blend
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Ive got KW Coilovers on mine, never really used the car properly so cant comment but Ive heard their pretty good - and mine are for sale  http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=369756
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SAL
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Registered: 19th Dec 05
Location: Radlett, Hertfordshire
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my FK's are fine after 3 years...nout wrong with them imo.
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Ant
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dont worrk folks my FK's have been fine for the last 3 years, I wouldnt say their perfect there obviously is an issue with some sets but these may have been installed incorectley and not maintained.
I will in due course be looking at GAZ and Billy setups for mine but more for upgrade reasons than disatisfaction with FK.
[Edited on 04-07-2007 by Ant]
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Adam_B
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My FKs were shite. Rear shocks leaked after a year so i decided to fit some Konis. As i was undoing the nylock nut on the top of the front damper the piston rod itself actually snapped 
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
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Some expensive ones are shit too. Avo, for example.
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cunningham
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Registered: 25th May 05
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at the end of the day some will be good some will be bad either built or maintianed but i think alot of its to do with branding imo
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burgess
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Registered: 22nd Feb 04
Location: Norton, North Yorkshire
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gf had a set of spax rsx on the corsa for 6 months and around 4k
both fronts were shot to bits
the pistons leaked and scored
had loads of play in them too
but we were that happy with the ride we got another set
been ok so far
like they say could just be a bad set
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nova_gteuk
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Registered: 15th May 02
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My brothers polo gt has fk,been on his car for 3 and a half years now without a problem,he loves them,best thing he done to his car imo. he checks them every few weeks and grease's them every few months.and theyre still mint 
So youve slagged powerflow off now fk anyone else? 
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cunningham
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Registered: 25th May 05
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nothin wrong with pwoerflow nowa days
get a decent garage that makes them and have a good welder and jobs a good one if you ask me from a bystanders point of veiw Dave A is a snobby cunt
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Geordie-Chris
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave A
send what you want to fk, THEIR COILOVERS ARE UTTER SHIT.
but you would say that if you sell other makes and not FK its the way buisness works isnt it??
i have had FK coils and a load of other friends have had em never heard one bad thing about them.
we also sell them at work and again have had no bad reports.
its down to personal opinion at the end of the day. corosion can happen and will happen if the coilover is not maintained properly it doesent matter what make they are!
your just a new company and trying to get a good name so why slag everything you dont like or should i say dont sell off??
just my personal opinions 
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SAL
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Registered: 19th Dec 05
Location: Radlett, Hertfordshire
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tbh
even though i own fk coilovers...they are pretty crap
they cost about 330-400 and for that money i would buy a set of gaz or bilstein
really depends though on what there used for
my car will never see a track, so for me they are fine styling wise as the drop is about -70 front and rear...which most coilovers for b's dont go that low
if i brought suspension for a corsa again it would be -30 eibach springs and bilstein shocks/dampers
but that would only be a 25mm drop...but would handle better than any other set up
so really depend what you want styling or use ?
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Chris F
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Registered: 26th Dec 05
Location: Newmarket Drives: Escort Van 1.8
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i get told GAZ all the time, im still getting FK's
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ffls
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Registered: 29th May 02
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If you want coilovers chose KW V1,V2 or V3 and they are Stainless Steel.
Not that FK, SPAX, AVO or other crappy brands
Fixed Rate I have used Eibachs -35mm with Bilstein and Koni Dampers.
Konis are harder then stones but on smooth roads are better then Billies.
But for daily use you can't beat Billies and I prefer the black ones with a shorter rod.
Eibach also do -50mm springs for Corsa A in the UK and B in the rest of Europe
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broster
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Registered: 6th Dec 02
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
Some expensive ones are shit too. Avo, for example.
lets be honest they aint that expencive, and they are not designed for road use, people get confused and fit track suspension to road cars, ven on a rally car the suspension will be stripped and cleaned, hence the avo stuff is servicable!
my avo's handled well, but they fell apart.... they were about 6 years old by this point!
having had koni, i wasnt impressed, they aint that cheap, bilstein is the best kit in my eyes, and eibach.
the clio has eibach springs on it and its ace, and the corsa has pss-9 bilstein coilovers on it. look amazing but not driven it yet 
i wouldnt fit fk's to my car. iv seen the silverlines pack up too....
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BAZ 1256
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absolutlty f*ck all wrong with FK'S, iv sold many a set of fk coilovers before and 1 coilover has been returned but that ws due to incorrect fitting, fk still sorted it out though as a good will gesture.
highsports are cheap yeh, maybe not as good quality as the expensive coilovers, but if you go for the konigsports etc they use koni dampers inside them.
and stil prob cheaper than most
someone just likes to slag them off it seems at any chance possible.
hope a GAZ coilover never packs in or youll have to find somethign even better!! lol
[Edited on 05-07-2007 by BAZ 1256]
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