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[Tweek]

Premature shock failure. Less than 20k and both rears are fubar. Video:

[Fezzy Turbo]

Why am i not shocked. Pay cheap money and you get cheap parts. My Spax has been on my car for 50k+ and was still good when i stripped the car for restoration.

[Tweek]

Lol I bought them knowing Gmax were poor but mk3.5 suspension kits are hard to find. Needless to say, those rears have been replaced with Konis

[M1K3Y_B]

Nice

Has the problem you had with the clicking gone now, since the rear shocks were changed?

[Tweek]

Clicking turned out to be the driver's archliner. Not entirely sure what or how it was making the noise yet but I've removed it for the time being until I get another one and a new set of screws/plasticy nut things. It had come loose at the front and the tyre's worn a hole through it

Pi springs are nice though

[M1K3Y_B]

Clicking turned out to be the driver's archliner. Not entirely sure what or how it was making the noise yet but I've removed it for the time being until I get another one and a new set of screws/plasticy nut things.

Strange

Have you changed the front shocks also?

[Tweek]

Nah, still have G-craps on the front due to mk3.5 nonsense.

[M1K3Y_B]

Nah, still have G-craps on the front due to mk3.5 nonsense.

Are they really that hard to source then?

[Tweek]

They're not as easy as mk3 kits. I've only seen 1 or 2 mk3.5 kits (excl. coilovers) for sale since i bought mine 2 years ago. They were Gmax too iirc!

[wildheart]

NMS managed to get front Koni's for my 3.5

[M1K3Y_B]

NMS managed to get front Koni's for my 3.5

I am sure you can get a Mk3.5 Spax kit from Halfords

[wildheart]

Yes they can as Halfords got my old spax kit

[Tweek]

NMS managed to get front Koni's for my 3.5

NMS? After driving with the rear Konis I'd love a pair for the front

[wildheart]

NMS managed to get front Koni's for my 3.5

NMS? After driving with the rear Konis I'd love a pair for the front

http://www.norrismotorsport.co.uk/index2.html

[Tweek]

I might have to contact them then. How much did they cost you if you don't mind me asking?

[j7aoc]

You get what you pay for

[wildheart]

I might have to contact them then. How much did they cost you if you don't mind me asking?

Not sure to be honest as i had lots of things done at once on the car!

[Tweek]

Ah right. Well I checked with Koni themselves and according to them they don't do mk3.5 shocks

Did you have the hubs changed?

[wildheart]

No hubs werent changed.
Ollie @ NMS said he had a nightmare over getting some as not many people list them for 3.5's,I get the feeling he said they may have be mk4 ones
Best thing to do is phone him and ask,Just mention Wildhearts fiesta

[RS1800pec]

mk3.5 arnt that hard to find!

Halfords sell spax and koni kits for mk3.5's
I always see spax and GAZ on ebay (new)
Fiestacentre

and obviously the dealer websites.

Your just not looking hard enough

[- Danny Boy -]

Yea i got a full spax kit on my car which is a 3.5. Never gone wrong in the how ever many years its been on my car

I would never trust g-crap for some reason, just hear so much rubbish about them

mk3.5 kits are less common than the mk3, purely because the 3.5 fiesta's was only in production for a couple years compared to the standard mk3 which was from 89-94(iirc 95 was the changeover year to 3.5), so companies only had a shorter time to create new kits to suit the changes. But its not like you cant find any if you look hard enough

[Tweek]

94 was the changover year. Turns out one of my fronts is on its way out now too

[- Danny Boy -]

Ooo thats not good! Best get some koni's on the front to match then

[Tweek]

It'll last a bit longer but gives me some time to find some lol.

[Tweek]

I've refitted the standard OEM shocks on the front (the ones that were on the car when I bought it). I have to say they handle so much better than the Gmax! Admittedly the springs don't sit that tight in the cups but the ride is softer (more travel when doing the bounce test) but doesn't scrub whatsoever. I also have far less understeer, I can really keep the power down through bends and round roundabouts etc.

Just thought it was worth mentioning for anyone's reference