Suspension Kits???

[Mechelle]

Some questions needing help with:

Where is the best place for me to buy an Apex suspension kit? And would this have everything i would need included?

How low would be ok for me to lower my car? - dont want to be going too low as in scraping the ground like...lol as im planning on getting new bumpers too.

Cheers for any help :D

[Whitey]

apex seem to only sell a full kit for the gt :(

try here tho for a spax kit- http://cars.potn.com/default.php/cPath/ ... m_3397.htm (http://cars.potn.com/default.php/cPath/1473_3203.htm_3394.htm_3397.htm) think it's a 50mm drop 8) :wink:

[Mechelle]

Thanks whitey :wink:
Which one would you recommend for my car? As i haven't got a clue about these things!!! :roll:

[helybely_punto]

hi michelle you can buy a 60/40 drop made by fk which is supposed to be good its bout 250 for the full fit or if you go to larkspeed.com you can get full kit 60mm for £195 :shock:

[Mechelle]

hi michelle you can buy a 60/40 drop made by fk which is supposed to be good its bout 250 for the full fit or if you go to larkspeed.com you can get full kit 60mm for £195 :shock:
Thanks Helen, your a star :D Will have a look at the website.

[Whitey]

id have serious doubts about the quality of those shocks if they cost as little as that :roll:

spax are good, but a bit of a harsh ride. but make up for it in the handling.

i have gmax myself, but tbh i'm not too keen on them. shocks aren't up to much, i think.

koni are also good. they do a sport kit and an adjustable kit. no experience of them, but havn't heard anything bad bout them.

go to http://www.potn.com and have a look at whats available, then you can shop around and see where you can find the kit you want for cheapest. prices can vary alot between differnt companys :wink:

[Mechelle]

Thanks for that link whitey :D

Right i've checked and i can get an Apex kit that will lower my car 35mm and is £249.00 from Larkspeed

Also a Koni RSK Kit from POTN that will drop it 30-35mm and is £375.00

Is the dearer one gonna be any better than the cheaper one? Any idea's on which one to go for outta the two? Any help here would be apprieciated :wink:

[Whitey]

honestly, you get what you pay for with suspension. so i'd go for the koni. have heard apex are a bit of a choppy ride too. :wink:

[DJW]

I got a quote for some Apex springs, canny mind, it was about the same as you guys are saying, is it worth holding out better ones??? I am skint, is it really gonna make that big of a difference????

[Whitey]

yes, it is. also, dont buy just springs :wink:

[Mechelle]

Ok....thank you for the info :D
Looks like it's the Koni then :lol: Need to be saving my pennies now...lol

[DJW]

Yeah, i know, not what i meant!!!

Fair enough, guess the car will be like a tractor a little longer!!!

Sorry to Push in on ur post Urban!!!!

Jon

[Mechelle]

Sorry to Push in on ur post Urban!!!!

LOL.... all help is much needed on my part :?

And please call me mechelle :lol:

[DJW]

:wink: :wink: :wink:

Nae bother

lol

Jon

[blink_82uk]

i have gmax springs on my wee beastie and to be honest i think they area pretty good only reason i bought them was cos i got them really cheap as i swaped a guy my standard one's for them +some cash, lots of people have had PI kits on their punto's and havent really heard alot of bad things about them. if your going lower than 40mm i would say get the full kit if your going for 40mm then you would prob be fine with jus springs altho it would handle better with the shocks as well, can always do it in parts, get the springs now and then upgrade the shocks later. helens sits at a nice hieght on her 40mm springs but the front sits higher than the back :? depends what size of wheels you are wanting to be runnin as well :?: sorry for the story but cant be bothered trying to cut it down any :wink:

[Mechelle]

Thanks for the novel mikey.... :lol: ..only joking mate. Seriously tho cheers.....i was just thinking about 35mm but i'm not sure as to how low i should go!!! I've got 15s on it now but not looking to replace them any time soon.....what would you suggest would be best for me to lower it by?
Any advice would be great! :D

[blink_82uk]

60/40 on 15's would look sweet, altho i think 60 would be the best, but then again i like cars to be running on the floor :wink: :lol:

[Mechelle]

Thanks....when i get it to garage for lowering i'll just tell him to slam it then :lol: :lol:

[Whitey]

helens sits at a nice hieght on her 40mm springs but the front sits higher than the back :?

that might be because the dampners could be bottomed out on the front. punto dampners tend not to allow you to go any lower than 40mm so....etc etc(think you know what i mean :lol: ) :wink:


mechelle-get the full kit that you want and get a strut brace too :wink:

[Mechelle]

mechelle-get the full kit that you want and get a strut brace too :wink:
How much is a strut brace gonna cost?

[Whitey]

think its about £80-£100. trust me. its much better with one :wink:

[Mechelle]

Cool 8)

I'll add it to my ever growing list of things for the car :lol: :lol:

[blink_82uk]

go for a momo 1, thats what i got or there is the person that sells strut braces on ebay for not bad prices as well

[blink_82uk]

that might be because the dampners could be bottomed out on the front. punto dampners tend not to allow you to go any lower than 40mm so....etc etc(think you know what i mean :lol: ) :wink:


will have a wee scan at some point then mate easy solution would be to jus chop the bump stops in half eh?? :?

[Whitey]

more than likely that's the problem then :wink: