VW Amarok Suspension Guide

The ultimate guide to lifting or lowering your VW Amarok!

Whether it's for practicality or just for looks this guide covers all our options for lifting and lowering your VW Amarok...

Lifting (Suspension)

From factory the rear of the Amarok sits higher than the front, so the first step to lifting is to raise the front to match. Some people install lift springs to the stock struts which is not ideal as this maxes the travel of the damper resulting in a crashy ride.

If you have already gone down this route we offer the Bilstein B6 Front Lift dampers. These are the same dampers used in our full kit but can also be used in conjunction with other aftermarket lift springs if OE dampers are topping out.

Bilstein B6 Front Dampers - +20-50mm Lift Springs

Bilstein B6 Front Lift Kit - +20-50mm

If you have already purchased the front lift kit or carry a lot of weight in the rear we offer the Bilstein uprated rear dampers.

If you are starting from stock, we offer the full Bilstein B6 Front Lift kit +20-50mm including Rear Dampers. This kit combines all the Bilstein lift suspension components we have available. This will achieve up to 50mm lift on the front matching up to the stock rear height. Ideal for off road or achieving an aggressive look whilst maintaining perfect ride quality.

Bilstein B6 Rear Dampers - up to +20mm

Bilstein B6 Front +20-50mm Lift Kit inc Rear Dampers

If the price of the Bilstein kit is a little too steep for your budget, we also offer a more affordable options from Austrialian Company TJM. This kit offers +30-40mm front lift and is the same kit used on our 'Scraparok' Project.

With any front suspension lift kit we highly recommend a diff drop kit and camber adjustment. This diff drop kit is designed to increase the lifespan of CVs and CV boots on vehicles fitted with lifted suspension

TJM XGS Series Front +30-40mm Lift Kit inc Rear Dampers

VW Amarok 2.0L 4 Cyl and 3.0L V6 Differential / Diff Drop Kit

When lifting the front suspension the camber is pulled out of specification, to re-align this, the camber adjustment can be achieved using full top arms or fitting camber adjustable bushes to the factory top arms.

SuperPro Amarok Camber Correction Upper Control Arms

SuperPro Amarok Upper Control Arm Camber Correction Inner Bush Kit

Wanting more lift all round? If factory rear height is not enough and you want to lift both the front and rear we offer a complate kit including uprated rear leaf springs.

2.0 TDI Pedders 1.5" / 35mm Heavy Duty Suspension Lift Kit with Leaf Springs

3.0 TDI Pedders 1.5" / 35mm Heavy Duty Suspension Lift Kit with Leaf Springs

Lifting (Chassis)

A body lift can also be used to achieve a lifted look, on its own or in conjection with the suspension lift, to gain the maximum amount of wheel clearance. The suspension lift will achieve more ground clearance where as the body lift will only achieve more wheel to body clearance.

VW Amarok Body Lift Kit

Lowering

If lifting is not your thing, we also offer a full lowering kit turning your Amarok into a Slamarok!

Compromising of suspension components and bushes from the leading manufacturers Bilstein and Superpro this kit has been developed with no expense spared.
Bilstein B14 height adjustable front Coilovers, Bilstein front lowering springs and Bilstein rear dampers ensure the ride quality is second to none. The rear leaf springs are manufactured in the UK to our specification. These have been designed to offer similar ride to originals with the scope to remove the helper spring if your truck does not need load carrying capacity.

Additional care has been taken when specifying the spring bushes, packers and rubber bump stops. This ensures the rear end remains firm with no unwanted knocks or bangs.

OE bump stops will need cutting down if you want to achieve maximum lowering potential, Some owners are even chassis notching to achieve full potential.

Darkside VW Amarok Bilstein Lowering Kit

For some people, the above lowering kit will be a little excessive. For those looking to lower on a budget, we offer our own 50mm lowering springs, custom made in Sheffield to go along side our rear leaf spring shackle adjusters.

Once fitted this will lower the vehicle around 50mm all round. The rear can be lowered a further ~10-15mm by removing the helper spring from the leaf spring pack (we only recommend this if you do not carry much weight).