That's correct, however, the shock absorber is designed to work within a range, as the manufacturer has designed the kit to be used at various ride heights. Standard shocks off a standard car, were designed as cheaply as possible, to do the job they were designed for.
My dumbass mate has lowered his Mk2 golf on standard shocks, by almost 100mm, and it's easily the worst handling car i've driven in some time.
That being the case they might actually cope with a bigger variation as they've possibly been designed for many different carsOriginally Posted by doogz__
But I take your point
I don't see fitting Eibachs on 'as a big mistake' that's all
Don't think a standard shock has 100mm of travel to giveHe'd be as well taking them out and puting steel rods in
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." - Thomas Edison
Mutley - May 2003 Chili Red 'One'
Na, a shock for say, a mk3 golf gti, is a shock for a mk3 gti. The vr6 has different ones, as the effective damping rates depend on the weight of the car. Mini's are actually a bit of an exception to the rule i suppose, as you can get varying degree's of stiffness as standard from MINI.
And yeah, Steph's car is more or less sitting on the bumpstops. He can't get up my road without scraping along the floor. Well, he can't get up my road at all, as the car's lying in my driveway with a knackered head gasket that i haven't fixed yet
Having had both i'd opt for coil overs every time, i'd steer clear of the Spax and go for Bilstein.
That's just my opinion
Yeah i agree with that. I had Bilstein Group N Tarmacs on my old spaxo, and i have a set on the 106 now, and not only were they perfect for the job, they lasted a long long time, and stood up to a lot of abuse.
Even a well known racer could not properly set my old R53 S up with the Spax on them, however, GTT did a great job with the Bilsteins
Are Bilsteins not gone up in price recently due to the exchange rate though. I think they are north of a £1k now
Anyone used Leda's on their MINI before?
I think the race cars are using Leda
If they are, the spring rates aren't really comparable to what you'd go for on a road car, although i'm aware a couple of them drive them on the roads for fun.
Mr Knox.
Who is yet to give me a drive of his.
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