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Teddy
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17th Feb 05 at 11:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ordering a SET of FK's this morning.

My car is not low enough at the back im really not overlly happy with it the way it sits.

Are FK's a good choice from people that have them?

I have around 500 to spend on Coil overs.

Dont want AVO at all been in a car with AVO's and heard some horror stories.
broster
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haha, yes avos are hard work! handle well but ment for the track not the road, fk's however are ment for the road more which ones you gone for, joiff knows about fk;s a fair bit
Siberia
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17th Feb 05 at 12:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
fk's are great when you finally get them setup right...
bradfincham
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17th Feb 05 at 12:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
teddy do what i ahve done, fk coilovers with 2ltr higher pundage springs on the front, and fk coilover spring on the rear but with koni adjustable shocks as the fk ones are crap!
Adam_B
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im not that impressed with my fks, as Siberia said there a bastard to setup. Also they dont seem to be great quality,
j100rsa had some problems with his fks rusting and breaking ??? My mates front damper has started leaking after just 1 year and mine have recently started clonking on the back.
bradfincham
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does anyone have a fitting guide or info on roughly the camber settings so i can fit mine this weekend?
Teddy
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17th Feb 05 at 13:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ok so who can actively suggest a decent coilover within my budget.
neiliosxi
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quote:
Originally posted by Siberia
fk's are great when you finally get them setup right...


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Siberia
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quote:
Originally posted by bradfincham
does anyone have a fitting guide or info on roughly the camber settings so i can fit mine this weekend?


you just use the 4 wheel alignment machine....

the problem is that you cant really set the camber with the wheels on and weight on the wheels.....

what i did is with the old suspension in place draw a line down the hub carrier were the suspension strut joints to it....

then when you put on the fks on line them up to this line and then tighen the bolts.

then check it all with the 4 wheel alignment machine...

the tracking is set the normal way but the camber need to be right before you set the tracking
corsaandy
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17th Feb 05 at 13:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ive got GAZ coilovers and i havent had any probs with them altho you cant really go very very low with them check my garage for pics front is as low as it can go and back can go about an inch lower
Siberia
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quote:
Originally posted by corsaandy
ive got GAZ coilovers and i havent had any probs with them altho you cant really go very very low with them check my garage for pics front is as low as it can go and back can go about an inch lower


this need c20xe treatment....
Teddy
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17th Feb 05 at 13:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Thats what i thought.

The Gaz looked good but again i noticed you couldnt go very very low with them.
bradfincham
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17th Feb 05 at 13:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
go with fk konigsport then for that budget range
broster
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17th Feb 05 at 13:47   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
or get avos but be prepared for them to be hard
Siberia
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yer not going to be able to lower anymore with the konigsport than you are with the highsports.... the car will be undrivable before you will run out of lowering thread...
loo_goblin
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how bout spax, only problem no rear height adjustment but are dampning adjustable
Teddy
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This again is another reason - the car sits to low as it is on its non adjustable suspension - hence on the road i will have it higher but for track and display use i can deck it - thats the plan.

I know coilovers provide the best "all round" package so im trying to gain some advise and take everything into consideration.
Siberia
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the fks are no so easy to higher or lower either..... well the front are simple enough... depending on how much you want to adjust them you can leave the wheels on...

the rears ya have to take the suspension appart..well i do anyways...
theres to much compression on the springs so ya cant turn the adjusters...

having said all that its great being able to get just right hieght... beats having to chop have the car away like you do with fixed suspension...
Teddy
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17th Feb 05 at 14:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
So you happy with FK ? Worth purcahsing?
Siberia
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yeh... i am now there was a stage when i was gonna burn them.... but that was due to the fact i was to lazy to set them up right and i blamed them and not myself
Teddy
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17th Feb 05 at 14:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ok cool - will invest then.
Siberia
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shop around some places charge alot more than others....

i got mine for £380 that included shiiping over here..
Teddy
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17th Feb 05 at 14:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Hang on though are Fk's adjustable at the rear?
Siberia
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17th Feb 05 at 14:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Teddy
Hang on though are Fk's adjustable at the rear?


yeh... 40-75mm
bradfincham
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siberia, how much did you pay for 4 wheel allignment?

and i really need to ask someone how much coil needs to be left uner the front spring to lower 50mm, same with rear, as thats what im after!

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