jcp Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Good evening everyone, I have a LeonFr- 197 bhp Tfsi with Dsg gearbox and am gradually making it suit me-I have Eibach Pro-kit springs which work well providing a good cosmetic lowering and significantly better ride quality than the o/e springs, I have just fitted Koni Fsd shocks- as yet untested but with the aim of making the ride quality a little more fluid. The Fr is a bit of a stiff and crashy old hector as standard with good road holding but a busy and tiresome ride. The car runs on 225/45/17s- presently Bridgestone RE 050s which provide plenty of grip and a slightly noisy ride. What tyres would provide a good and not too noisy next step- I do not expect to run out of grip but would like some more refinement. Looks matter too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Are you trying to do this> quote "ride quality a little more fluid" through the tyres? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcp Posted April 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 No, hoping the improvement effected by the Eibachs- significantly better than o/e- will be reinforced by the Konis- a reputedly smoother damper than the originals. Tyres afaik can be hoped to reduce noise and make a contribution to fine detail of ride but only in the narrow sense. I found on the peugeot that the big improvement was Eibachs and shocks but that 16" rims and T1rs - as opposed to 17"s and Falkens-further reinforce the prime changes. This is purely empirical and hit and miss stuff but I would not want to fit an extremely stiff or noisy tyre- I have heard well of GSD3s and assymetrics and it seems I may be on the right track. Can you do gsd 3s and if so what is the price? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkO Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 No, hoping the improvement effected by the Eibachs- significantly better than o/e- will be reinforced by the Konis- a reputedly smoother damper than the originals. Tyres afaik can be hoped to reduce noise and make a contribution to fine detail of ride but only in the narrow sense. I found on the peugeot that the big improvement was Eibachs and shocks but that 16" rims and T1rs - as opposed to 17"s and Falkens-further reinforce the prime changes. This is purely empirical and hit and miss stuff but I would not want to fit an extremely stiff or noisy tyre- I have heard well of GSD3s and assymetrics and it seems I may be on the right track.Can you do gsd 3s and if so what is the price? the gsd3 in your size is around at the moment and is £105inc vat i will need just a days notice to get stock unless the weekend gets in the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcp Posted April 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 Tony "Are you trying to do this> quote "ride quality a little more fluid" through the tyres?" The Konis are fitted and have had a good effect. I have only had the chance to try them on greasy back lanes and broken urban surfaces so far but the whole feel of the car is better- smoother and much less crashy and uncomfortable. I would welcome your thoughts on possible ARB changes as now the ride is much improved I need to consider whether any loss of stiffness can be replaced by more control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 Nice car..... love the wheels Our biggest barrier before adding more modifications is having the ability to tune them..... How adjustable is the camber and castor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcp Posted April 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 Tony, I was rather hoping you may be the man to tell me what you can do!! I'm out of my depth!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 In that case i want you to have adjustable front/ rear camber and castor, that way the chassis has endless applications Geometrically Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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