AndyW
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sorry for jumpin in ur post mate, but what would ppl suggest was best suspension set up for £300?? a little less would be good tho lol.
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romeo t
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mmm thats higher than my pi 50s. any way of alterin bumpstops to make em lower?
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AdiSRI
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not really, it doesnt look too high to me, have you got a pic of yours on your springs?
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penfold82
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Heres a pic of my motor with 50mm pi springs and gmax dampers. Bumpy as a bastard and has nearly bumped me into a hedge before.
Love how low that looks. but hate the ride quality.
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AdiSRI
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looks nice, tbh if u want it that low tho u gotta be getting coilovers
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penfold82
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At the risk of sounding stupid, what are coilovers?
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Siberia
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quote:
Originally posted by AndyW
sorry for jumpin in ur post mate, but what would ppl suggest was best suspension set up for £300?? a little less would be good tho lol.
talk to red_sxi aabout the Koni kits he sells.he has to be the cheapest around. U might get change out of that
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AndyW
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wikid cheers dude!!!
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MattyB
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EIBACH
EIBACH
EIBACH
EIBACH
U wont regret it. remember how much i was 'hmmmm'ing and 'arrrr'ing bout gettin eibachs. Was the best decision i ever made, although they have officially left me bankrupt! 
Matt
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penfold82
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quote:
Originally posted by penfold82
At the risk of sounding stupid, what are coilovers?
Anyone?
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TOMAS
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If it crashes over bumps then your spring rate is too weak... you need stiffer springs with a higher poundage. Also you are not running the correct bumpstops if its 'banging' in bumps - the bumpstops are their to stop the dampers bottoming out which cause the bang. At 60mm things are tight, no real room for a good bumpstop to cusion the blows and the car rides in the bumpstops too often. Im being serious when I say coilovers would solve your problems. Ive ran allsorts of suspension setups over the years on my corsa and once I got onto coilovers the change was incredible!!
I say for 40mm or above you want good uprated springs and dampers and below 40mm coilovers as uprated dampers are just not short enough!
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Joff
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Originally posted by romeo t
so eibach are the best ride quality- true or false?
True.
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Gambit
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i also had the decision as whether to fork out the extra for the Eibachs
and getting them was the best decision ever
ride quality is immense, about 10 fold over the std setup, and the handling is immense.
well worth the extra you pay for them
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romeo t
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i really cant afford the coilovas. my car looks the same height as the red one, just nice. so are fk and gmax not as good as eibach#?
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Siberia
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just from readin opinions from ppl on this site Fk are good for looks and functionality. Avoid Gmax like the plague. and eibach and koni are the dogs bol*&x.
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penfold82
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quote:
Originally posted by Siberia
just from readin opinions from ppl on this site Fk are good for looks and functionality. Avoid Gmax like the plague. and eibach and koni are the dogs bol*&x.
I agree, my dampers are GMAx and they are the spawn of the devils dangly bits. DEfo avoid!!!
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mwg
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quote:
Originally posted by Gambit
i also had the decision as whether to fork out the extra for the Eibachs
and getting them was the best decision ever
ride quality is immense, about 10 fold over the std setup, and the handling is immense.
well worth the extra you pay for them
only problem with the Eibach springs is the price  I can afford to buy them but then dont have enough cash left over to get the shocks to match! I dont really want to get just springs cos heard they can handle worse than standard set up. Will eibach shocks or koni shocks be better with eibach springs? if they really are that good then i might have to save a bit longer for them!
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MattyB
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Eibachs are designed in such a way that they can be used with ur standard shocks, and will gibe an excellent ride and last for quite a while!
Do that, then just save for the matching bilstiens that arnt even that expensive!
In the words of Gambit.....It will be an immense ride! 
Matt
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mwg
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quote:
Originally posted by MattyB
Eibachs are designed in such a way that they can be used with ur standard shocks, and will gibe an excellent ride and last for quite a while!
Do that, then just save for the matching bilstiens that arnt even that expensive!
In the words of Gambit.....It will be an immense ride!
Matt
wicked! defo gonnaget myself some of them then! so u reckon -50mm all round will be ok? thought ride was worse the lower you go?
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mwg
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quote:
Originally posted by MattyB
Do that, then just save for the matching bilstiens that arnt even that expensive!
In the words of Gambit.....It will be an immense ride!
Matt
how much for the bilstiens and where can i get them from?
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AdiSRI
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Its not reccomended to use the eibach -50mm springs with standard dampers, only he -30mm Pro-kit ones.
And Gmax damper r shite, i had some but changed em for the Apex ones which are still cheap but r loads better. Coilovers are the way forward once i can afford them...
Eg. COBRA Coilovers
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