getting the car "ring prepped" at the moment - whats a good package for coilovers for the cossy?

been thinking Avo or Bilstein


but i've also heard horror stories about the rear strut tops coming thru and destroying the rear of the car


can anyone advise please

 

Yes your thinking correct

Who's had these horror stories then ?

 

i dunno who has had the horror stories happen to them, but i read somewhere online that if the rear springs are too hard, then damage can be caused?

 

hard at the rear and soft at the front will cause problems yes

 

 

whats the reccomeneded spring rates then - whats everyone else run?

 

personnaly i would forget coilovers unless your rallying or only on track,big mistake for road use.

 

cheers Tim

you don't happen to have a pair of front koni dampers that are in mint condition do ya?

 

As per Tim IMO

 

you aint old enough to drive james

 

So why do you think you NEED coilovers then to drive on a public toll road ?

 

I have coilovers on my car and the handling is OK. It is a bit bouncy on the rebound but I can live with it. One thing to note is I only use it on occasions and I know you use it daily.

Good luck

Graham

 

tony - my front koni dampers are well, fucked drivers one is leaking so may aswell upgrade at this time - but i might just stick a pair of new dampers on the front and let it be

 

running leda's on my 4x4 .. little hard but ok to drive on the road...

 

Fairy nuff mate If your planning more ventures then it may be worth considering as like you said its an upgrade. But just to remember whats good for one may be lethal for someone else. Roads, driving style, etc etc all have an effect on the package your thinking about buying.

 

i think avos are prone to rusting on the threaded part as for some reason they are not galvanised/treated.

but saying that ill prolly blag a set for the 3 door when its ready as its primarily gonna be a track car, but ill still use it on the roads.

unless i can blag me some spax coil overs

 

If I could have 1 set of AVO's or 1000 sets of Spax I'd just go for the AVO's please

 

are the spax shit then?
i thought they looked quite good

 

Bilstein were always my favourite but I am not sure what the quality is like these days. Mine were specially built Konis BTW. I got them second hand but I knew their origin

Graham

 

You could just get new shocks and maybe harder springs.

i think peeps only get the coilovers on the saff if they want bigger wheels on as they might scrub the spring cup.

No real problems with mine and don't forget you can alter the height of the car and the stiffness of the shocks so can go hard for the track etc...and then soft for road again.



Dave.

 

dave - you got PM m8