springs and shocks

1. welch Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2006 warwick Posts: 239 205 gti 1.9 audi a4 2.8 quattro 2 saxos 306 gti

   #1 12th April 2009, 11:45

   ive just brought a new saxo vtr it is lowered asmuch as it can go on the back but only 40 on the front it looks ok but want to change the front springs and shocks can anyone advise me ont he best set up to buy thanks
2. DanT Established Member Joined: Feb 2007 P'boro Posts: 1619 R27 Clio

   #2 12th April 2009, 11:51

   sounds to me like you are on the understeer route into the next roundabout - top job
   
   sounds to me like you need to go very low just to try and level the front out.
   
   get coilovers
3. welch Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2006 warwick Posts: 239 205 gti 1.9 audi a4 2.8 quattro 2 saxos 306 gti

   #3 12th April 2009, 11:58

   well i had another saxo that was as low as it could go on back and i dropped it 60 on the front and it leveled out mint but i want some sort of race shocks and spring for this one
4. DanT Established Member Joined: Feb 2007 P'boro Posts: 1619 R27 Clio

   #4 12th April 2009, 12:04

   gaz front coilovers with their matched rear dampers.
5. welch Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2006 warwick Posts: 239 205 gti 1.9 audi a4 2.8 quattro 2 saxos 306 gti

   #5 12th April 2009, 12:08

   wat they gona set me back mate
6. DanT Established Member Joined: Feb 2007 P'boro Posts: 1619 R27 Clio

   #6 12th April 2009, 12:26

   Ebay you can get the front and rear shocks, obviously front ones are height adjustable and damping adjustable where as the rears are just damping adjustable.
   
   Around £420-£440 for the kit and its good stuff for that price.
   
   AST coilovers that kam racing do are also very good from what i hear, however you dont get the rear shocks in the package which costs around the same as the gaz ones which do come with the rear shocks so its abit of a "weighing things up" situation.
7. welch Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2006 warwick Posts: 239 205 gti 1.9 audi a4 2.8 quattro 2 saxos 306 gti

   #7 12th April 2009, 12:27

   that sound a very gd price thanks mate
8. DanT Established Member Joined: Feb 2007 P'boro Posts: 1619 R27 Clio

   #8 12th April 2009, 12:37

   no problem man, ebay is your friend
9. KamRacing Saxperience Addict Joined: Nov 2006 A farm shed in Aylesbury Posts: 14916 Corolla AE86 Peugeot 205 B18C (in bits)

   #9 12th April 2009, 13:58

   the AST coilovers are at the premium end really... they are a high spec and really perform and the price reflects that
10. DanT Established Member Joined: Feb 2007 P'boro Posts: 1619 R27 Clio

    #10 12th April 2009, 14:10

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by KamRacing the AST coilovers are at the premium end really... they are a high spec and really perform and the price reflects that

    Any idea if they make rear ones for the saxo at all? To sort of complete the kit.
11. KamRacing Saxperience Addict Joined: Nov 2006 A farm shed in Aylesbury Posts: 14916 Corolla AE86 Peugeot 205 B18C (in bits)

    #11 12th April 2009, 14:29

    you don't get coilovers for the rear.. thats a specialist conversion.
    
    they do shocks for the rear but they cost more than the Bilstein Group Ns ..
12. VTR_SCANTY Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 177 2001 'wicked red' vtr

    #12 12th April 2009, 15:54

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by DanT no problem man, ebay is your friend

    i agree! ebay rocks