Morning all.
I have just finally got myself a nice gti6.
I intend to use it on the road this year with a few track days thrown in for good measure and then retire it for track only next year when I can afford a daily driver too.
I would like some advise from you knowledgeable fellows as to setting its suspension and brakes up.

Heres the plan so far:

Rear (already lowered 30mm, which is plenty for me):-

Rebuild the rear beam (replacing all bearings and seals as necessary)
New oem mounts with black powerflex tensioners.
Possibly a slightly larger arb from spoox at first with standard torsion bars.
New drilled and grooved discs and red stuff pads
service the calipers
Remove the load sensor gubbins and the abs (as the pump has packed in and i prefer it without anyway) re run the brake lines with stainless flexies and a proportioning valve in the cabin.

Front :-
Service the hubs and replace bearings and seals as necessary
New drilled and grooved discs and red stuff pads
service the calipers
black powerflex bushes front and rear of wishbones and new arb bushes.
decent stiffer engine mounts (not sure which yet but not solid)

What do you guys think of this combination to start with, am I heading in the right direction. I would appreciate your advise on this combination and also some suggestions on tyres and shock/coilover combination. I will be putting 4 new of each on but there is so much choice out there I would appreciate some suggestion from those that know!
At the moment I want the car to feel pretty tight and positive but not rock hard and rattly. I realise that just servicing all the running gear will help but I may as well upgrade while I do it.
Is there any point upgrading the rear arb without doing the torsion bars. Later on I will put on a pair of OMP braces at the front and be doing some power work but I want it to handle and stop nice first. I also want to keep the standard 15" wheels as I like the way they handle on them. I think the higher profile tyres tend to give you a little warning before breaking free of the road when giving it some stick.
Sorry this post is a bit wordy I wanted to give you as much info as possible.
Thanks for your help in advance
Martin

Engine and gearbox mounts from baker BM are good.

Hybrid arbs are supposed to be great along with 21mm torsion bars from xsara vts.

What about shocks?

^ cheaper and easier than rebuilding your own too. Plus hybrid arbs aren't that easy to come by.

Thanks all for the quick and useful responses. I knew I had come to the right place.
Mr R Rat, very interested and how much would you be looking for theses said components. Are the torsion bars standard did you say? and will the solid mounts be too rigid for the roads bearing in mind pot holes and English roads?

Stan - great suggestion with the rear brakes thanks and I looked at the KW website, they seem really well sorted, ( and I love a bit of bling)
Thanks again

Mr swampy can sort you out with all the lines for your abs removal

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Welcome along

Sounds like a nice plan for the car,looking forward to your project thread/pics

Solid rear beam mounts are a very good upgrade IMO,the rear end feels alot tighter and more predictable.The only thing I noticed was more road/brake noise from the rear,but nothing to worry about
Stay away from Red Stuff pads IME,as Stan says DS2500 are better all round pads
I would recommend them front and rear for track work,but standard are fine for fast road use on the rear
I followed peoples recomendations on here about TB's and ARB for a fast road set-up,that is standard ARB and 21mm VTS TB's,coupled with Koni shocks the rear end is spot on

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Thanks again for the warm welcome from you all.
How do I get in touch with a Mr swampy. I was going to make up the lines myself but if he can do it reasonable then he can have the business.

Regarding the rear beam and wishbones, MrR it is a very intriguing offer and one I shall consider. Unfortunately it has come very early as I am living in Switzerland until the 1st of May so cant do anything immediately. If you don't mind I will keep in touch and we can discuss further on my return if you have not already sold it.
Out of interest, what shocks would you use with this set up, just so I can get an idea of budget. Also were the bearings replaced on rebuild and could you possibly set it at 30mm lower than stock for me if I go ahead.
Sorry about the questions - still learning !
Martin

oooooo a local member for a chnge welcome along bud.

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