Thinking about fitting coilovers as an easy way out of my tyre/spring platform clearance issues.

Has Konis fitted at present, which I think are about right - can coilovers be easily adjusted like Konis?

Are different brands more/less suitable for road use?

 

My AVO set are adjustable for height and stiffness - I can only say that I don't have a prob and the handling is so much better.

 

That's it, I'm sold.

 

i had konis on the front and coilovers on rear fantastic results

 

^^^ lol I must have had the other half to your set up fitted to my 3dr before I went AVO all round then.....had Bilstein coilovers on the front and Konis on the rear (it was originaly Billies on the rear also but they were rose jointed and a tad too harsh for our shite roads in derbyshire ).

 

So maybe I could save £££ by keeping my Konis at the rear... Hmm... cos dammit coilovers ain't cheap, new sets on eBay are £500

 

So maybe I could save £££ by keeping my Konis at the rear... Hmm... cos dammit coilovers ain't cheap, new sets on eBay are £500

 

what's too harsh, the springing or the damping?

damping is usually adjustable in some way, although not necessarily in both bump and rebound, and not necessarily by much

springs are only £15 each and can be changed easily

 

i would fit the coilovers buddy much better than konis but depends what ur gonna use it for, the only reason iwent for coilovers on the rear is to stop it squatting on forward thrust lol

 

Got a set of AVOs on mine and the ride is fine I even have poly bushes all round

 

I got AVO coilovers and poly all round it is bloody hard but good.
Fronts are adjustable for REBOUND.
Rear are adjuatable for BUMP and REBOUND.
tabetha

 

I've found the GAZ coilovers £480 good, not too harsh for the road (on the softest setting).
But as mentioned above softer springs are cheap and readily available in a multitude of strengths from places like Rally Design.

Dave

 

If you purchase AVO coilovers and don't like the spring rates they will exchange them ONCE for FREE.
tabetha

 

Was out in a Gaz coilovered sapph yesterday, nice and firm, but not harsh, very nice!!

 

What's wrong with squatting at the rear??

 

you lose contact patch as the camber increases along with the toe

 

depends on who lol

 

mine was fully poly bushed too allround

 

Does this still apply as much for 4x4 Cossie?

 

yes and no.

yes in that the rear suspension design is similar and no in that 4x4 does not need to put as much power through the rear wheels anyway

not sure if a 4x4 squats at the rear on launching as much as 2wd, i've never had one

 

4x4s deffo do squat, but as much as 2WD I wouldn't know.

 

Well, I just bought a pair of Avo Coilovers - fronts only. So, will see how it drives with them on front and the Koni's on the rear.