I'm going to get round to sorting out the handling on my car one my loan comes thru I'm looking to have the rear beam rebuilt and then lowered on Koni adjustables all round but I want to know what other parts I should think of changing whilst I am at it.

The rear beam is knocking and I am torn between solid and poly mounts, are the solid to harsh for every day driving? What should I look at changing on the front, I have seen the alu top mounts for the shocks. Are these worth the money or go for standards.

Think that is it, any other advice then add it on!

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205 GTi Red - G939 RTU - Died!
306 GTi 6 Diablo - Being resurrected! Project Thread

Looking for:
VTS P1 Rack
PR1.2 16"

I 100% recommend solid mounts. I reckon standard ur if you are really keen uprated standard top mounts are ok. Rich_W roller bearing wishbone bushes are a REALLY worthwhile mod too.

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Ex SC-6

Now in a Megane R26

PM daveyboy on here he may be able to do some cheaper.(solid rear mounts)

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Ex SC-6

Now in a Megane R26

spend your money on new wishbone bushes, decent tyres, and new shocks, bilstein B4's will do the job fine , and your car will be transformed

i will have a full set of used koni adjustables for sale soon.

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andrew315rawson@live.co.uk
Moonstone phase 7 gti6
My Project thread: http://www.306gti6.com/forum/showthread.php?id=119992&page=1

How long until they are up for sale, hoping to have everything together by the middle of Feb to change it all over.

I just put PE2's all round so that's tyres done, suspension is the next box. Been eyeing up the Quiafe LSD, all I have heard is praise so that is on my list aswell. Saying that, everything you can do to the 6 is on my list somewhere. I'm sure charging it is there somewhere aswell!

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205 GTi Red - G939 RTU - Died!
306 GTi 6 Diablo - Being resurrected! Project Thread

Looking for:
VTS P1 Rack
PR1.2 16"

My advice would be to get the car working as it's supposed to be first, before you go spending money on "uprated" parts everywhere.

Otherwise, as so often happens, what you're really comparing is old & tired, vs new & "improved".

What exactly is wrong with the handling that needs "sorting out"? Remember these cars were renowned for their handling, straight out of the box. By the sounds of it, yours is feeling a little tired, probably on original shocks, bushes etc.

So why not get it up to scratch first, do a trackday or two, learn about the car, and yourself/driving style.. and then figure out what needs "improving"? Before automatically spending

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Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch..
..Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.

Project é - my 306 project thread.

Seconded !!!

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my car's spending all my money grrrrrrrrrr

Well I had a 205 GTi before which I changed the shocks all round and solid mounts on the rear/new pug wishbone bushes but also changed loads of other things - putting all 309 running gear so it was a total overhaul and they were reknowned for their 'hot handling' but not enough IMHO

Wanted to know with the 6 if there are such extreme changes to be made or can improved handling be achieved with just uprating bushes mounts and suspension.

I know the way I drive and cos I had the 205 I know what the back end should feel like or what I want it to feel like on my 6. At the moment it is wooly and seems to lurch back and forth even after coming out of the corners. The front end is also feeling a bit loose, when turning the wheel it isn't biting like I would hope that it would. The best option would be to drive a nice standard 6 and see where I am going wrong or give me a level to expect, unless ppl are doing test drives that idea is out the window.

I know I could go back to standard to see what really I want to improve but this isn't a cheap option, this would mean buying Pug original spares which often cos as much as a uprated version by another company.

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205 GTi Red - G939 RTU - Died!
306 GTi 6 Diablo - Being resurrected! Project Thread

Looking for:
VTS P1 Rack
PR1.2 16"

I think there are plenty of things to sort out or uprate before you get a decent diff. With a fairly nice suspension setup there isn't much that can stay with mine on a standard engine.

I've not ever felt like it needed a diff - sorting out your rear suspension will make that obvious as thats what making your car feel like it might need one at the moment.

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Nothing to see here

Yeah have heard a few people say that a full plate one is better on the track, but it will still be used on the road so unsure I will be able to live with the plate diff. I'm going pick up another engine this week, rebuild that and then get all the shinny bits together for when I change the engine. Defo going for the solid rear mounts and possibly the solid wishbone set. Unsure what shocks to get tho!

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205 GTi Red - G939 RTU - Died!
306 GTi 6 Diablo - Being resurrected! Project Thread

Looking for:
VTS P1 Rack
PR1.2 16"

what coilovers can you use with adjustable top mounts then?

I recently did my first trackday and my idea was to get the car up to good standard condition first - i could then identify what needed upgrading - one trackday and the front spring spapped and ripped my tyre off! So as said above - not necessarily a fair comparison as i don't know how old those standard springs were - but i will definately be upgrading with uprated parts! Do not want a repeat of that! Im thinking of going with SPAX RSX because although i'd like adjustable top mounts they aren't allowed in the class i want to compete in.

I hear that the rear beam comes under a lot of strain - especially if you lower the TB (not done yet) what do i need to do to prevent any failure here? Solid beam mounts? anything else?