TomWilly
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What coilovers do people have on their corsas and what are your opinions on them?
Im thinking around £300?
Fk highsport?
Spax any good?
Any info appreciated
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SAL
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kw 
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Jakey
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quote:
Originally posted by Stavs
kw
£300? There like £500 on EuropePerformance 
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SAL
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hmmm, maybe a spax fixed kit for £300.
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VegasPhil
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FK's aren't bad mate - I've done 30k on mine. 
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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AK
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fk are pish....
stay with an OK fixed height. How often are you going to adjust the height?
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Jake
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maybe he wants to go lower than a fixed rate kit would allow him to
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SAL
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bilstein dampers, then www.coilsprings.co.uk with height of spring and poundage...job done
and my FK's done me pround of over 50k  and where still fine
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csweatherston
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fk highsport shocks lasted me a month.
spax lasted 3 months.
bilsteins are still going strong after 6months.
enough said??
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Colin
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Ive just bought FK's, Ive noticed the only folk that say there pish have never had a set, those that have say there ok 
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SAL
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quote:
Originally posted by csweatherston
fk highsport shocks lasted me a month.
spax lasted 3 months.
bilsteins are still going strong after 6months.
enough said??
driver
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AK
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coilovers are just a fashion gimmick for most car enthusiasts!! Or for plebs that want a car 'decked'' or some shit like that...
My opinions after being there and doing that
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AK
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
Ive just bought FK's, Ive noticed the only folk that say there pish have never had a set, those that have say there ok
dude - you get what you pay for
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csweatherston
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driver
yes 
coilovers serve there purpose if you intend on getting it corner weighed etc....
for handling purposes, there no better (possibly worse) than fixed rate/height
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Jake
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I cant understand how a decent fixed rate kit can improve the handling of a car THAT much over a budget coilover setup -especially on flat tarmac roads
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loo_goblin
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I payed a wee bit more and got the stainless steel fks, and on those loads of bits are anodised unlike the normal fk's, hey have do a fair few miles and seem fine, bit bouncy compared to fix height konis on my sierra
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TomWilly
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Well its good to see all your opinions,
It seems i may be better off with a fixed rate set, as i wont be adjusting the height much.
Id like it to sit around 50-60mm but really im looking for it to handle better with a nice feel
After having 40mm nova springs on the last corsa, i thought id sort this one out a bit better
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Colin
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Originally posted by AK
quote:
Originally posted by Colin
Ive just bought FK's, Ive noticed the only folk that say there pish have never had a set, those that have say there ok
dude - you get what you pay for
Yeah I know you pay your money you make your choice, I just liked the look of them better than similar priced fixed height kits.
Ive heard from plenty folks that there ok so............why not, its only for a VW motorway cruiser anyway its not like its going on a track or anything
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csweatherston
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quote:
Originally posted by jake
I cant understand how a decent fixed rate kit can improve the handling of a car THAT much over a budget coilover setup -especially on flat tarmac roads
most coilover units used (for example spax) are universal, they have hundreds already made up and just weld the appropriate brackets on for the vehicle.
do you honestly think a omega estate would require the same dampening/rebound rate as a stripped nova?
albeit with a few mm of damper spring adjustment??
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AK
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suppose, my cars is absaaaalooootly gash on normal roads
Tein RS Circuit Master
Had
billstein coilovers on the supra - very very good for daily use
AVO fixed on silver corsa - OK
AVO coilovers on the green/white corsa - awfull
GMAX on punto - fuckin terrible
Koni on nova - pish
Koni on pug - ok, didnt get round to fitting the firmer springs which would have made it much better
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Jake
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no, and i didnt say that anyway. We're talking about the same car with different suspension kits.
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Colin
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I would have liked bilstein coilies but there 800-900
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Willox
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i have a spax rsx kit and ok can't really compare to anything because it's the 1st lowering kit i have owned but they seem to do the job for what i need them for,and yeh i am one of the people who does like a really low look
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LeeM
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leda's ftw
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Dave A
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any coilovers for £300 will be rubbish. spend an extra £20 and I can do a full bilstein fixed rate/height setup for you.
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