aronzvh

Any good buying these apex springs off ebay? And is it ok to put em on standard shocks?? What will be best drop 35 or 40mm? Jus want it sitting nicely so no gap between the standard rs wheels n arch.

Chopshop85

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The gap will depend on what profile tyre you are using. I remember I had mine lowered so there was no gaps in the archs on a 45 profile and that was a 50/60mm drop and the car handled awful and the exhaust bottomed out all the time. I hated it.

aronzvh

Yh defo not 50/60 id prob go for 40mm, do u reckon these apex are any good?

Chopshop85

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Never had apex springs. So i'm afraid I can't shed any light on them.
The only springs I know to avoid like the plague is Gmax. Cheap nasty, back springs sag after a few hundred miles.

morph

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You know that! Gmax are shite! did the same to my car!


I have some cobra springs that are 30mm if you are interested as i will be rasing my car up have a look at the sig picture for height!

dave_s2_rst

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i have cobra to, not yet fitted tho

milesy23rst

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Morph, how much do you want for the springs?? as i am on spax springs and they are shite too

morph

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what height are your spaxs? i am looking for 25mm drop springs.

RSMK4TURBO

Im on Apex spring and dampers lowered -40mm,does sit nice but remember the lower you go the harder the ride will be.

morph

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what are the apex springs like mate? are they any good? and did they list them as you wanted? e.g 40mm rs turbo spring or 40mm escort drop?

RSMK4TURBO

They are good yes,id use them again mate.Not sure how they were listed as i bought them through a local motor factors and the lad who ordered them said they are -40mm springs for rs turbo.Hope that helps

morph

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thanks for your help mate.
i may buy some of these instead of the spaxs.

morph

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drop me a pm i dont want much for them.

essexRSTSouthend

I had apexi and were fine.They were 40Mm drop and sat nice.Should be what you want.But be warned your inner tyres will wear out nice and quick and you find speed bumps your worse nightmare! Im going from experience but must say the handlin was ace.Yeah stay away from spax unless you like snapped springs once a year.

tasos77

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i have them in my xr3i with koni dampers. Handling is very good but are very hard in the ride. They are 30mm springs

milesy23rst

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Either 25mm or 30mm it doesnt seem very low at all so i would guess at probably 25mm m8

mr_joe0606

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i have spax ajustible shoks and springs and they are brilliant not sure on how low it is to be honest but the handleing is realy good.



joe

mr_joe0606

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thats on 16 inch alloys

essexRSTSouthend

best of luck joe.How old the springs?

mr_joe0606

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at least 4 years older now lol

Karlos G

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Me too!

Been running Spax like Joe for 2 years now!

essexRSTSouthend

Lucky.As they did a batch of springs were the paint falls off in under a year.Had two sets snap on the front and rust on the back.I was shocked to find out i wasnt alone.Bumped into at least 3 other people with same problem.Lucky enough i weren driving the car both times they snapped.So i dont use them anymore for that reason.

taz1787

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http://www.europerformance.co.uk/pag...sub_category=1

here is how they list them hope this helps

ford_xr3i

Hi

I have apex springs -40mm on my rs turbo and dont like it... On my xr3i have -60mm, ( I dont recomend for daily use) not apex springs, but is much better...

So i want to change for eibach or cobra springs, -25mm or -30mm, something like this eheh

regards

essexRSTSouthend

why not try koni or pi set up?

Lincolndanny

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I have Apex on my Turbo'd Bonus, i love them! They are one of the only combinations of springs/shocks that sit the car nice and level instead of arse in the air. The ride is harsh, but i found no where near as bad as previous Spax/Koni set ups. I have the -60mm options which is -40mm on an RS Turbo. You MUST fit adjustable bottom arms though to bring the camber back in line so that it drives nicely and doesnt scrub the insides of the tyres!

morph

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That looks really nice with the voodoos on !

molliwopp

Just got some apex springs fitted today with some fiesta mk7 titanium wheels today to my mk5 metalic grey freestyle. Looks fantastic! And the springs are comfortable.

Jamie_EscortSport

i have apex sport shocks and springs on my escort and cannot complain..been on for a year now with no trouble, don't break the bank either.
Have koni adjustables on the rst