What suspension

Because am anal am gonna be putting my ultra rare blitz suspension up for sale very soon purley because i wanna have everything brand new on the car

Looking to gauge some opinons on which to go for

Please give reasons for your choices, thanks guys

Tein SS - because thats what I have and can't compare them to anything else apart from stock shocks and Eibach springs

For me there's no question: Chris Wilson setup

The Tein SS are a decent budget setup, but you can't really compare them to the HKS Hypermax III's. The HKS coilovers are far better quality, give much more/better adjustment and a lot lighter, but are more expensive.

The equivalent Tein coilover would be the Mono Flex, but these are slightly more than the HKS ones.

The JIC coilovers are good quality, they have recently brought out a few new models, but not tried these yet.

For me there's no question: Chris Wilson setup

Currently saving, i have only ever heard people say how great it is

Currently saving, i have only ever heard people say how great it is

Sadly Chris says he cant do much for me as am running sill offsets with 19s

Tein super streets, run the last 3 cars on them cant fault them for the ride

Tough one between JIC magic and HKS hiper 3

I have Hiper 2, and iv been out in Wez car which iirc has JIC on it and that was also nice.

HKS Hypermax III's. The HKS coilovers are far better quality, give much more/better adjustment and a lot lighter, but are more expensive.

Problem with those is there's no real experience with them yet on UK roads (theres only one customer that I know of that has them), and certainly no longevity testing as they are very new.

Personally I'd go with RS-R's - ask jevansio what he thinks of his

Gaz.

Ohlins?

I currently have JIC FLT A2 which is being replaced shortly.

Problem with those is there's no real experience with them yet on UK roads (theres only one customer that I know of that has them), and certainly no longevity testing as they are very new.

 

Personally I'd go with RS-R's - ask jevansio what he thinks of his

 

Gaz.

Got a price for them Gaz

Mine has tein ss suspension and it seems excellent, I haven't owned the car that long so I haven't driven it hard round corners yet

Got a price for them Gaz

I'll drop you a line tomorrow, can't remember off hand.

Gaz.

I can do a full suspension and geo set up, but, and i am being brutally honest here, it's a waste of your money, as you could have Lotus make springs and dampers for the thing and it would still handle like a dog. It's a bit like having size 9 feet, buying size 14 shoes, and then saying what socks would go nicely with them?

I can do a full suspension and geo set up, but, and i am being brutally honest here, it's a waste of your money, as you could have Lotus make springs and dampers for the thing and it would still handle like a dog. It's a bit like having size 9 feet, buying size 14 shoes, and then saying what socks would go nicely with them?

It's a bit like having size 9 feet, buying size 14 shoes, and then saying what socks would go nicely with them?

Take it thats a reference to the size 19" wheels......

Atleast we know that Chris is the true anal one

Chris - Does that mean that you can't help someone with 18" wheels and Tein SS make their car feel stable at speed?

I know for a fact that my Geo is all over the place as I can see more camber on one wheels than the other... surely a geo setup by yourself would improve things like tyre wear, cornering ability and less 'shaking' at higher speeds?

well i have 19x12" wheels on the rear and 19x9.5" on the front i had my setup done by TDI with my new Hks all i can say is my car handles perfect i can hit high speeds without any shacking etc

well i have 19x12" wheels on the rear and 19x9.5" on the front i had my setup done by TDI with my new Hks all i can say is my car handles perfect i can hit high speeds without any shacking etc

Doesnt really mean much since you didnt drive it at all/much any other way

well i have 19x12" wheels on the rear and 19x9.5" on the front i had my setup done by TDI with my new Hks all i can say is my car handles perfect i can hit high speeds without any shacking etc

Without wishing to sound harsh, but given the choice of asking Chris for his opinion as to whether a car handles well or asking you? Well...

I do have Chris Wilsons setup on mine and i am running 19" wheels. I do find it very good, although Chris did say it would be even better with smaller wheels

Got Hipermax II's on mine, you can see how good they are tomoro ;)

As Gaz says got the RS-R's on mine & I'm well chuffed with them. I had Cuscos on my old MR2 and they shattered your teeth, my lass & my mates hated being in the car. These RS-R's firm things up great without being too harsh, I've had people in the car & they don't even realise it's got coilovers on. 36 way damper adjustment (or somewhere around there), and the height of the unit can be adjusted without affecting the dampers operating range.

Bit more info on them here

Chris - Does that mean that you can't help someone with 18" wheels and Tein SS make their car feel stable at speed?

 

I know for a fact that my Geo is all over the place as I can see more camber on one wheels than the other... surely a geo setup by yourself would improve things like tyre wear, cornering ability and less 'shaking' at higher speeds?

I can set a car up on 20 inch wheels, but being the sort of guy that tends to call a spade a shovel I always warn people that the car will be better on a smaller rim, correct offset, near stock width, et cetera. For sure I can set yours up on that set up, no problem I just like to see them working optimally, but so many of you insist on following fashion, rather than the textbook