FSI recommendations - front/rear discs and pads and shocks

Been driving the A2 recently. It's glorious - zero roll at 40km/h round a right angle. Tyres are the limiting factor, they're old and hard.
B8 +Eibach + H&R ARBs + Superpro dogbone + Meyle HD droplinks + 195/50r15 on 7Jx15 Team Dynamics Pro Race1.2. ATE discs and pads - first brake from cold is good, but it gets much better as they warm. From good to great is just two stops.

- Bret
Can you tell me what H&R ARBs + Superpro dogbone are please, with pics if poss,

Thanks,

Rob.
 
Don't do the dogbone if tickover needs to be vibrationless for you, I'm not bothered by it, others are.
There are still Superpro bushes in the garage for the wishbones and the rear axle. The immediacy of the steering is superb - there is absolutely zero play between moving the wheel and the car following the instruction. This is not everyone's cup of tea and when combined with the lack of roll, driving in the city is a hoot. Just lift, throw the car into the corner and push the pedal again... it's immense fun and it will be even better with new tyres.
That said, it's not great for speed-limited sections - it's really easy to get into the swing of things and concentrate on lines, only to realise you're actually going quite rapidly. Sticking to the line is *really* easy with this and the brakes keep up IME.
I will be going braided lines when I get the fluid changed next time; I want better than this (and it's pretty freaking awesome now, probably better than the Octavia (which is 48k kms old) from 120 to 50km/h. The only issue is forgetting which car I'm in and trying to throw the others around in the same way.
A quick example: there's a pair of 90 degree bends around the corner from here. Speed limit drops from 50 to 40 when I turn into the road; I'm normally doing 40 at the junction when I remember to look. The left-hand bend - I'm on the outside, remember - needs a lift. No brakes. The right-hand bend also needs a short lift, nothing more. I don't drop to second for the junction, there's no point.
In the winter, the Swift is more fun, because Allgrip and Scandinavian flicks... and the A2 suspension gets very stiff much below -15C.

- Bret
 
Don't do the dogbone if tickover needs to be vibrationless for you, I'm not bothered by it, others are.
There are still Superpro bushes in the garage for the wishbones and the rear axle. The immediacy of the steering is superb - there is absolutely zero play between moving the wheel and the car following the instruction. This is not everyone's cup of tea and when combined with the lack of roll, driving in the city is a hoot. Just lift, throw the car into the corner and push the pedal again... it's immense fun and it will be even better with new tyres.
That said, it's not great for speed-limited sections - it's really easy to get into the swing of things and concentrate on lines, only to realise you're actually going quite rapidly. Sticking to the line is *really* easy with this and the brakes keep up IME.
I will be going braided lines when I get the fluid changed next time; I want better than this (and it's pretty freaking awesome now, probably better than the Octavia (which is 48k kms old) from 120 to 50km/h. The only issue is forgetting which car I'm in and trying to throw the others around in the same way.
A quick example: there's a pair of 90 degree bends around the corner from here. Speed limit drops from 50 to 40 when I turn into the road; I'm normally doing 40 at the junction when I remember to look. The left-hand bend - I'm on the outside, remember - needs a lift. No brakes. The right-hand bend also needs a short lift, nothing more. I don't drop to second for the junction, there's no point.
In the winter, the Swift is more fun, because Allgrip and Scandinavian flicks... and the A2 suspension gets very stiff much below -15C.

- Bret
Wonder how thick the hydraulic oil is getting at those low temps, will certainly have some effect on handling, of course the more miles you drive the warmer the oil will become and the handling return to something like normal..
 
Doesn't actually help much, the ride is very, very wooden at those temps. But then the A2 isn't used much in the winter anyway, so the point is a bit moot :) It doesn't stay warm properly either, especially if I leave my OSS insulation out.
Gearchange is treacle below -20C....

- Bret
 
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