Suspension Issues - Tired of Harsh Ride

[grasshopper]

Toying with selling the LCR because it's coming up to the end of it's warranty period & think it's the right time.
Very impressed with the Golf GTI & RS32 with DSG boxes. What I noticed most was the improved ride & handling over the LCR.
If I keep the LCR I want to improve ride & handling.
The old girl seems to be rolling a little around country roads & shaking my bones even it she looks at a pot hole

Got the dog bone mount which helped a bit, but what would you guys suggest to improve ride characteristics?

Thanks.

 

[bentaw]

ARB's, Strut braces and coilovers will probably help a great deal, it is the one thing that lets the LCR down the handling but the GTI a mate of mine has and he prefers the LCR over it

 

[chubbs]

i'm looking to change to coilover suspension but not sure which ones i thought about changing cars as well but there is nothing i like in my price range when i saw the lcr i thought i want that ! nothing aronud does that so i think i'll try and improve the r a bit till something comes along. Have you got the s3 strut brace that helps a bit i got a friend to make a rear brace as well which again was an improvement it helps with the roll but not with pot holes

 

[Cuprabob]

The only criticism of my LCR was the harsh ride about town. I made the step that you talk about, sold the LCR after 3.5 years and bought R32. Took 6 months to get R32 but the ride is much better however the car is totally different to the LCR, more refined, more of a high speed cruiser than a "hot hatch". V6 is awesome, handling and grip phenomenal and DSG is sublime, deceptively quick but i would say not as much fun as a LCR.

While waiting for the R32 I kept asking myself, am I doing the right thing. Should I just spend some money on the LCR. For me I did the right thing but the price differential between a LCR and R32 is substantial, especially if you want DSG, toys etc.

I also drove the GTI and I liked it, but to me, it felt too similar to LCR and I wanted a V6, which keeps my local Shell garage happy also