FSD's

Well,no more jarring from pot holes.
The car feels bigger,maybe softer ride.
Its still to settle in so cant throw it around yet.
No more heart stopping moments when I see a pothole I cant miss:p
 
WHS.

I've got mine in and immediately taken it for a spin down some pretty evil dirt roads. Softer, better body control. Less roll. No dip on the brakes, far less wooden.
Hit at least one vicious pothole - so much better, I can't describe it. These are the 8 inch deep, 1 foot long variety that you simply don't want to hit.

I also have steering feel and motorway "sit" back - my wife will not recognise the car :D

Running in should be over in three weeks - two 400mile weekend trips planned before then.

Bret
 
sooo... it was wet at the weekend and I was fully expecting wheelspin (I have my spikes on already) through an uphill junction. I turn on to a dual carriageway with it going up and wet surface - Nope, nothing. huh?
Out onto the soaking 70km/h section and the car actually sits on the road now rather than feeling like it's on tenterhooks. Muuuch better. However, my ARB is now obviously moving again (wife was not impressed!) so that will need to be done. Will try and get the rear one I think to be fitted at the same time so she doesn't notice ;)

Overall, very impressed. We'll see what happens with the long trip on Saturday.

Bret
 
Hi bret, can you tell me what benefits there are from fitting this arb, the overall body weight on a diesel is a little more than a petrol. Does fitting this rear arb to a 1.4 TDI SPORT make the car stiffer and would it make to sports suspension that i have on there already any better at handling.
 
the rear ARB is essentially to stiffen the rear and reduce understeer. My aim is to improve the grip in the wet / snow from the front (I want more chuckability without losing suspension comfort, if that makes sense). To that end, this seems like a good idea.

Bret
 
just back from a 500km weekend (using 28.5l fuel, I'll let you do that maths). The FSDs are now just over a month old and have covered ca. 1600km.

I am pretty impressed. At town speeds, they are nice and soft; they firm up nicely under pressure and my issue is road grease / spikes.

I like these. They're a bit soft in combination with the original springs on 185 winters, but that depends on your tastes. I don't mind some roll (I can always change the springs and probably will) but the comfort is very good.

Horses for courses: comfort and decent roadholding: these with 195/50R15s on standard springs should be a very nice compromise.

Bret
 
I finally had Koni FSDs and front Weitec springs fitted today. Although my initial impressions are good, the change has not made a huge impact on how the car behaves. Nevertheless in the little driving I have done, I would suggest that instead of a 'judder' you get a 'rumble' and instead of a 'bang' you get a 'bump'
- a bit like normal suspension!
 
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my FSDs have been on now for 3k kms and nearly 3 months. I like what they do in the cold - but maybe they're softer than I'd like. Whatever, it's a damned sight better than it used to be. Big test will be the summer.

Bret
 
Hey Christian, good to hear you're on FSDs and Weitecs now too. Give it a chance, you'll find it has made more of a difference than you think.
 
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