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06-03-2005, 07:37 PM
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gaz coilovers
at the mo i have koni adjustables and eibach 20mm springs on my escoz .the ride is very comfortable .has anyone got the gaz coilovers on theirs if so whats it like is it adjustable for firmness .ive had avo and spax and hated both
06-03-2005, 07:51 PM
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hi gus.ijust wanna lower it for shows .but for driving it will go back to where it is now and i love the way it drives now so dont want to loose that.
06-03-2005, 07:54 PM
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well dont go coil overs gaz are ok i got um butthe springs are totally wrong tbh i bouc=nce down the road lol i am defo ordering 375 lb springs for the front as the ones that cossymad supplys are way too soft.
06-03-2005, 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by ECOSNIGE
well dont go coil overs gaz are ok i got um butthe springs are totally wrong tbh i bouc=nce down the road lol i am defo ordering 375 lb springs for the front as the ones that cossymad supplys are way too soft.
06-03-2005, 08:30 PM
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i run Gaz coilovers... cant fault em.
make sure you specify the spring rates tho... mine came with springs that were too stiff, now i got nice comfy "road" springs and the car's much better
make sure you specify the spring rates tho... mine came with springs that were too stiff, now i got nice comfy "road" springs and the car's much better
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06-03-2005, 08:38 PM
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I duno butiehad the full zoo treatment and tey reconned the springs up front are too soft.I tink there 325lb springs and i littreally bounce down the road its been atad dangerious at high speeds and sudden lumps in the road itgoes in to a mad bounce lol.The dampers are set to stiff as they go i think is that right?? and yet its like a bucking bronco. 
06-03-2005, 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Jim Galbally
i run Gaz coilovers... cant fault em.
make sure you specify the spring rates tho... mine came with springs that were too stiff, now i got nice comfy "road" springs and the car's much better
make sure you specify the spring rates tho... mine came with springs that were too stiff, now i got nice comfy "road" springs and the car's much better
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Originally Posted by ECOSNIGE
I duno butiehad the full zoo treatment and tey reconned the springs up front are too soft.I tink there 325lb springs and i littreally bounce down the road its been atad dangerious at high speeds and sudden lumps in the road itgoes in to a mad bounce lol.The dampers are set to stiff as they go i think is that right?? and yet its like a bucking bronco.
06-03-2005, 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by dingy
Why change from koni's to gaz is the bigger question 
06-03-2005, 08:54 PM
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Well brom did it all for me i swear he said it was full stiffniss i did try turning the hard soft thingearler and it didnt want to maveiterway lol l trywith some force tomoro see if there not as stiff as they said.He did say itll be soft on the front but they stifffend ital the way up i didnt think itll be quite as bouncy tho lol.It is virtually undrivable down backstreets.
06-03-2005, 08:58 PM
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well lets just say that when mine are on full stiff you might aswell nt have suspension, just join the hub str8 to the shell with a steel bar, theyre THAt stiff you sure yours arent TOO stiff? thats why the cars bounding about :P
might be a bit better if you unstriffen them somewhat...
also i runa sensible rideheight on mine
you sure yours arent TOO stiff? thats why the cars bounding about :Pmight be a bit better if you unstriffen them somewhat...
also i runa sensible rideheight on mine
07-03-2005, 12:17 PM
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do you need to modify the rear suspension turrets on a big turbo esc cos to make them fit ??
i was told by scott that you do ?? anyone done this
i was told by scott that you do ?? anyone done this
07-03-2005, 12:26 PM
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some catch sum dont mine was just the high points on the shultz on the left hand side riteside was fine they come in a nickel finish 2 at an extra cost 
07-03-2005, 01:08 PM
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arty m8 no coilovers are comfy they are reasonably comfy and can be set soft
they are reasonably comfy and can be set soft 
.It's all down to the spring rates being correctly matched front and rear
.Nige,
325lb sounds spot on for the front
. I think you will find that it is because your rears are too hard .Before you start ordering springs, why not try adjusting the bounciness out with the damping
. However, you WON'T be able to do this if the rear springs are too hard, as it is the front to rear mismatch causing problems .What are they rated at? Anything over 200lb on the rear is TOO hard....
07-03-2005, 04:22 PM
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Yea mike i have 225lb on the rear and 325lb on thr front.Strait from cossy mad so glen u defo have the wrong setup if u got 225 on the front lol .So is full stiffniss ok on the front??Should i softern up the rears or stiffen them?? 
.So is full stiffniss ok on the front??Should i softern up the rears or stiffen them??
07-03-2005, 04:42 PM
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Nige,
Put the rears on full SOFT and the fronts on a mid-setting and see how that is. However, I you need CONSIDERABLY softer rear springs to get the front to rear match right.
When you have set it to the above settings, if it is still not right experiment up or down 4 clicks at a time and then when you have got something almost right, then adjust one or two clicks at a time until it is perfect.
You should never need to run the damping at it's highest setting on the road, no wonder it is bouncing all over the place.
Put the rears on full SOFT and the fronts on a mid-setting and see how that is. However, I you need CONSIDERABLY softer rear springs to get the front to rear match right.
When you have set it to the above settings, if it is still not right experiment up or down 4 clicks at a time and then when you have got something almost right, then adjust one or two clicks at a time until it is perfect.
You should never need to run the damping at it's highest setting on the road, no wonder it is bouncing all over the place
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07-03-2005, 05:03 PM
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LOL well i didnt set it lol right il have to play i said earler in this post cossymad got te wrong set up seems i have got itall wrong lol right il have to play around.Cossymad has been top notch offering diff spring lb etc top service defo 
07-03-2005, 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by M7 COS
Do H & R make coilovers for the Escort Cosworth?
08-03-2005, 08:04 AM
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Originally Posted by M7 COS
Do H & R make coilovers for the Escort Cosworth?
