col cos1

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see these £500 kits avo/gaz im a bit confused,i know you can adjust the height an slam them but.............

i know it sounds stupid but can i raise my car to sit at standard cosworth ride height then?

rapidcossie

you can set coil overs at any height you want mate...

xr4x4rs

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you can have them at range rover height mate

col cos1

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even these cheap ones euan??

i say cheap theyre still 500 fukn quid

JTECH James

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i have the gaz kit on my 4x4 and if i set it to its highest ,it looks like a proper 4x4

i would need a set of steps to get in it

col cos1

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ok cheers guys

JTECH James

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solid rear beam mounts aswell mate

Stoo

Yeah you can raise them quite high mate, well, higher than I'd imagine you'd ever want too...

col cos1

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i just had a nightmare with my car at crail,archs cuting my tyres to bits with 45`s on the rear with my car siting so low

want it raised,sure it will handle and get the power down better too

tabetha

I have mine(AVO) at std ride height, but they have around another 1 1/2" to go on threads to raise further.
tabetha

Mr RS500

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Col

I have Gaz coilovers on my black 500 , and to be honest for the money i think there great

Car drives well , and can sit it has high or low as i want

Mike Rainbird

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Seriously, save your pennies and put the additional money up for the gold kit, or some proper ones £800-£1,000 - I can PROMISE you, it will be the best EXTRA money you have spent, or you will kick yourself when the cheap ones adjusters sieze up / you get pissed off with the ride quality going down the pan.

Mr RS500

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I do fook all miles in mine so mine are still as good as new

I have to agree with Mike tho ,,its always better to buy the best you can afford

Easy if your as rich as him tho

Mike Rainbird

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Says Mr TWO RS500s etc etc

cossymad

The GAZ £500 still come with 2 year warentee. I have never had one seize up, either height wize- as the threads on the bodies are corse unlike the fine threads of others. The bodies are zinc plated, illiminating corrosion and the dampening adjusters are a ball bearing type, designed not to seize. The main reason to buy the GAZ Golds, is the greater range of adjustment to suit track, road and race.

Mike Rainbird

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Shame they still do (as do the AVOs), and if they were THAT good, why is the design of the "Gold" adjusters SO MUCH better ? Fair enough about the warranty, but I would rather buy something better quality and not have to use this...

cossymad

The GOLD adjusters are mearly fitted with a larger knob. I know for you it would be exciting to be able to play with a larger knob, but most of us can do that all the time.
You get what you pay for I guess, but unless you have an unlimited budget, there are loads of other things that need to be bought too. If money was no object, it would be different...hard for you to understand eh?

Mike Rainbird

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It's just that I have HAD the cheap budget coil-overs as well as the expensive ones, and I can say with my hand on my heart that spending the extra to get the better ones is 100% worth it, and buying the cheap ones is a completely FALSE economy .

However, I can clearly see that it is the case of the age old adage - "you can lead a horse to water...." .

cossymad

Mike you already used that one once already this week....Si's Evo engine? Have you been reading Kaitlins Book of Aesop's Fables again?

abdr500

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what mike is saying is 100% true i have avo and is crap my font shock has leaked 5 times and they all make noises when on the move i would defo save and buy better

CozzyBrom

i rember one thing about the old avo the fuking plastic grub screw for the ajuster i hope to got they dont fit these anymore and use to lock rings instead of the screw

Arfur

Nope.

tabetha

My ones had plastic grub screws as well, just put a metal one in instead, can't see why they put plaggy ones in!!
tabetha

col cos1

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i really dont know what to do


will be getting a zoo rear beam at some point later this year

and big brakes before i try and extract more power

but suspension is a must just now

what other options have i got to get the rear end siting higher and not squating as much

NUTS RuS

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Because the adjusting ring is alloy and your screw is steel ?

Have you never had an alloy wheel sieze itself onto a metal hub as surface corrosion occurs on both?

Imagine that on a tiny screw lol, when it comes to service time you would never be able to remove it.

What we do is put a tiny plastic crush bead in under the grub screw to form a barrier between the two but still allow grip.

Most decent coilovers dont have lock rings any more. There is a reason but I wont bore you

Open or corse threaded ones are never going to be as good as a clean fine threaded one, just grab the spring platfom and move it about to see how much rattle play it has in it

As for adjustability, I think I have lost count of the number of people I have seen parked up on the M5 adjusting there settings because there is a bend coming up

Most people will play with the settings in the first week or month or so, then when they get bored of crawling about underneath they will never ever touch it again so who cares if they sieze up lol as they wont

Buy the best you can afford if you want them to work well, and continue to work well

Mike Rainbird

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Why not speak to Euan about his set-up ?

boost mad

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sorry to hijack this thread but what are leda coilovers like ?

Mike Rainbird

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LEDAs are no longer available, having gone bust, but a couple of the bods from the technical dept have left and started up on their own, so you can get something similar (but improved, as they now fit high speed valves after speaking to customers and finding out how they could improve upon them).

I really like my LEDAs and have had no problems with them in four years of being on the car!

CozzyBrom

seans 10 grand ollins had 2 rings how decent are they

i do no why they dnt av 2 rings but i just keep um clean

col cos1

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was thinking about getting ahmed springs like euans as ive already got the konis

do you think my money would be better spent on these than cheap coilovers mike

rapidcossie

col i have the track day spec rear springs and they are noticablely stiffer than the normal fronts so doesnt squat as much and gets better grip.

I now need to have a look at the handling of the car now as the back is too stiff compared to the front and it oversteers on slow bends..

mikee_rs

ignore me

Mike Rainbird

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Try adjusting the dampers to suit - soften the rears to the middle / lower setting and increase the fronts to a stiffer setting .

NUTS RuS

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10 grand I said "decent" ..not obscene Brom

Were both rings held in with grub screws then ?

CozzyBrom

no mate i think i dint make my self clear as usaual

you said most decent set ups dont have 2 rings
all i ment was sean had 10k worth olins and they had 2 rings on no grub screw

rapidcossie

I was speaking to Alan about this and he said we could disconnect the rear anti roll bar and see how it handles and set it up from there

Not had a proper chance to mess with it yet..

Brocker

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Hi mates,

im looking for a set of adjustable coilovers, but i dont know how to reinforce the rear suspension mounts.

Have anyone done this and can me tell me how to do this, pictures will be nice..

Brocker

iTrader: (1)

Hi mates,

im looking for a set of adjustable coilovers, but i dont know how to reinforce the rear suspension mounts.

Have anyone done this and can me tell me how to do this, pictures will be nice..

Brocker

iTrader: (1)

Hi mates,

im looking for a set of adjustable coilovers, but i dont know how to reinforce the rear suspension mounts.

Have anyone done this and can me tell me how to do this, pictures will be nice..