what is the best coiloiver or suspension set up ?!
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what is the best coiloiver or suspension set up ?!
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There's probably a bunch of more mainstream makers which do fully adjustable (bump and rebound control) damper coilovers. Not sure if anyone does separate reservoirs, or if they're actually needed or a bit of overkill.
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Quite simply they are superb as they are three way adjustable, made of stainless steel so dont rust and IMPORTANTLY have a bypass valve that allows you to survive potholes without wrecking the internal valves BUT to get the most from any suspension you should consider first upgrading or renewing the rubbers/mounts, second upgrading the ARB`s, and third upgrading the dampers/springs.
There is no point whatsoever in paying loads for KW if the car isnt set up first to appreciate their benefits as the stiffer ARB`s allow them to work properly. Once done and fitted to a car with all the relevant aspects sorted out they are truly awesome.
Note that if you dont want to play with bump and rebound then dont bother with V3 or get them set professionally and leave them alone! Also once set, dont raise or lower without resetting the steering geometry or you will have great dampers etc on a misaligned car.
As an alternative my son Jonathan reckons his old Mk 1 was superb on AP (he also sugggests to me that Wietech [spelling??] own them) and they are almost the same which I may go for as they are (I am told) a good halfway house. I have FK at the moment and it is a bit soft and not well damped and the back dampers have failed and are leaking (not uncommon I hear) however given a bit of cash I would without hesitation go for KW and uprated suspension parts and ARB`s.
Jon`s Dad
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