yeah i understand damien, but if uprating to say supersport suspension without arb upgrade and wishbone bush upgrades i think would be detrimental to the stock leons handling, yes it will be stiffer, and
lower but i cant see much of a handling aspect upgrade with low end suspension without other complimentary upgrades
keeping stock suspension with oem wishbone angle doesnt strain oem components at all and the addition of rear arb and s3
lower and upper braces tightens whats already there.
the rear arb wont hinder oem suspension only tighten it.
but its upto the op, what he ideally wants to achieve, if its more cosmetic then yes uprate oem suspension first, if its more a handling upgrade then id go arbs, bushes, braces... 4 wheel alignment then see how it feels, if still not happy then id then be looking at tyres, wider wheels maybe.
if you see willies handling thread, the last thing willie uprated was his oem shocks and springs, they had 90k mileage on and he was still happy with it, even on track use....
i see what your saying going stiffer than oem, but id only be doing that first if i was going top quality setup, budget setup imho isnt the wa to go over oem.
but again its personal choice, not preaching just my opinion