend to get some!

Do u DEFINALTLY want them????

if so i will order them

if ur goin to come saturday , make sure u get there before 11???

It is well worth the cost of doing the top mounts now, if you dismatle it and find they need doing you might get annoyed at putting it back together with the old ones.
They do also make a big difference.

sorry fitzy, didnt realise youd replied to this would i need all of the above?

im sorry but im in unknown territory here with top mounts and bits! also they will fit my ibiza?

thanks for the help guys, i know im a knob

you would need all of the above


Cali has just ordered these today as he is dropping his mk4


i'm sure they'll fit the Ibiza..................(just double check with Wildchild)

ok thanks a lot fitzy

Consider the forces that your suspension is subjected to, they try to deal with the up and down but they are being pushed from all sides. To absorb some of these forces and to soften the impact and damage they use rubber mounts and bushes. However, rubber degrades and gets torn apart and therefore your suspension will start to move about and knock, so the forces go in all directions and makes your handling vague.
A car our age, that has never had them changed, would benefit from just having the rubbers done before we get to the fun of changing the suspension.
Also they might fall apart when the old suspension comes out.

very good point cali, interesting read, as im still learning lots about cars so thats another bit of knowledge!

if ya dont mind me asking how much did the parts come to in total? and ill have to check with james to make sure theyll fit.

after some searching on the seat site, it doesnt look like the topmounts from vw will fit

so ill prob have to go to gsf, think the nearest is in watford now!

thanks for all the help guys

Hey man if you do use your old top mounts then the uprated coilys will hammer them to bits within months so it does make sense to renew if you can, then you shouldnt have to renew for ages... also remember once coilys are fitted and you have driven your car around for a week to help them settle, adjust to your desired ride height then get the wheel alignment done by a garage...

hi mate, yeah im gonna get some and do it properly

just a shame ill have to pay dealer prices! mind you im also gonna order a splitter and strut brace while im there

cheers
si

The VW ones might not but I thought Fitzy was going to order you the SEAT ones. Check because GSF ones don't have the sort of life you would want.

With front and rears, all replaceable mounts, nuts and bearings, it came to about £71 but would you want to pay £600 for good suspension only to still knock about due to cheap top mounts.

oh, he can order seat bits? sorry i didnt realise he could get those?

£71!!! you have a valid point though cali! like people who spend thousands on a car and put £50 tyres on it!

for some rubber. when you say mounts, are they engine mounts? or just whats needed for suspension? and would the coilovers come with any of that?

mounts (top mounts) they are needed for the suspension and wont come with ur new coilovers dude

cheers mate,

would i need everything cali bought though? and the part numbers you quoted, i think theyre the same as the seat ones, so you can also get seat parts?


lol hopefully this'll get sorted out soon, then no more questions........... till the next time

you got em yet si?

still not got em mate!

bastods!!! i took your advice and got a splitter though (not sure if youve sen the meet pics i put up?)

i got the led numberplate lights done though

yer i seen all that, looks good!

im just cathing up going through things as i been away this weekend lol

you ordered front strut brace?

yep all ordered, and the things round the interior door handles that wear away! mine look crap!

if ya want some of those leds let me know, ill order you some, for helping me with the suspension

oh and think you should join the team

dammit was gona get you to order me one lol!

we need to get fitting that s*@!! lol!! tell them to hurry up haha!

yer the door handles wear away again! i give up lol, getting my old ones painted one day! lol

have you replaced yours already?

sorry about the brace dude! i got the door bits, proper cupra badge, lcr splitter, and the brace and it came to £100, i thought that wasnt too bad from a dealers, the badge was £10!!!!!!

im gonna email them now, theyve taken £300 bloody quid but not delivered anything, robbin gits!!

yer bout right i paid 45 for fuse box cover, all the handles and splitter, no worries lol

yer replaced my door handles last year, less than a year on and they are starting to go agen!