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whats the best dampers and springs - procta - 22-11-2015
Shock horror proctas asking a question about the 306!!
Anyway with me using the 306 more often, i want to start to sort things out now before things go tits up.
I have never been happy with the suspension setup due to the arseholes at my local motor factors giving me the wrong dampers, as i don't think the car is all that good since i changed the dampers over.
I am after more OEM, as this car is a standard road car, but i don't mind a cheeky upgrade.
what so you lads run?
RE: whats the best dampers and springs - zx_volcane - 22-11-2015
Bilstein B6 / B8 + Eibach - not cheap, but about as good a compromise as you'll get on the road.
B4 + gti6 springs is also a fantastic budget setup
RE: whats the best dampers and springs - Piggy - 22-11-2015
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RE: whats the best dampers and springs - Toms306 - 22-11-2015
Eibachs ftw, best springs I had on the 306!
RE: whats the best dampers and springs - Alan_M - 22-11-2015
B4s and Eibachs/VTS Springs for slightly uprated
Or;
B6/8s, Eibachs and thicker bars for Ultimate road setup (better than most cheap coilovers too).
RE: whats the best dampers and springs - Toms306 - 22-11-2015
Xsara VTS shocks and springs are a good upgrade on a budget, but they don't match the Eibachs imo.
RE: whats the best dampers and springs - Niall - 22-11-2015
Eibachs with B8s here and i wouldn't use anything else. Sure theres things out there which may be stiffer and go round corners better on perfect surfaces but where do you find that in this country!?
RE: whats the best dampers and springs - Poodle - 22-11-2015
As above tbh, b4s i find a little harsher than stock tbh, oem is probbaly best. Sachs do decent oem dampers.
RE: whats the best dampers and springs - adam b - 22-11-2015
B4 are crap. Peugeot or B6
RE: whats the best dampers and springs - procta - 24-12-2015
(22-11-2015, 07:43 AM)zx_volcane Wrote: Bilstein B6 / B8 + Eibach - not cheap, but about as good a compromise as you'll get on the road.
B4 + gti6 springs is also a fantastic budget setup
I have seen some bilsteins for sale on ebay, can I still run the standard HDI springs? as I don't want to drop the ride height. No way am I messing about with the rear beam on this!
RE: whats the best dampers and springs - RetroPug - 24-12-2015
Or as an alternative, Koni Yellows and Eibachs.
RE: whats the best dampers and springs - Paul_13 - 24-12-2015
What I run on the 205.
handy as you can adjust the dampening
RE: whats the best dampers and springs - Stef205 - 24-12-2015
ive yellow konis on mine atm but going to bilstien coilovers soon
RE: whats the best dampers and springs - Mole man - 07-01-2016
Iv got a set of b4s what we're on the car before I fitted my ta technics coilovers and I'm getting fed up with them now so if I fit xsara Ph1 springs will it be lower or will I need the xsara shocks to?