Guest fasteddy Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 I was just wondering what shock/spring combos people are using on their mk5 cabs and what the ride is like as im looking to upgrade at end of the month and cant decide what to get. Im quite interested in getting some coilovers so if anyone has experience with them i would quite like to hear your opinions of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest planetrover Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 just bought gaz for my project there expensive but worth every penny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fasteddy Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 I was looking at them. how harsh is the ride? i dont mind a firm ride but dont want it too stiff. at the moment the front has no give at all i cant even push the front end of mine down lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingergman Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 id get spax, i hate coilovers lol, only good for decking cars to the ground and not comfort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fasteddy Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 im looking for the best handling i can get i dont mind if the ride is a bit harsh as long as its not too bad but at the moment i think it may have the wrong springs on as i can put all my weight (the best part of 14 stone lol) on the front and it doesnt even move but the back is really soft so i get massive amounts of understeer and the front end hopping all over the road What spax kit would you recommend as they do a few? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gavwithcab Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 i have spax with a 60mm drop on my mk5 on 17s and its handles like a go cart and is not too harsh. as ginger man said, coilovers are just too harsh, i had them fitted to my astra gsi and it ended up shaking to car to bits but that did go arownd roundabouts well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fasteddy Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 i dont mind a harsh ride if it handles well just atm i got a harsh ride and awful handling lol. i got about a month to decide so hopefully a few more people with give their input to help with the decision making. whilst on the subject of suspension has anyone got the adjustable lower arms from area six was thinking of getting some but they are a bit expensive at £285 a set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fasteddy Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 One more thing. planetrover which version of the gaz coilovers did you get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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