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[RyanHughes]

Im about to buy a coilover kit for my fez but im unsure which is the best one to buy. I was going to get the Avo one but by the sounds of it I fancy keeping my fillings in my teeth . Does any one have a recommendation ?

[allinking]

I've found my AVO's ok if you set them firm then they are VERY firm but on the soft setting for bumppy runs there better than some of the fixed kits but I dont like the grub scews in the adjustment cup there crap if you dont undo em every week lol. If I had the cash I'd go GAZ

[vx220]

i love my gaz!

[essexracing1]

all i have used be for is AVO's and i have put them on 3 of my old cars now and puting a set on my new fiesta to as you can drive the car and feels a lot beter then some of the coilovers on the market at mo

[Raymondo]

How much have you got to spend?

[RyanHughes]

Around the £700 mark. But I would be willing to spend more if the kit was worth the extra £££

[Raymondo]

For that price range GAZ are proboly going to be best. I think theyre around the £500 mark. Ive got H&R's on mine, which are very good, they have Bilstein gas inserts and go for over £1k so youd have to save a bit more.

Out of interst what makes you want coilovers? Thought about Koni TA's?

[heeman10]

I steered clear of Avo when hunting around for coilovers, since their customer service reputation and build quality seemed well below average (hearing of leaking dampers, followed by them not being keen/refusing to take back the failed unit for repair/replacement).

My Gaz setup has been precisely what I wanted. I never have them fully-soft or fully firm, yet they still span the operating settings I want. Give Dampertech a call in Yorkshire and speak to Dave, mine were around the £550 mark including delivery and plating

[RyanHughes]

Im after coil overs as I'm running 16" wheels and at the moment they are rubbing on the suspension turret. £1k for H&R thats alot of money but I bet it was worth the cost.

[RyanHughes]

My Gaz setup has been precisely what I wanted. I never have them fully-soft or fully firm, yet they still span the operating settings I want. Give Dampertech a call in Yorkshire and speak to Dave, mine were around the £550 mark including delivery and plating

Thanks for that I'll give them a try. I think the GAZ is the best one for me.

[RyanHughes]

Thought about Koni TA's?

Any infomation about these ?

[Oranoco]

Coilovers seem to be a bit of a buzz word mod on here and most of the time they simply aren't needed. Koni t/a's are about half the price of coilovers but a whole load better suited to road use. If you're going to be spending most of your time on track then coilovers are the business. If however you are going to be using the car on the pot hole network we call our roads I wouldn't consider coilovers for a moment (I don't even use coilovers on my track car). I know of two very well respected Fiesta owners who have removed coilovers from their road cars and reverted back to shock and springs.

[RyanHughes]

Thanks Oranoco I understand what you are saying as I agree it is alot of money for suspension. But I have heard using them over comes alot of the rubbing and catching when fitting bigger wheels. I know for a fact I cant fit my 16" at the mo (ok they are running on 205/55) but later on I may fit bigger wheels for show use and I dont fancy paying twice for suspension.

Like the comment about the roads, you hit the nail on the head there (and we pay for the maintence in Road Tax YEAH RIGHT) where is the money going ??? I will be using it on the track, well once I have rated the stoppers as they struggle to stop me now.

[Oranoco]

16's will be fine on normal struts you will need to choose tyres carefully (ideally a 195/40/16) and rims that are the correct offset (ideally ET35) and no wider than 7J.

Coilovers aren't a magic cure for crap wheel choice, although many people seem to think so.

[Basse]

Hi,

Oranoco: Could you write som more around "coilovers vs. shock/spring"..?
I found what you wrote very interesting..


Sebbe

[j7aoc]

16's will be fine on normal struts you will need to choose tyres carefully (ideally a 195/40/16) and rims that are the correct offset (ideally ET35) and no wider than 7J.

Coilovers aren't a magic cure for crap wheel choice, although many people seem to think so.

I had 16's (ET35) on my fiesta xr2i lowered 35mm and they did rub that was after i removed load's of plastic The wheel where new and so was the pi suspension kit. It only got better when i went for 195/45/r16 to 195/40/r16. If it was me then i would go GAZ but my Avo's have been so good and make my car handle like a dream. I wouldn't buy them new as heeman said there customer service reputation is pant's the good thing about coilovers is that if you ever wanted to go for 15" wheels you can lower the car to meet the rubber

[RyanHughes]

I'm running Et40 sadly off a Mondeo and it was rubbin

[Oranoco]

You can fit some 3-5mm spacers to bring things out a smidge and give you the clearance you need.

[Basse]

Coilovers seem to be a bit of a buzz word mod on here and most of the time they simply aren't needed. Koni t/a's are about half the price of coilovers but a whole load better suited to road use. If you're going to be spending most of your time on track then coilovers are the business. If however you are going to be using the car on the pot hole network we call our roads I wouldn't consider coilovers for a moment (I don't even use coilovers on my track car). I know of two very well respected Fiesta owners who have removed coilovers from their road cars and reverted back to shock and springs.

Could you write down more about this... Since I`m on my way to buy new suspension setup to my car soon...
My car will be a road car but will be taken to track sometimes, and I want it handle very well in tight corners and high speed..

Its a XR2 mk2...

Sebbe