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General Baxter
20-05-06, 06:55 PM
rear adjustable height suspension/shocks

iv got around ?400 to spend on a suspension kit, but it must have rear adjustable height shocks and springs,

as i want to drop my rear 90+mm and the front around 80mm so i would have to have a full kit, anybody know where i can get a full kit for that price?

the dampers can be fixed just cared about height lol
garyc
20-05-06, 08:10 PM
Try GAZ. For rear coilovers 1.9 springs they are about 75 each + 18 for the springs then VAT. 80 at the rear you'll want 16 (75mm) or 15 (100mm) inch open coilovers. They can prob make some shorter struts and supply springs to match.
SRlew
20-05-06, 08:43 PM
yer baxter i want the same sort of kit mate, let me know how you get on finding some. i havent found much though, might have to look at gaz then.

lew
General Baxter
20-05-06, 08:49 PM
iv found some for ?500ish and its PI lol
SRlew
20-05-06, 08:50 PM
ah what they like? are pi any good?
bump
20-05-06, 08:53 PM
Don't Pi use the same parts as the Spax stuff?
Adam
21-05-06, 12:25 AM
Pi are s**t.
Spax are much better.

You can get a set of height adjustable FK coilovers for ?330. ;)
I've heard they are great for the money.
Ash
21-05-06, 01:04 AM
You can get a set of height adjustable FK coilovers for ?330. ;)
I've heard they are great for the money.

yea, there very good, but the spring platforms seize solid after about 3 months even when greased rite up.

Ash
Riggy
22-05-06, 01:56 PM
i think my avo's are sound fella , bout 500 new though
Ash
22-05-06, 02:52 PM
yea i think its only the cheaper ones - they do the silverline one (i guess thats wot u have, riggy) with are coated/plated with somethink to stop them seizing.

Ash
Adam
22-05-06, 03:18 PM
Plenty of copper grease on the threads should stop them seizing up.
SRlew
22-05-06, 07:05 PM
good thinking, i'll have to do that when i get some.
garyc
22-05-06, 09:13 PM
what you putting copper grease on???
Stuart
22-05-06, 09:23 PM
think they mean copper grease the threads on the shock body
garyc
22-05-06, 09:48 PM
Right, thought that may cause its own set of problems. When I spoke to Gaz the other week they do a new hard Nickel coating that doesnt corrode. Saying that my Zinc ones seem to be OK but they havent had road salt round then. A proper "C" spanner helps too!