Went to ZOO yesterday for the first time - big up Sean B, Brom and Muff!!!

They are fitting a ZOO rear beam (road version) to the Es Cos

Very tempted to go the "whole hog" (as Paul Egl) with coil overs and adjustable TCA's.........Just thinking it may be OTT for a mainly road car...........any views please???

 

It's only money, you can't take it with you!

 

I don't think it's OTT at all to be honest Doug.

Coilovers aren't unduly hard at all and can be set soft for road, and from what I've seen, the TCAs make the world of difference.

Do it and you wont be disappointed

 

Phi,
Doug would beg to differ...

Doug,
YES, YES, YES. The car would be SO much better with the geometry perfected (as it is usually worse one side than the other on the front). Coil-overs ONLY with the correct spring rates, otherwise stick with the Konis.

 

OK.....I get the picture, more expence

But with coil overs ZOO can get the corner weights set up correctly, cant do that with the Konis/Ahmed springs?

 

Yes, but do you NEED to for a road car . Unless the correct springs are specified on the coil-overs, it's going to ride like a dog anyway .

 

Doug, you need to have adjustable platforms to have it corner weighted. The avo's were only around Ł500 and when wound down for the road are perfectly acceptable. Get Brom to fit the jonnys to the rosejoints though. I use the car a lot and when water gets in them they squeak

 

OK Paul, but the LAST thing I want to end up with is really harsh ride ride, or skittish handling - just for the sake of the "odd" track-day that I might do

I want the softest ride possible (roads around here are sh*t), but with really good/progressive handling.......I know it will be a bit of a compromise.

 

I would say that it is harsher than a std koni setup.

 

says the man with a 500bhp hatchback

Doug, you can enjoy a nice handling car far more than just a powerful car on our congested and well policed roads I reckon

 

 

Do it, do it!!

 

Doug,
Stick with the Konis and do everything else then. That way you KNOW you won't spoil the car. This is what I had on mine until recently and I was able to push Dingy round Dono NO probs .

 

 

and Dingys car is not too slow either

Mike, what about keeping the Koni's but adding adj TCA's, worth doing?

 

Good point there Lee

 

Yes, this is exactly what I had: Konis, Zoo beam, A1 adajustable TCAs and Eibachs.

In the end I forced Steve to make an error and he nearly spun off . I also had to lift off the throttle in mid-corner (to avoid him) and nearly joined him . However, I was close enough that I was going to do him down the back straight that lap anyway (even if it was on the brakes ).

 

Thats what I've got Doug!!!!

 

Doug, I did mine in stages and had the TCA's on there own on std koni kit. You do notice the difference esp on turning. It can also be adjusted to suit how YOU like to drive. At first mine was twitchy on the straights and I found it disconcerting so the boys adjusted it for more stability and it's suits how I like the car set up.

 

Oh and Doug...........

I think it may be FUZZ, and not MUFF!!!!

I've never seen any muff actually at the Zoo!!!!!

 

ooops sorry Tony - I think his name is Tony, he is a PassionForder too

 

 

I cant wait for Dingy to read this and reply

Just checked the fridge, i have enough milk for a couple of brews

 

Do it doug my car handles amasing

 

Thanks for all the replies - much appreciated............will stay with the Koni/Ahmed springs for now, and get adt TCA's fitted - will do for now

Nige, did you get a quote from Longlife for the 3.5" exhaust system????

 

Doug,

Any idea when you are there to pick the car up again?

If mine's done in time, I've got to pop up to see Brom, so may able to say hello.

 

Saw your car the other night there Doug..

VERY NICE.....

Hope you enjoy,...

Pete...

 

sorry to hijack your post, but did you see clive????

 

Just to clarify for the people who don't know who Clive is, Clive is Maria's female Cossie!

 

im pretty sure ive seen it there , is the reg like ****COS

Can't wait to get mine back

Matt

 

she just has issues thats all!

N*** COD not COS hun!

 

It's that registration again! COD!

 

your cars done mate it was the rear main seal i had to drop the box

corner weighting does matter on the road i did alan rainbows saff last week
it was pulling to the left i put it on the scales and it was 67 % to the left front
once i got the wieght 100% it tranformed the car
as doug said the konis are shite
he said his mondy wud go round the twisty bits better than his escort

and as for no muff down the zoo we got 2 well known page 3 gurls down for a photo shoot next week

 

yay will be seeing you tmrw then to pick it up!

ps BROM is fixing some other tuners mistakes and f**kups for me!!

 

lol at MUFF, doug,

Good to see you again yesterday

 

if you put coil overs on and dont have them set up it's like buying a telly and not tuneing it in brom set mine up last week and it transformed the car

 

You could not get passed tho until my tyres went off

And the fact you have 8pots and more power is amazing that you could keep up with a 360bhp cossie

 

Made an error PMSL...you know my toyo's just went off you fooooker

AND AFPMSL @ you coming past me on the straight, you best wake up mike, only way you were coming past was under braking

 

Oh and Mike, jay took 3 secs a lap off his time by dumping ahmeds shite leda springs....

Made in sheffield if anyone want to know the spec

 

Steve,
On the brakes or what-ever, I was coming through that lap - probably why you span trying to keep me behind .

I think only 100bhp more than you, yet 400kg more evens things out somewhat .

Brom you nuggart, of course corner weighting coil-overs is a MUST, but doing so on Konis is a bit pointless.

Also I was on Konis when I was pushing YOU out of the corners at Dono as well (I even had to flash you out of the way with my lights ), so they can't be THAT shit given the weight and power difference you had .