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Old Apr 12, 2006 | 10:58 AM
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just wondered how much difference there is in ride and handling between koni adjustables and a set of coilovers on a 2wd saff.....which coilovers work best on saffs and how much for a kit roughly??
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Old Apr 12, 2006 | 11:00 AM
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good question mate id be interested in knowing about this
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Old Apr 12, 2006 | 11:01 AM
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you can buy my konis grant
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Old Apr 12, 2006 | 11:02 AM
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dunno but i know on british roads i find coilovers to bumpy even on the softest setting. in my opinion there great for track but not so great for road use, where konis are
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Old Apr 12, 2006 | 11:06 AM
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Coil overs are a good kit but as stated above they are hard even on the softest setting and can be noisey especially on the n/s rear, avo coilover kit in my car fitted just under £600

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Old Apr 12, 2006 | 11:06 AM
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coilovers are fine IF YOU SPEC THEM CORRECTLY.

they normally come with very hard springs, swap these and you're sorted
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Old Apr 12, 2006 | 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Jim Galbally
coilovers are fine IF YOU SPEC THEM CORRECTLY.

they normally come with very hard springs, swap these and you're sorted
EXACTLY....the standard springs you get with a coil over kit will usually be suited to track rather than road.

A friend of mine had a set of tamac spec Leda's with springs specced for the road by Leda on his 206 GTi and it was awesome!!
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Old Apr 12, 2006 | 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by lammylama
you can buy my konis grant
no thanks i know they have suffered 3 yrs abuse lol
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Old Apr 12, 2006 | 11:38 AM
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2 years of that were you me thinks
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Old Apr 12, 2006 | 11:42 AM
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exactly thats why i dont want em
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Old Apr 12, 2006 | 01:50 PM
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Hello mate leader coilovers are supposed to work really well on cozzys, I know mines a Frst but I run coilovers and like said above there as stiff as you want them to be, I personally think mines a nice ride!!
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just dont buy gaz ask beach there leaky piles of shit
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Old Apr 12, 2006 | 04:35 PM
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glad you mentioned GAZ.....i was thinking of them
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Old Apr 12, 2006 | 04:40 PM
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I have custom leda on my track ka, a tad hard on the british rd but fookin awsome on the track and built to high spec
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