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Old 28-04-2005, 01:44 AM
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after a set of shocks for the mini and seen these


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...545081689&rd=1




what they like?
Old 28-04-2005, 01:47 AM
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get emm kidda they look cool if nowt else
Old 28-04-2005, 06:16 AM
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I use them on the S1, no complaints.

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bit of a budget shock, more commonly used on corsa, astra, clio etc

would do the job required though
Old 28-04-2005, 08:30 AM
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Had em on me fiesta for awhile and they were well good for the price. Ive uprgraded to Spax now but they are to fookin hard for the roads round here so might put the gmax springs on with the spax shocks soon.
Old 28-04-2005, 08:33 AM
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spax are mostly too soft, and that's the reason they feel so hard...

Atleast that's what they told me...

Check your spring rates...
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Originally Posted by Joris_FRST
spax are mostly too soft, and that's the reason they feel so hard...

Atleast that's what they told me...

Check your spring rates...
are you sure they seem just fookin solid to me. Do you know what spring rate is good for a road going fiesta??
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ive always thought spax were solid myself
Old 28-04-2005, 09:19 AM
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Don't know by hearth, but was a while ago they were discussing spring rates and H&R was way more solid than spax, and they felt less "harsh" to drive ??

No personal experience, something I read a while ago,
that's why I said check the spring rates, as for all i know it can be bullshit
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Good shocks...

Well repected on minis... and the fully adj. ones are the bomb for race minis
Old 28-04-2005, 09:31 AM
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i never liked spax defo too harsh have been thinking about gmax myself, or do i save the money for coilovers?
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I always favour spax on trackday minis, but thats just cause once i find something that works well i tend to stick with it.

Although budget ive not heard anything bad about the gmax ones.

Those height adjusters are worth most of the that 80 quid anyway
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I said that to Rad on PM chip

Well worth it

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CheeRS chaps
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Wouldn't rate them at all on a Fez. But you aint got a Fez so it's not a problem. Pretty well built budget uprated shock. TBH for the cash of these things you can't go far wrong.
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