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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?
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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
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Eibachs ftw, best springs I had on the 306!
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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).
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Xsara VTS shocks and springs are a good upgrade on a budget, but they don't match the Eibachs imo.
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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!?
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As above tbh, b4s i find a little harsher than stock tbh, oem is probbaly best. Sachs do decent oem dampers.
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B4 are crap. Peugeot or B6
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Or as an alternative, Koni Yellows and Eibachs.
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What I run on the 205.
handy as you can adjust the dampening
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ive yellow konis on mine atm but going to bilstien coilovers soon
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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?
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