hi there, whats the best coil over kit ,to go for an escort cosworth road use not with a hard ride . any advises please???????

many thanks

 

I've got GAZ coil overs on mine mate, do the job and she sits rather sexy too........

 

Gaz or Avo's are the normal coilovers people go for who just want coilovers.

Now if you want proper coilovers....well thats another story.

 

I've got Bilsten coilover, but the ride is too hard for my liking

 

i found the Gaz coilovers a little harsh for road use, even altered the rear spring poundage as the ones supplied in there kits are far to extreme!!

they are ok for a budget entry level coilover but you would be better off using Koni's wth a decent spring package if thats what your looking for.

its a shame Leda went under, but there head man is up and running again, Leda's with alot more improvements and adjustment control, just ordered my set

depends what your budget is aswell

 

hi, thanks for your help, the problem is not the budget the thing is that i don't what the ride hard !!!!

 

I've always been a big fan of H&R coilovers they have a great ride but only height adjustable

 

mine are sat right here

 

Adam, but your gay and havent fitted them, yet..... so i hear!!!

 

I've bilstein dead in 30 000 km
now VIAROUGE (De Carbon license) and very good choice...

 

bloody thing is more off the road than on atm

 

I can do you
GAZ
H&R
GAZ Gold
AVO
etc etc.
Gaz prices in my sig....
can post to Malta.

 

i've got GAZ coilovers on mine

 

i've got GAZ and i dont find them harsh on the road

 

Bilstein on mine

 

Got GAZ on mine

....went to Malta for my holiday last year and would forget any type of coilover for your roads!!!

 

May have to lessen the lb rates then!!

 

Ohlins

 

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mind you - i would aswell if i could afford them
Still waiting to see the work on your car Jamie

 

Get some soft gravel Bilstiens

 

what do you want coilovers for if you dont want the ride to be hard?
no use in having coilovers if your gonna setup the car soft.or it to be soft handling.

 

Firm does not have to be spine breaking , decent spring rates and sensible damping and rebound rates will mean you have a nice compliant ride, but still nice and firm and controlled. Why people set there car up so hard is beyond me, they seem to think having no suspension will make thier car handle better

 

http://www.randbmotorsport.co.uk/sho...?ProductID=288

As per Kelvin / Adamski's and my own car .

 

i see you got the pic up finally

 

while we are on the subject i have got ledas on mine but one needs rebuilding any one know who i can contact to get it sorted?

 

hehe thanks mate. Danny is doing some SUPERB work on it as we speak

 

Jamie you need to get some pics of your car up as by the soounds of it , its getting the best of everything FFD,Ohlins.... its like a wish list.

 

Mike do these require any rear bodywork as I have been told on my other thread about coilovers that this can be required with GAZ

 

Thank you, it should be something special. Once the inside is painted up ill start posting some pics as its being put back together

 

a few coilover kits ive found on europerformance

what do people think of these?

BILSTEIN
COBRA
FK
H+R
KW
WEITEC

 

Yep, me .

Hi Martin,
Unfortunately ALL coilover kits on EVERY Cossie need the nearside rear wing "relieving" with a fuck-off big rubber hammer, just to stop the spring from rubbing on it and squeaking. I don't know why it is just this side, so must just be down to Ford's tolerances . If you don't do this, it does nothing more than just squeak and rubs the paint off the wing / spring.

 

What have i got if Kelvins only just orderd his

 

Ben, are yours on your car already?

 

no mate

 

Ben,
You have the AVO Monotubes as per their Grp A Escort, but specced to the same damping rates as the old LEDAs to give a comfort / ride compromise.

Due to the fact that the rears run upside down like the Evo TM's / some motorbike forks, the damper lengths didn't translate identically, so they were a little too short and had to be sent back to be modified, hence why yours have only just been sent back following the required mods .

Several weeks after your order had been initially received, one of the guys from LEDA set up his own company and has started to make dampers to an almost identical spec as the old LEDAs and given that I wanted to help him succeed, I ordered the next couple of kits from him .

 

ohh so are mine as good as the new ledas then

 

In some ways better (monotube design), but in some ways worse (only 8 position adjustable) - it's swings and roundabouts .

Unfortunately at the time, this was the ONLY option available.

 

How many positions do yours do ohh well i only want soft for the road, medium for track when its raining and hard for when its Dry anyway dont i?

 

Mike, do you sell or know anyone who can sell me the rear coilover top spring cup for a set of Mag bilsiens please? As I lent them to a mate and the clown has lost them

 

Mike wouldnt have sold them to you had they been any crap.

im sure they will cater for your needs