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[FezzR]

plz poll and add comments
this is spring strut kit

[Mikee_RS]

i had gmax on my si and i was very pleased with it, the car handled like a dream and for £200 u cant go wrong

[Phil Si]

i just said gmax cos i just bought them lol

[Mark Si]

Having been on a full G-Max kit for near enough a year now, I can recomend them on good experience. Not exactly a harsh ride but stiffer to the right degree over standard equipment.

As has been said, for £200 you really can't go wrong

[MaXsteri]

Well done on not even making SPAX an option. After riding in Johns car i'll be staying well away

KYB / Eibach is the best ive experienced

[Maff Si]

as i said on MSN ya get what you pay for, depends on if ya can afford the xtra 60 notes

[MaXsteri]

depends on if ya not too tight to pay out the xtra 60 notes

Well this is Ian we're talking about

[FezzR]

depends on if ya not too tight to pay out the xtra 60 notes

Well this is Ian we're talking about

its all right ill get the extra 60 notes of u ya cheeky cnut after how little u got away with! have u driven or ridden in a car on gmax to compare?

[EssexRedFRST]

Dont go AVO, they are well s**t. Really disappointed with mine.

[FezzR]

Dont go AVO, they are well poo. Really disappointed with mine.

can u elaberate plz

[XR2iT]

Why is there not a Bilstein or Leda option. Both are as tough as they come and can be rebuilt. I don't know about road cars but both are ideal for serious competition use. I won't use anything else.

[ZetecS]

Kony sport for me.

[MaXsteri]

depends on if ya not too tight to pay out the xtra 60 notes

Well this is Ian we're talking about

its all right ill get the extra 60 notes of u ya cheeky cnut after how little u got away with!

have u driven or ridden in a car on gmax to compare?

Nope. Just SPAX adjustables and Eibach, which is why i didnt say anything about GMAX Foo How about just waiting till FITP and blagging rides in everyones cars to help you decide?

[Fezzy Turbo]

Well, i have Spax PSX adjustable kit on mine and i am very pleased with it. I have had the kit for ages!! and the car handles like a dream, but yes it can be a wee bit hard but the front and rear strut braces dont help that either

[Nick 2i]

ive got a spax vsx kit and it handles so much better than it did before

although the ride is harsh but it makes up for it by the fact it handles so well.

[Maff Si]

AFAIK Ian has around £300 to spend on dampers and springs

Bilstein Original Dampers aren't proper Bilsteins they are made by Sachs/Boge

The Streetline Kits also use these Sachs dampers

Any other bilsteins are gonna be way out of his price range

[DanS2i]

Jondel Motorsport in Northampton do a Bilstein budget kit (springs and shocks) for £220

I used to have them on my mk3 cabriolet when i ran 17's and I thought they were a really good ride and really cheap as well.

I am thinking about putting them on my fiesta once the wheels go on!

http://www.jondelmotorsport.co.uk

Dan

[andyhardy]

I love my fully adjustable AVO coilover suspension!

It did cost me £520 though!

Andy

[Stoned]

Andy how do you find those coilovers

I'm unsure if I should get Avo's or H&R's

H&R's are about £200 more though so you gotta assume they are better.

Is the ride harsh on the avo's?

[MadcatCraig]

stoned there adjustable

you can make it as hard ro soft as you like.

but if you want no scrubbing with big wheels it wil need to be set to hard.

[Stoned]

Yeah MC

they are both adjustable

but one of £200 more than the other so surely it would be better

[andyhardy]

I've got my ride set relatively hard on the front and a bit softer at the back (so that the back end doesn't decide to swap ends round fast corners!). I've also got it set level all round making the car more neutral when entering into corners.

I find it amazing how when you cruise over bumpy roads the ride is incredibly smooth but then amazingly grippy round fast corners - it outhandles my mates Mk6 RS2000 4x4 which has amazing grip!

I can't say how good the H&R ones are but I think my £520 has been well spent.

My mate Simon did most of the setting up for me (he's a bit of a past master at fitting the AVO coilover kits to cars - he fitted some of the first ones before they put nickel plating on the adjuster threads!) and he thought about taking it all off when he first put it on (the back was too high and locked the rear wheels up on heavy braking) but making the car a level ride height all round, making the back a bit softer than the front makes for alot less torque steer, much better cornering, much less torque steer and even a noticeable reduction in wheelspin (although this has been helped by lovely Yokohama AVS sport tyres which won't last 5 minutes but grip like bastids!).

It's like driving a turbocharged go-kart!

I have to say a big thank you to XFactor for selling me the kit at this price - very good service too!

Cheers,

Andy

P.S. Here's a link to my gallery post with the AVO suspension just fitted onto my RS:

http://www.fiestaturbo.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=45761

[Dave106gti]

IMHO Spax are very good, yeah the ride is a bit harsh but surely you lower a car to make it handle better? Mines like a go-cart and far better than my mate's who has G-Max You have to make compromises, better handling = less comfort