XE Suspension

[Jack]

Tried the search but it doesn't like my search terms lol

What should I be looking for in terms of suspension for the saloon, bearing in mind it will (eventually) have an XE in there? Its only going to be a quick road car, so don't need harsh track stuff, and I don't really fancy the effort of putting full coilovers on. Just looking for something thats not going to flop it into a ditch on the first corner lol

[H15 NVA]

ive got bilstein shocks and courtney springs on my hatch but she sits a bit high so im trying to find lower springs that'd handle the weight.
handles very well though on our ****ty english roads!!

[Ash]

Get coilovers on the front and springs and dampers on the rear - easy.

A

[Chris]

dont get coilovers,

Bilstein Cup struts with some nice 300lb springs on the front and normal lowering springs on the rear. Nice and heavy duty,

although I am sure I will be told that they aint as good as coilovers as they arent fully adjustable and dont cost as much, ah well

[Jack]

Any suppliers for the springs?

I'm assuming saloon suspension is the same as hatch items...

[H15 NVA]

dunno if mine are cup stuts but new they cost ?260 i think and was jus the front shocks! how low does yours sit at front chris? as i feel mine sits a bit high

[Chris]

yes it is mate.
coilsprings.co.uk for the springs or courtney. I would maybe be tempted to go up a bit on the rear spring weights if you are going custom due to it having more weight on the rear than the hatch.

Chris

[Chris]

dunno if mine are cup stuts but new they cost ?260 i think and was jus the front shocks! how low does yours sit at front chris? as i feel mine sits a bit high

Mine is on AVO's, if yours are cups then the strut piston size is larger whereas normal Bilsteins retain the stock piston size

Chris

[H15 NVA]

yeah massive pistons! would jus like it a bit lower, mines a hatch

[Adam]

The proper Blistein cup kit is about ?450.

Very good stuff tho.

[draper]

i MIGHT be selling some front avo coilovers ive got on my shell soon, i never drove on them so cant say what condition there in. let me know if your interested

[Lee]

NOT coilovers for only road use, youll end up splitting your spleen horribly! TBH jack, i know yours is going to be a budget job, so in your situation, id get a nice Spax PSX kit and maybe some 300lb springs for the front and like Chris mentioned, some slightly stiffer rears, but try it on the stock ones first, i found mine to be fine as a stop gap with no saggage, Spax springs tend to be a tad stiffer anyway.

L