cheap coilover shocks

1. releaf L-plater Joined: Jun 2008 Newcastle Posts: 48 Furio

   #1 23rd December 2008, 17:27

   hi,
   
   Does anyone know where i could get some cheap rear coilover shocks for the rear of my saxo.
   
   At the moment i have SPAX adjustable shocks but even on a hard setting it still seems very soft.
   
   I was hoping if somebody would know if there is any type of coilover shocker for the rear i could put on in place of the SPAX.
2. vtr-richie Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2008 Farnham Posts: 317 MK2 VTR

   #2 23rd December 2008, 17:45

   unfortunatly you ahve shot yourself in the foot with your "title" cheap coilovers wont be much better than what u have...
3. AlexBp West Midlands Joined: Dec 2007 West mids Posts: 23149 Supra,civic GL

   #3 23rd December 2008, 17:50

   rear coilovers are in the region of 2k they need custom making
4. Sophia_Bush Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2007 Shropshire Posts: 9994 Moonstone Blue 106 GTi

   #4 23rd December 2008, 17:54

   maybe look into the bilstein fixed rate group ns? or look in the for sale section i think muhaha is selling some gaz adjustables at reasonable price
5. user_15989 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2007 Posts: 4857

   #5 23rd December 2008, 18:26

   Are you positive is the dampers that is to soft? Its most likely the torsion bars and rear ARB that are your problem if you have nor already uprated them.
6. VTRcraig Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2008 coventry Posts: 275 black and silver race car vtr, many saxo projects

   #6 23rd December 2008, 20:36

   gaz sell very stiff rear shocks, i think they are about £40 each, they are increadibly hard when on full hard, me and my dad cant move them when we pull each end lol, and if you sit in the back of my race car it dont go down at all
7. releaf L-plater Joined: Jun 2008 Newcastle Posts: 48 Furio

   #7 23rd December 2008, 20:41

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by AXracing Are you positive is the dampers that is to soft? Its most likely the torsion bars and rear ARB that are your problem if you have nor already uprated them.

   thanks i will look into this.
   
   
   

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   Originally Posted by VTRcraig gaz sell very stiff rear shocks, i think they are about £40 each, they are increadibly hard when on full hard, me and my dad cant move them when we pull each end lol, and if you sit in the back of my race car it dont go down at all

   thanks alot mate.
8. 106pete Regular Poster Joined: Nov 2007 plymouth Posts: 365 saxo vts metro gti rover 414

   #8 24th December 2008, 14:55

   unless ur shocks have leaked (ud be able to see the oil everywhere) you probaly wudnt notice the change between shocks to much.
   
   it sounds more like either ur bushes need changing, which makes the rear end much much tighter anyway or the trailing arm bearings have gone?
   
   does it feel slow to react at the rear and unstable changing directions?
   
   if uve got a furio another good mod will be fitting vts torsion bars.
9. KamRacing Saxperience Addict Joined: Nov 2006 A farm shed in Aylesbury Posts: 14916 Corolla AE86 Peugeot 205 B18C (in bits)

   #9 25th December 2008, 14:59

   with the torsion beam setup you cannot easily fit coilovers to the rear. You would have to weld in suspension turrets, modify the rear beam to disable the torsion bars and allow lower fitment of coilovers. Then you have to buy a suitable coilover that will most likely be custom... cheap generally does not fit into the same sentence
   
   To stiffen the rear of the car with the existing setup you need to fit different torsion bars. Thicker ones increase the spring rate and make the back of the car stiffer.
   
   To do this correctly you'll also need to know the spring rate on the front so that you can keep the balance correct. Usually this will mean upgrading the front springs too.
   
   Lots of options out there for better shocks than the spax. All down to budget though.
   
   G
   
   
   

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   Originally Posted by releaf hi, Does anyone know where i could get some cheap rear coilover shocks for the rear of my saxo. At the moment i have SPAX adjustable shocks but even on a hard setting it still seems very soft. I was hoping if somebody would know if there is any type of coilover shocker for the rear i could put on in place of the SPAX.