Spax coilovers?

matty_mk1 · Subject: Spax coilovers? Thu Sep 10 2009, 10:20

Any1 had any experience on them. they seem pretty cheap for fully adjustables, but reading some reviews (from the US) general view is they are to stiff for road use

i dont know whether thats based against other coilovers or theyve never had coilovers if you knwo what i mean.

obviously i know they are goin to be hard and thats why i need some but i dont what the ride to be like it was with the ebay specials, i know you always get what you pay for and thats why im geting KWs for my tintop but i want a kinda midrange good performance fully adjustable setup for the mk2 vr.

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max · Subject: Re: Spax coilovers? Thu Sep 10 2009, 11:06

id quote like to know this too. ive always had ebay specials and would quite like to know what proper coilies feel like

matty_mk1 · Subject: Re: Spax coilovers? Thu Sep 10 2009, 16:26

Fook it i think im just gonna go for them, cant moan at fully adjustable for 480quid can ya. ill let ya know how i get on.

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Luke · Subject: Re: Spax coilovers? Wed Oct 07 2009, 19:44

Id like to know how you get onto matty.
I had cheap coilies on my mk3 vr, jamex I think and it was a really hard and bumpy ride.
Can any one else recommend coilovers that offer a nice ride whilst still being able to wind them down a fair way.

matty_mk1 · Subject: Re: Spax coilovers? Wed Oct 07 2009, 20:14

I went for the weitec mk2 vr6 conversion kit in the end m8

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Luke · Subject: Re: Spax coilovers? Wed Oct 07 2009, 20:24

cool, whats the ride quality like on those?

RM2WAS · Subject: Re: Spax coilovers? Wed Oct 07 2009, 20:28

I had the rsx kit on my old mk2 and I've kept it on the jetta too, I'm really impressed with them as a whole package. I've done pretty much everything with them from using them on a daily to track days and drag racing, they are easy to adjust and setup the damping, firm but not to crashy. Also they've now been on the car for over 4 years and the adjusters still move as freely as ever. Really can't fault them tbh.

scully · Subject: lowering kit Wed Oct 07 2009, 20:34

i got a set off ebay for my mk3 golf only paid £112 quid seconhand 6 months old ready to fit all i had to do was fit them 60mm drop well hard ride but good for the money i never did get any pos feed back from the seler only an email saying he was expecting them to go for twice the price

RM2WAS · Subject: Re: Spax coilovers? Wed Oct 07 2009, 20:36

scully wrote:

i got a set off ebay for my mk3 golf only paid £112 quid seconhand 6 months old ready to fit all i had to do was fit them 60mm drop well hard ride but good for the money i never did get any pos feed back from the seler only an email saying he was expecting them to go for twice the price

surely being coilovers the height was adjustable?

scully · Subject: coilovers Wed Oct 07 2009, 20:43

they come complete top mounts the lot already set to 60mm they were secondhand so had been fitted to a golf ragtop so left them at that height

matty_mk1 · Subject: Re: Spax coilovers? Wed Oct 07 2009, 21:14

RM2WAS wrote:

I had the rsx kit on my old mk2 and I've kept it on the jetta too, I'm really impressed with them as a whole package. I've done pretty much everything with them from using them on a daily to track days and drag racing, they are easy to adjust and setup the damping, firm but not to crashy. Also they've now been on the car for over 4 years and the adjusters still move as freely as ever. Really can't fault them tbh.

Thats good to hear m8, cuz im still looking into fully adjustable setups, for my tintop. Was gonna use the mk2 as kinda a test bed for that but decided wasnt really worht the extra dollar.

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Luke · Subject: Re: Spax coilovers? Wed Oct 07 2009, 21:57

matty what is the ride quality like on your a3? your using ap's aren't you?

matty_mk1 · Subject: Re: Spax coilovers? Wed Oct 07 2009, 22:06

Yeah iam. they was alright till it set them to as low as possible. slightly stiffer than sline suspension before. now its abit bumpy. not low enough for me though. i wish id gone for a setup with a helper spring that i could have taken out lol

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