Jake
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Ive had a look through search but cant find anything definitive. Are these kits any good? I dont earn alot of money so doesnt make sense to spend alot on suspension, I'm looking for a 45/50mm drop so suggestions are welcome.
thanks
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GavCorsa
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u after just springs or full set of shocks and springs??
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Jake
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full set mate.
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GavCorsa
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well how much u got to spend?
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Jake
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200 absolute max.
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GavCorsa
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try getting set off e-bay
i got set og G-max shocks and springs for bout £80, 60mm set
was second hand but have fitted and i'm happy with them
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Jake
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60mm will be too low as the rims i'm looking at getting have quite a low offset.
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GavCorsa
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u could get a new set for that
maybe not Pi tho
i found them abit springy, very bouncy
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GavCorsa
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just hunt around, plenty of kits out there
should be one in ur price range and with the amount you want to lower ur car
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Jake
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ok thanks, i'm after quite a firm ride aswell. Can see tyres getting shredded with the Pi's in that case.
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GavCorsa
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wait couple of days and see what other people say, and what they recomend, i havn't used much else
did use 35mm Apex springs with standard shocks, nice ride
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Jake
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ok thanks for the help.
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Teknologikal
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Glad this question came up, might try the Apex springs myself cos I have 35mm Pi springs on my Mk3 Fez and they aren't as nice I was led to believe.
There's a few sets on Ebay atm, with your budget you should be okay.
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abdus
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visit http://www.venommotorsport.com/shop/index.html
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Jake
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just had a look on that site, I dont understand why they can only do 40mm lowering kits for the GSi. How come they say some kits are not for the GSi, what's different?
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Dave A
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gsi is 15mm lower as standard.
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duffman
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wouldnt get a set of PI if i was u, as it was said previously the ride is very bouncy an not too nice, had them on me old car. Apex are gud tho.
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Marc
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Pi really are the cheapest out there!
If you look Total Vauxhall or on Larkspeed you can get some decent deals.
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Jake
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Rileysport has managed to lower 60mm on et35 rims so ill probably go for the gmax.
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Jake
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actually, are these kits any good?
http://www.europerformance.co.uk/pages/products/product_info.mhtml?id=700
I've seen them go for between £250 and £171? Cant be right?
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Marc
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From memory Apex aren't too bad.
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ashsredcorsa
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i got pi springs and dampers lowered 35mm payed 200 for em nd i recon there good
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Jake
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cool thanks, ill go for the apex kit as I can get it pretty quickly.
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Dave A
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bilstein or koni.
apex, pi, jamex and especially g-max ive found to be very shit.
took some g-max off a car today. handling was very bad and the ride was shockingly poor. fitted some bilstein stuff and its 100 times better
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Jake
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When I spoke to you a while back I was that close to buying the bilstein sprintline kit, but I had a 'mishap' in my car and spent quite abit of money getting it sorted. I have set a budget because I have other stuff to pay for, the apex kit is better than standard, anyway.
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