Perhaps I'm slightly spoiled, coming from a Focus which is renowned for being one of (if not the) best handling hatch out there.
My Ibiza is so boatlike. All the reviews say the suspension is hard and tiresome, whilst I have to admit its slightly harder than some cars, its nothing like hard.
I'm thinking the issue is mainly around the damping rate of the shocks, as the springs do appear pretty firm. But is it possibe to actually get an Ibiza to handle like its on rails, or do I just leave it as is and put up with it?
Under braking the nose dives, indicating poor front shocks and try and take any bend/roundabout at anything like like a decent speed and I feel like I'm going to roll over.
I don't believe its a case of worn out shocks either, they all bump/rebound the same given the same loading. So are they just poorly valved from the factory or is the geometry/design poor?
My Focus is running 300mm front disks, adjustable Gaz shocks and Spax SSX springs, the car will stay perfectly level when braking hard and then chucking it into a corner, never even thinking about squealing a tyre.
Is this sort of ability available on an Ibiza? I know the brakes can be sorted, but the suspension?
Are there any camber kits available to correct the camber on lowered Ibizas?
Any views/thoughts appreciated, as its currently like driving an old Granada.
Thanks
Chris
ps. Its a TDI Sport 130.
My Ibiza is so boatlike. All the reviews say the suspension is hard and tiresome, whilst I have to admit its slightly harder than some cars, its nothing like hard.
I'm thinking the issue is mainly around the damping rate of the shocks, as the springs do appear pretty firm. But is it possibe to actually get an Ibiza to handle like its on rails, or do I just leave it as is and put up with it?
Under braking the nose dives, indicating poor front shocks and try and take any bend/roundabout at anything like like a decent speed and I feel like I'm going to roll over.
I don't believe its a case of worn out shocks either, they all bump/rebound the same given the same loading. So are they just poorly valved from the factory or is the geometry/design poor?
My Focus is running 300mm front disks, adjustable Gaz shocks and Spax SSX springs, the car will stay perfectly level when braking hard and then chucking it into a corner, never even thinking about squealing a tyre.
Is this sort of ability available on an Ibiza? I know the brakes can be sorted, but the suspension?
Are there any camber kits available to correct the camber on lowered Ibizas?
Any views/thoughts appreciated, as its currently like driving an old Granada.
Thanks
Chris
ps. Its a TDI Sport 130.