Don't like my setup at the mo, this is down to crap springs IMO anyway

I have bought some koni adjustables and will be using Eibach springs

I do have some poly bushes to fit as well, but will this make it just as bad as it is now?

Hate the harsh ride 'cos roads where I live ain't too sharp and not exactly flat PMSL

Feels like hitting a pot hole every time I hit a slight bump and really fooking annoys me

Am I doing the right thing by fitting the poly bushes or should I get a complete set of new standard ones?

 

konis are hard...

ride comfort means soft shox and springs

 

in my experience, polybushes will not give you a harsh ride - norfolks shitty roads will

 

Fooking hell

Got spax adjustables right now and was told koni should be the better shock of the two!

Told this by a respectable trader on here too

Anyway, the springs I have right now are like -30000000mm and stupidly low!!

Eibach are higher in the norm, would this comensate?

 

i dont have polly bushes but the konis give a very 'defined' ride maybe its because the car is VERY low (at the front anyway) and the konis have to be set to 'hard' to avoid the wheels twatting up into the arches!

 

You're not kidding about the roads, I live right on the coast - roads are all 'B' roads and fall apart as soon as they 'chuck' gravel ontop to give a new surface PMSL

Norfolk Council are proper Pikies I can tell ya!!

You sure the car just ain't too low and that's the cause of it?

 

Koni are better than spax!

Just not softer IMO

Go get std suspension if you want a smooth ride!

alex

 

polys, for the money, are one of the best things you can do to improve your car.

 

polys wont make the car noticably harder ride

fookin RST uprated susp will, its horrid in my experience, uprated cossie stuff is often fine, but RST stuff is fookin well shitty ride

 

We'll see, but wanted higher springs anyway
This could be one of the downfalls on mine right now

 

change to higher springs, and get some monroe or similar gas shocks - very nice ride.

 

Already paid for my Koni's

You lot suggesting this is not such a wise idea?

 

not if u want a pleasant ride lol

 

what i meant was the fact that my car is so low means i have to have the konis on hard.. that therefore makes the ride a little harsh.. i had higher springs on then i guess it could be set a little softer.. but at the expense of handling i expect.
CheeRS
Phil

 

my mate has koni's and poly bushes all round on his S2. his is quite a comfy ride even tho it is low to the ground. & our B roads in lincs can't be much better than yours!

handles pretty well too for a saloon car!!

 

Ah well, we'll soon see, If I don't like it, change it LOL

 

also makes me PMSL when everyone with an RST sets theres no rock solid and thinks itl improve the handling.

make it worse on the road if anything, esp if you harden up the fronts loads, understeeeeeer

 

I find my handling is 100% and perfect for the car on 60% soft

 

James, fitting bushes to the car will not make the ride harder, but may transfer more road noise. The springs and dampers are in control of the "hardness". This is why you have ADJUSTABLE dampers, set them to full soft you twat if you want the ride to be more comfortable . I cannot believe how stupid you are at times (although I am beginning to ).

 

Mike, they are on FULL soft at the moment you twat

Springs are way too fucking low anyway, camber of that thing is unreal

So more noise, who cares, in my car you struggle to hear eachother when talking, hence the damn stereo install I now have, drown it all out

Cheers for your input Mike Has put my mind at ease LOL

What about if we both bring handbags to the next meet like Christian did on Tueday and have a contest!!

 

Make up your mind....

 

Mike handling is fine, just so fooking bumpy and uncomfortable

Better springs will only make me realise how shit it is now probably

 

 

Ash, been trying to ring you, probably why I can't get through

Now you're on here - START USING THE DAMN SITE!!!

 

hello james,

hows the car going after the oil and filter change with loads of wind and oil spaying at least you wont need to wax oil it

 

Keep it hard you !!

Want to set my cossie to Hard but I think the coilovers are fucked, sat there for about 45 minutes turning the adjuster and never reached the end

 

Cant be as bad as mine ill take a pic tonight before i fit my adjustable TCA's.. see what difference they make

 

Well, all 4 of my tyres are like racing slicks on the inside PMSL
It is REALLY noticable when you look at it on concrete, not tarmac

 

James, this is what I was referring to, you state that they are on 60% soft then said they were (like you ) 100% soft .

 

This is so true! my old rst had konis and chassis dynamic springs and crashed around all over the place. The cossie came with the same set up but was far nicer.

I ran my konis on full soft on my rst everywhere but the track.

RST suspension is just shite.PERIOD

Paul.