spax coilovers?

1. user_28067 Established Member Joined: Oct 2008 Corby, Northants Posts: 1264 Clio 197 and a clio 172 atm

   #1 3rd July 2009, 14:36

   ae they any good and is there a 'how to' on fitting coilovers? how would you lower the rear on coilovers?
2. user_18250 Established Member Joined: Sep 2007 Swadlincote Posts: 1185 2003 Black VTR

   #2 3rd July 2009, 14:49

   afaik, the spax aren't actual 'coilovers' just uprated suspension shocks.
   
   The rear doesnt have any type of coilover or shock suspension as its a torsion bar it just has the little dampers.
   
   Any kit you buy for the saxo consists of two front shocks + springs + rear dampers
   
   coilover kits will inlcude two front coilovers + two rear dampers
   
   
   To answer your original question, i dont know myself but a few people have said the spax are pretty good if working on a budget, similar to the apex dampers.
   
   They give good increase over the standard shocks but wont be anywhere as good as say bilstein
3. DanT Established Member Joined: Feb 2007 P'boro Posts: 1619 R27 Clio

   #3 3rd July 2009, 18:37

   wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooop
4. user_18250 Established Member Joined: Sep 2007 Swadlincote Posts: 1185 2003 Black VTR

   #4 3rd July 2009, 18:57

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by DanT Spax do make a range of coilovers, along with their normal spring and damper kits.

   Not for the Saxo they don't
5. user_28067 Established Member Joined: Oct 2008 Corby, Northants Posts: 1264 Clio 197 and a clio 172 atm

   #5 9th July 2009, 21:18

   oh rite can any garage lower the rear?
6. user_18250 Established Member Joined: Sep 2007 Swadlincote Posts: 1185 2003 Black VTR

   #6 9th July 2009, 22:27

   Depends, to actually lower the back just the torsion bar is adjusted, so you'd have to find a garage that knows how to do that.
7. larryzhou Newbie Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 5

   #7 10th July 2009, 02:21

   I got a SPAX PSX kit fitted on my 206, excellent for the money I paid...
8. bmx91ben Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2009 Essex Posts: 125 mk2 desire :)

   #8 10th July 2009, 09:31

   seems like a good value deal, but will just be shocks, springs and dampers
9. AlexBp West Midlands Joined: Dec 2007 West mids Posts: 23149 Supra,civic GL

   #9 10th July 2009, 10:12

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by bmx91ben seems like a good value deal, but will just be shocks, springs and dampers

   shocks and dampers are the same thing
   
   so it will just be springs and dampers but thats all you really need unless you want the adjustability of a coilover or to be extremely low
10. LVC_VTR Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2008 Home 1)Norwich 2)Edinburgh Posts: 954 Mk2 Saxo VTR

    #10 10th July 2009, 17:39

    ive got spax vsx kit on my saxo and it is very good for the money
11. user_28067 Established Member Joined: Oct 2008 Corby, Northants Posts: 1264 Clio 197 and a clio 172 atm

    #11 11th July 2009, 23:21

    ok, cheers guys