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Offline Neo Badness

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Re: FK coilovers
« Reply #10 on: 04 December 2008, 00:30 »
Yeah, i'd say for that price and on ebay you could get 2 sets. :grin:
 i believe Rennsport or Hottuning do them for about 180.00 delivered... offer about 150.00 plus p&p
Obviously they aren't KWvariant123's but if you are only wanting iyour car in the weeds and not adjusting it every weekend for track days then they will certainly do the job. Also suggest getting some G60 top mounts too as they are bit stronger than standard.
Or there are ones out there that lower a bit more 20mm i think but never personally used them

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Re: FK coilovers
« Reply #11 on: 04 December 2008, 00:33 »
^^^ Agreed, although i heard that only MI5 spys were aloud to write in green.
Do you work for MI5?? :grin:

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Re: FK coilovers
« Reply #12 on: 04 December 2008, 01:06 »
Sorry, only joking. :smiley:

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Re: FK coilovers
« Reply #13 on: 04 December 2008, 07:31 »
Yeah, i'd say for that price and on ebay you could get 2 sets. :grin:
 i believe Rennsport or Hottuning do them for about 180.00 delivered... offer about 150.00 plus p&p
Obviously they aren't KWvariant123's but if you are only wanting iyour car in the weeds and not adjusting it every weekend for track days then they will certainly do the job. Also suggest getting some G60 top mounts too as they are bit stronger than standard.
Or there are ones out there that lower a bit more 20mm i think but never personally used them


the difference between hottuning coilovers and fk konigsports is like night and day.

its not just the adjustment, they also have this great feature that damps the bumps in the road

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Re: FK coilovers
« Reply #14 on: 07 December 2008, 19:09 »
^^^^ Absolutely i understand that difference in FKs and hottuning is like night and day, but so is the price!!

Generally you get what you pay for however I have used Gmax fixed height suspension kits and got great results.

Depends what you're after.

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Re: FK coilovers
« Reply #15 on: 07 December 2008, 23:16 »
mine cost around £200 sold as janspeed but probably very simliar to the other budget kits of that price, i dont adjust it ever week or even month, i dont do track days, i just wanted stance and tighter suspension, original stuff leaking ect.

if my car was abit more "mint" like a show car ect or i was making adjustments alot, like doing track days i would certainly go for the more expensive kits.

Also agree with G60 top mounts along with my cheap coilovers the suspension is tight, where as before i seem to have alot of movement in the top mounts.

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Re: FK coilovers
« Reply #16 on: 07 December 2008, 23:38 »
id be exactly the same, i doubt i would ever use my mk2 on a track day but i would still love to have the option of being able to adjust BOTH the hieght of the car and the dampers (i live in a craappy borough that takes the p*** when it comes to repairing pot holes in the roads!!!)

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Re: FK coilovers
« Reply #17 on: 08 December 2008, 07:39 »
What is this obsession over wanting to adjust the ride height on a road car?

You'll put 'em on, adjust them to the height you want, then you'll leave 'em for 6 months or more and they'll seize solid.  Just fit some appropriate quality struts, with some -40mm lowering springs and be done with it.  They're much less likely to go wrong and won't die in a year or so.

its not just the adjustment, they also have this great feature that damps the bumps in the road

*snigger*

Innit.

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Re: FK coilovers
« Reply #18 on: 08 December 2008, 10:44 »
true plus its a lot cheaper!!! lol

its my first project car and im only going by what ive been told by other dubbers to go out and get, which i know is silly but its something i have time for, im not in any hurry to get it done!

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Re: FK coilovers
« Reply #19 on: 08 December 2008, 13:14 »
FK are far,far superior to Hot tuning etc.  They are designed for motorsport and for that reason along they excel the others.   They are likely to outlive/out perform the others by a long way. I have fk G2's, they are only height adjustable but the dampening is spot-on anyway... well worth the 60 squid I paid for them! :evil:  Ben