Front shocks goooooooooooooooone!

[code618]

Agreed Dunlop - I used to cover the Yorke peninsula as a sales rep and they are shocking roads (no pun intended). It was my first experience aqua planing at speed - scary.

Boogz - I would be more worried at running into your mates at speed than bumps - that is a big payload.

As for shocks recommendation, cant assist as I have no idea....

[cyclesoul]

Look at the super pro lower arms, I very nearly bought a set off here. They are alloy, lighter, and include anti lift and come with bushes, bout 500 n a good upgrade over stock I reckon, as for shocks I will see wat u experience as I think mine will b on a limited lifespan with 50mm lowered springs

[Fireside]

I'm rockin the koni fsds, they are softer than I had expected and can take a serious beating too!
I surf almost everyday and most of the time I'm carting a full car down some stupidly rough tracks and the Koni/eibach combo has held up for the past 35000kms, and still going great.
My missus is also up the duff and no complaints from her either.

[woofy]

Geeze you live in the wrong place, how long does it take you to get to a surfing spot?

[BottomScratcher]

.....I want a smooth ride as I've got a pregnant wife (soon to give birth) and 5 year old.....

1. So, let's get the real problem out of the way first. You are in denial that your needs are better filled by a Superb or a Yeti than a vRS. Perfectly understandable, but keeping your head in the sand while trying to make sports suspension family friendly is going to cost you a lot of money in the long run.

....and by slightly lowering it, the poor stock shocks could not bear the brunt...

2. So it's already lowered, AND you've got the front row from The Team That God Forgot, and their kit onboard. Just how much travel do reckon was left before bottoming out? No spring compression left + no shock travel left = bent control arm.

3. As much as you don't want to do it - see 1.

[brad]

I'm rockin the koni fsds, they are softer than I had expected and can take a serious beating too!
I surf almost everyday and most of the time I'm carting a full car down some stupidly rough tracks and the Koni/eibach combo has held up for the past 35000kms, and still going great.
My missus is also up the duff and no complaints from her either.

I wouldn't recommend FSDs from a longevity point of view (they are mega-comfy I believe). Lots of failures if you've ever spent time at BriSkoda. Sure, Koni will warrant the damper but you have to pay R&R each time you make a claim & the turn around time can be a pain as well. OTOH, they are a bit cheaper than the sports yellow (but non adjustable for rebound).

[brad]

1. So, let's get the real problem out of the way first. You are in denial that your needs are better filled by a Superb or a Yeti than a vRS. Perfectly understandable, but keeping your head in the sand while trying to make sports suspension family friendly is going to cost you a lot of money in the long run.



2. So it's already lowered, AND you've got the front row from The Team That God Forgot, and their kit onboard. Just how much travel do reckon was left before bottoming out? No spring compression left + no shock travel left = bent control arm.

3. As much as you don't want to do it - see 1.

1) I have diesel wagon Eibachs on my 1.8tsi petrol sedan (so the spring rate at both ends is higher than normal for the application) with OEM non-RS dampers and the ride is fine (and yes, I know about pregnant women & kids). In fact, it's way better than the wife's Captiva.

I'm getting Konis because the dampers have done 110,000km & are getting a bit sad. Normally on a Falcon or Commodore I'd have binned them at 40,000km, so they have gone above & beyond what I'd expect.

[BottomScratcher]

1) I have diesel wagon Eibachs on my 1.8tsi petrol sedan (so the spring rate at both ends is higher than normal for the application) with OEM non-RS dampers and the ride is fine (and yes, I know about pregnant women & kids). In fact, it's way better than the wife's Captiva.

I'm getting Konis because the dampers have done 110,000km & are getting a bit sad. Normally on a Falcon or Commodore I'd have binned them at 40,000km, so they have gone above & beyond what I'd expect.

With enough time, money, and effort we can get just about any result we want. I was just being a bit cheeky. I'm an old fart, and spent my last dollar trying to turn the car I have into the car I want it to be a long time ago. Purely and simply, if I wanted a softer ride, or load carrying ride, I wouldn't have bought a car with lowered sports suspension. Variable suspensions might be OK for some, but in this instance the guys were in a hurry, and it was an unexpected additional load in the car. Even if boogz had adjustable suspension he didn't have the time to say to his mates, "Hang on boys. I've just got to change my suspension set up, and we'll get going."

Forwards should never be allowed to adjust anything anyhow.

[brad]

I'm not sure where adjustment comes into it.

My springs aren't adjustable & even when I fit Koni Yellows, only the rebound will be adjustable. Based on past experience, I fully expect to find the rebound setting I'm happy with & then leave it alone for about 50,000km & then set it one or 2 clicks firmer.

Dampers control spring oscillations. Springs carry load.

Not sure how fragile you blokes think women are but generally they are tougher stuff than most blokes. I doubt vRS suspension or even uprated Eibach/H&R would have much of an effect on them. Don't let them go trampolining in the last trimester - this can cause a problem.

[BottomScratcher]

I'm not sure where adjustment comes into it.

I was thinking of suspension generally. Even if I had spent a lot of money on flash height adjustable coil overs I wouldn't be adjusting them every time I load up at Dan's, or my 45kg oaf of a dog gets in the back in order to maintain a constant ride height. The same way I don't increase my tyre pressures for loads unless carrying a lot more than usual much further than usual. Not sure if I'm explaining this right, but it doesn't matter.

I enjoy my RS every time I get into it, but every now and then I drive Mrs BS's Golf VI TDI DSG, and am reminded of how much firmer my suspension and seats are. It's not an issue for me, but I couldn't possibly deny that hers is overall a more comfortable car to drive.