Leda Suspension Coil overs going on my car!!!

[ice maiden]

I have been looking into getting Coilovers for my Cupra R, have spoken to many people about which ones are best.....and got lots of different responses....

I have just spoken to Bev, who owns Leda Suspension, and they are able to custom make me a set of adjustable coilovers for my car.....As I am sure you are aware Leda are a proffesional company who specialise in this field, so I know what I get will be the best.

If anyone else is interested give me a shout and I can give you some more info, trust me these guys really know their stuff.

check out their website

www.leda.com

Watch this space for further info, going to see them tuesday to get the ball rolling

 

[m0rk]

what other LCR's have they done? will they be developing spring rates & damping adjustments on your car?

 

[ice maiden]

This will be a first for them, but anyone who is into their motorsports will be fully aware that they know there stuff.....

 

[m0rk]

yeah, Im not so blinkered as to not know who they are.....

just wondering what motorsport you do in your LCR

 

[ice maiden]

Is that really relevant, I want to improve the handling, but want to do it properly

 

[m0rk]

depends. if you don't have a race car, you don't want it handle like one either.

if you want a suitabley damped, reliable damper - hopefully they can help - but like you say - they're a motorsport manufacturer

Just call me dumb, but I can't see what they will do for you that Bilstein/Koni/FK/KW are unable to do for 1/.4 the price (if the last person that quoted a Leda price wasn't making it up)

Race car parts are functional, but not up to road use - dampers especially will want frequent rebuilds

 

[ice maiden]

well we are all entitled to our own opinions and they are fully aware what I use the car for, if you intend on being totally negative on the subject why post I am sure there are plenty of other people who are interested in this product

 

[m0rk]

I am interested.

I'm sorry I've not tracked all your previous posts to understand what you do use it for.

maybe you're blinkered to positives & I'm looking at -ve issues... I call it the big picture.

 

[ice maiden]

lol fair enough.....basically I like to be different, so i thought that I would go down this route, I have been in a car with a Leda kit on before, and the ride is far smoother than those of cheaper competitors

 

[m0rk]

it's all fair enough.. I just get fed up with people only answering with "wooo's and woww's" I call it 'sucking people off by forum'

I'm not doubting their ability at making great race car kits, the build quality is excellent. the seals will die a death when the gritters are 1st laden up.

Do you know what their assessment will be? take the car for x days/weeks & try various damper / spring combinations?

 

[ice maiden]

The best person to answer these questions is Bev from Leda, I have asked her to look at the thread and answer peoples questions

 

[ibizacupra]

how much can I ask?
when speaking with them @ Autosports this year they were £1500+vat for my ibiza..... and KW were'nt and discounted further again for some stickers on the car (motorsport actual use on my ibiza)

hear conflicting thing about leda, but then again also here some about KW... lol
fickle industry I spose

I do have Leda on my 16v scirocco which have chrome plating flaking off the damper rods, which is one of the "issues" I have heard said about Leda.

rebuildable tho. so I believe.

 

[IOMMAN]

Hi I have also done some research on Leda suspensions here is a link to my results I posted.http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=91494

 

[Yumann]

I was looking into Leda, Sach Raching, Stasis motorsport ohlins and AST before i just decided to go with Eibach coilover tbh there really is no point going leda unless your going rallying.

Even with the eibach coilovers it is over firm so i can only guess what the motorsport/racing coilovers are like.

I wanted to go wih something a bit different but as i said no point. The suspensions that i have named above start off about £1000 to £3500.

Oh and would you really know how to set it up?

 

[RobT]

pmsl with this thread and others like it - fascinating the amount of misinformation that is about.

A top quality racing / rally damper will be no more or less 'hard' than a street damper - unless its built to be so - what will be better is the materials and tolerances and the ability to fine tune / modify what the damper characteristics are. Most people wouldn't know where to start with this so the wide degree of damping would be wasted - but you would still get a better quality damper. Whether you need this or not is up to you. The only issue to double check on is whether they are road-use compatible....whether the seals and external build materials are up to 3-5yrs on a car, run through the winter, never serviced etc - race stuff is built to be serviced so is not usually as long-term hardy as normal road kit.

Good luck - personally I would be interested to hear how you get on with Leda

Cheers

Rob

 

[Pabs]

good on ya for trying something different Especially with a good start - a quality manufacturer.

however, i do feel m0rk has some very important comments/questions. You'd be the first ever LCR to have these, so you'd want it done right. I'd assume they'd need your car for quite a while to test, develop and modify until they, (and you), are happy with it.

They (Leda) would also need to know if they'd get a return on investment from doing this work - ie other people buying the kit once its developed - so they can spend this time developing with you. Otherwise your bill for 1 set of 1 off custom suspension would be £1000's + to cover all their costs, wages etc.

Good luck

 

[RobT]

you might want to check out the non-adjuastable Ohlins dampers for Leon also - around the £1200 mark but the dogs bits...

 

[ice maiden]

They will have the car as long as they feel necessary, I know Bev personally and have visited Leda and been shown round, this isnt some 2 bit company they have I believe 30 years experience so I am sure they are well aware how to set the car up.

 

[Pabs]

this isnt some 2 bit company they have I believe 30 years experience so I am sure they are well aware how to set the car up.

Yeh, and I think we are all well aware of Leda, their experience and quality, as said is the majority of posts above.

Thats not what we are questioning though. How long have they quoted you for the job to take, and what is the price they have quoted you? I think thats what we're more interested in. Even companies with 100's of years experience can't produce the perfect product straight away, hence the r&d costing more (and hence the term research and development - it goes through stages) - who foots that bill for this? You or them?

Would definately be interested to hear about price, as I might need to do something about my suspension in the near future, so if this actually turns out to be really good then it might be an option for me... but I just can't see the price being similar to the Koni/FK/Bilstein etc... Custom always costs more.

 

[ice maiden]

Until I go to see them on tuesday I cant answer these questions properly, I have asked Bev to have a look at the thread on monday, and answer questions people may have she is far more qualified to do so than I am.

Your right that custom is far more expensive....but its the age old saying you get what you pay for....