I had the powerflex inserts for the front
lower rear wishbone bushes. They did make quite a bit of a difference but they made a popping noise everytime I accelerated harshly or cornered harshly...quite liked that actually as it let me know when I was giving it too much beans.
One side kept popping out a little bit though and I eventually replaced them with the Seat
Cupra bushes. =)
Though I had to replace the subframe too as the bolt jammed - sigh.
Had my front ARB kit replaced under my comprehensive used car warranty from VW as the bushes were knackered and the plastic carriers were broken. Haven't had any problems with it since but I haven't actually checked to see whether if the new kit has carriers or plastic or not! I have a feeling that I may be coming back to replace the front ARB in a few years time if I still have the car!!! When this does happen I think I'll just get an aftermarket front ARB and rear ARB kit all done at once.
I'm tempted to replace my rear beam bushes but I haven't had any problems with them nor have I had any jit from the front
lower front wishbone bushes.
Suspension wise I am lowered -30mm with progressive springs, I have KYB Excel-G shocks at the rear and Bilstein B4 shocks at the front.
I did have fitted a Seat
Cupra front strut brace but it meant that I couldn't remove the engine cleaner unit (not good if I suffer an ignition coil failure!!!). So I removed it and had to replace one of the top mounts which got screwed in the process!! bearings on it were gone though so I need to look at replacing the other top mount when funds permit!!!
Also going to redesign my air cleaner unit so I can put the strut brace back on without it fouling the strut brace - handling was immense with it on and I haven't tried it with the combination of my
cupra bushes.