After 70k the coupe has finally started to knock quite badly from the nearside, so I'm going to get a full suspension refresh -

New wishbones, top mounts, track rod ends, anti-roll bar bushes and drop links

Have I missed anything? (ball joints and pinch bolts?)

So whilst doing this, I reckon I might as well uprate the shocks and springs

I dont want a set up thats rock solid, sort of 70% handling, 30% ride comfort and would like to lower her a little - nothing which makes speed bumps a danger, say 3cm

The Blistein damper/Eibach spring combination seems to be highly rated, but it there anything else I should consider?

Cheers chaps...

How much do you want to spend ?

Expensive

But bloody good

These will transform the coupes handling and ride. You can raise or lower as much as you like (although I dont reommend going too low, the ride and handling suffer greatly)

Bilstien/Eibach is a very good alternative though <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Cheers Jimbo, the Bilstein/Eibach combo will be around £650 for parts only (from Alt Autos website) but may be a little cheaper through fastjjs, if he can still lay his hands on the parts

TBH I cant really afford much more than that at the moment and I suspect the Leda's would be quite a bit more (look <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/love.gif" alt="" /> though) - dare I ask how much?

Edited to say - just found a Leda price list - not cheap, but was amazed to see you can buy a kit for a Fiat Strada (a 1.3 litre 65hp version was my first car!)

I have the Bilstein/Eibach combo and very happy with the ride they give although I can feel the ride could be tighter however with a loss of comfort obviously. Good all round package nonetheless. You may find it difficult sourcing Bilstein dampers for the coupe these days though.

How about this ?-

http://www.larkspeed.com/index.pl?a=i&p=2617136

Can anybody comment on the handling of this kit ?,seems like a good option considering the price.

How much does New wishbones, top mounts, track rod ends, anti-roll bar bushes and drop links cost all fitted?

Ok, if I cant get my hands on any Bilsteins, what other decent options are there?

Alt Autos have still got a Koni kit on their website - anyone used these?

Or what about FK coil overs? (Silverline or Konigsports look decent)

KW Variant 1's (Kelly, I know you've got these)

I have called Koni here in the UK to see whether the Koni FSD can be adapted for the Coupe. It is made for a few Fiats and Alfas, so the fellow I spoke to seemed positive. But they haven't been able to confirm it yet.
The system sounds very good, and is standard equipment on some Lambos, but don't know how it would be with the Coupe.

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FSD can't be used with lowered springs IIRC.

Leda are too expensive <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/cry.gif" alt="" />

Eibach/Bilstein's are approx the same cost as a set of KW Varient 1 from Balance Motorsport (link from one of the Group Buy threads)

Which should I go for <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

mm, im thinking to go forthis
i didnt try them so no idea how they are, but AFAIK they are widely recommended.