v-maxx coilovers

15th February 2011, 17:35

Has anyone had experience with these ???? like this kit off ebay :

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/V-Maxx-Citroen...item1c054af0cb

please help

15th February 2011, 17:38

look at the price - tells you everything you need to know.

15th February 2011, 17:53

struggling to find decent 60mm springs with dampers. especially on a budget :/

15th February 2011, 19:19

Spax kit on Kams site is about 230 or something iirc, might be worth a look.

15th February 2011, 21:21

I got v maxx coilovers and there great better than expected but only had them on couple of months but i got them cos fast car mag recommend them

17th February 2011, 10:08

yeah thats why i was looking because there recommended by fast car, won awards 'apparantly'.

17th February 2011, 10:10

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Originally Posted by Tom

Spax kit on Kams site is about 230 or something iirc, might be worth a look.

just been lookin on kam's site, £238 for the 60mm drop's which is what im after, not a bad price

. wonder if they'll be o.k for furio

17th February 2011, 10:43

Jus dont get the vmaxx no better than raceland

17th February 2011, 12:38

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Originally Posted by db_sax

Jus dont get the vmaxx no better than raceland

am not, think am just gunna get spax vsx kit. dont see many complaints .

17th February 2011, 12:48

V-Maxx have won best budget coilover for like the past three years in fast car. If you just want it for looks the V-maxx will be fine. Know loads of people with budget coilovers and theirs have been fine.
Always makes me laugh when people say there shit. He's putting them on a saxo not exactly know for build quality

17th February 2011, 12:56

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Originally Posted by LWS_71

V-Maxx have won best budget coilover for like the past three years in fast car. If you just want it for looks the V-maxx will be fine. Know loads of people with budget coilovers and theirs have been fine.
Always makes me laugh when people say there shit. He's putting them on a saxo not exactly know for build quality

haha cheers for that matey

its mainly for looks yes but wanting a little better performance wise than my current setup.

17th February 2011, 14:38

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Originally Posted by LWS_71

V-Maxx have won best budget coilover for like the past three years in fast car. If you just want it for looks the V-maxx will be fine. Know loads of people with budget coilovers and theirs have been fine.
Always makes me laugh when people say there shit. He's putting them on a saxo not exactly know for build quality

Tut tut ur better off sawing down standard spring that jump out the spring pan than these budget coilies with 2mm of travel.

Nice choise on the spax mate

17th February 2011, 17:14

I bet if he put these on they would last fine. If he drives like a normal person they will last aslong as any other coilover. I mean hes putting them on a furio for gods sake. Some people are just abit too 'brand' happy.

17th February 2011, 19:35

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Originally Posted by db_sax

Tut tut ur better off sawing down standard spring that jump out the spring pan than these budget coilies with 2mm of travel.

Nice choise on the spax mate

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Originally Posted by LWS_71

I bet if he put these on they would last fine. If he drives like a normal person they will last aslong as any other coilover. I mean hes putting them on a furio for gods sake. Some people are just abit too 'brand' happy.

Did I mention anything about longevity? More a of a safety factor and the fact that theyre fully functional. Do you not understand what the term travel means or that 2mm travel is a negative thing?

But dont worry John, its just a saxo.. aparently the fact its still a car dosent matter so just get a scaffholding bar and replace your damper and springs with it

17th February 2011, 22:18

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Originally Posted by db_sax

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Did I mention anything about longevity? More a of a safety factor and the fact that theyre fully functional. Do you not understand what the term travel means or that 2mm travel is a negative thing?

But dont worry John, its just a saxo.. aparently the fact its still a car dosent matter so just get a scaffholding bar and replace your damper and springs with it

I think you'll find they are fully functional and perfectly safe. They wouldn't be voted best budget coilover for 3 years in a row and not be safe to use.

I didn't come into the thread for an argument, but suggesting cut springs are safer than these and slating a product you have never used yourself is just stupid.

17th February 2011, 22:42

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Originally Posted by LWS_71

I think you'll find they are fully functional and perfectly safe. They wouldn't be voted best budget coilover for 3 years in a row and not be safe to use.

I didn't come into the thread for an argument, but suggesting cut springs are safer than these and slating a product you have never used yourself is just stupid.

Have you used the Vmaxx on the saxo. Was the Vmaxx in this magazine on the saxo as I dont know.

The idea of the forum is poeple asking for advice, id rather OP didnt get ripped off with unsafe coilovers. Yes I have had expereince of them as have many other poeple and the poeple that have made a guide on this forum for them of how theyre unsafe. The thread is asking for experience, theres proof theyre no good.

18th February 2011, 20:44

A friend of mine had some V-Maxx coilovers on his VTR and anything more than -50mm they would bottom out on the smallest bumps. Not very good! Also they are very heavy, poorly made and i cant imagine the seals lasting long before they pop and leak. You wont get top quality for that price, fact.

20th February 2011, 16:49

well, im glad you have all had a nice little banter on this

. think my decision will be to stick with the spax though. seem to be a reasonably priced setup. thanks for the help

20th February 2011, 23:44

ive had problems with that spax kit where the coils touch and cause a chattering noise had to put hoseing round the coils to stop this , and now looking for diffrent shocks as it one of the hardest rides there is and got a feeling one of the shocks is nakered already :/ wish i didnt bother