Pedder suspension

[slyone]

I just paid $550 for pedders springs and they seem to be ok. I take it for a rap throught national park tonight and see how it goes.

[slyone]

Yeah they feel a lot firmer and lower. I took it through a sharp sweep in my new area i leave in now. The corner should be taken at 25-30km i usually hit it 40kmh or maybe 50km. But tonight my mate saw me took it up to 55kmh but drifting into it. it sat more flat and less roll. I am going for a run tonight and see how it goes....

[macca]

pedders eat ass! heheh

[slyone]

Why thats Macca??

[Nem]

Why Pedders are crap (http://www.ripoffmerchant.net/)

[Euro Racer]

I just paid $550 for pedders springs and they seem to be ok. I take it for a rap throught national park tonight and see how it goes.

$550 just for the springs??

[Anonymous]

I agree with Macca.
I had Pedders in my Gemi and the F'n Coils Broke :x then same day I got defected for being to low :bang:
Personally I'd use King Springs for Budget or Eibach or Bilstien if ya want Quality at a Price.

Was $550 Fitted or Plus Fitting?

[DoomTrooper]

i'm not one to judge and if your happy with them then thats all that matters, however i must say that i paid $390 for eibachs, fitted tem myself and then got a 4 wheel allighnment for $50, total $440, results=very nice ride

[macca]

just cos im getting FK springs for 330 of Costa and they quoted me 550 for springs.
i know i have a habit of working it bak into english pounds but i can get mine fitted and a nicer ride for 450 and have a hundred left for other stuff.
they put me off when i said i wanna lower the front and he said i couldnt even tho there is a 3 cm gap,
and when he came out with the price i thought he was joking!
i wouldnt pay more than 300 for unknown brand of springs, for koni, H&R eibach etc,
i would not for king springs, plus i got informed there pants too so.... yer

[DoomTrooper]

macca just a tip, suggest you use some more punctuation, makes it easier to read and understand what your sayin,
A new line hear and there helps as well,

[slyone]

Why Pedders are crap (http://www.ripoffmerchant.net/)

S^&t man thats a eye opener.

Well at least it better that stock... :oops:

The total was $550 fitted.

I see how they are, but i am planning to upgrade to the Astra Turbo when it comes out. It was easier to get done when I tried to get eibach springs I was told that they will call me back and that was twice, so i said to myself well they don't want my business and Pedders did. Its is the same with Rocket Industries I have called them twice and they said they will call me back in two days time and they HAVEN'T. So at the end of the day customer service and parts at hand.

[macca]

sorry i couldn't be assed too ill edit it

[XXX-1.8T]

Man Maccas from england if anyone has the right to talk like that its Macca :lol:

[macca]

hahah cheers Costa ,big up Greece all the way tonight

[OzzySRi]

U got ripped pretty hard mate. I fitted Pedders springs myself to my SRi a couple of months ago. Cost me $215 front and rear (trade price) + $30 alignment. They may not be the 'best' out there but they are pretty decent.

[NUTTTR]

I'm with macca...... i had NOTHING but BAD service from king's, when they ****ed up making the springs in the first place (for another car) and i in the end, gave up... they offered to swap them, but by this stage, it was too late, and since then, i've told about 50-60 people about it and they'd never buy king's again either, so they shot themselves in the foot bigtime!!!
I want 40/20 springs for the astra so it'll sit "level" i.e. front/rear gap under the arches... but nrma won't accept me having 40mm lowered springs :( :( So eibach it is.... :(

[Pharkus]

Hey guys,

Has anyone fitted the Eibach pro-kit to their cars?

If so how much lower is it? 30mm lower than factory or 30mm lower than it currently sits on the N/A Sri?

RACV will only insure me if this huge list of bullcrap is met, and I am thinking about getting them next month.

[DoomTrooper]

i have a pro kit on mine, as i said above
30mm lower than factory, but its a good height

[Pharkus]

Doomtrooper,

Hey just a question then, how high is it from the ground up to the bottom of your side skirts (factory)?

[DoomTrooper]

i have no idea but if u give me a days grace i will take a ruler next time i go for a drive and get u a measurement, my car is parked on a hill sorry

[Jass]

Pedders, Kings and Jumbo are all crap!!

The only brand worth getting are eibachs, Fk's and H&R :mrgreen:

[XXX-1.8T]

Well now that people know that Pedders and King springs are crap hopefully people start buying FK springs as they are cheaper than dodgy springs, German made, and meet all TUV/ ISO standards

I say stick to all German made springs H&R,Eibach, and FK 8)

[Nem]

If so how much lower is it? 30mm lower than factory or 30mm lower than it currently sits on the N/A Sri?

It's 30mm lower than standard factory.

[DoomTrooper]

its about 155 at front and 185 at rear too the factory skirting from ground, remember of cource this is very rough estimate, but its about 20-25mm lower

[mr_astra_retired]

Well now that people know that Pedders and King springs are crap hopefully people start buying FK springs as they are cheaper than dodgy springs, German made, and meet all TUV/ ISO standards

I say stick to all German made springs H&R,Eibach, and FK 8)

maybe people cant afford expensive suspension that they really dont need .

I got KING springs in my SRiT and they perform great , i dont race my car on the track so i dont see the point of more expensive springs.

[XXX-1.8T]

Hey Mr Astra

funny thing is the FK springs are cheaper than Pedder/King :)

[mr_astra_retired]

Pedders, Kings and Jumbo are all crap!!

The only brand worth getting are eibachs, Fk's and H&R :mrgreen:

Oh come on Jose , dont be like that mate :wink:

:lol: :lol:

[XXX-1.8T]

maybe people cant afford expensive suspension that they really dont need .


how much did u pay for ur kings?

I bet ya the FK's would be cheaper or equivalent shipped straight from the motherland :lol:

[mr_astra_retired]

maybe people cant afford expensive suspension that they really dont need .


how much did u pay for ur kings?

I bet ya the FK's would be cheaper or equivalent shipped straight from the motherland :lol:

I paid $450 fitted at wholesale suspension penrith :wink:

[XXX-1.8T]

well for anyone that wants their Astra lowered with good quality springs Fk's are available for $320 (not fitted)

Is that expensive?

[mr_astra_retired]

well for anyone that wants their Astra lowered with good quality springs Fk's are available for $320 (not fitted)

Is that expensive?
Mate the point of my initial post was in regard to your point of saying that king springs are crap , now have you fitted king springs in a astra before???
And i was saying that most people cant aford suspension types like H&R for example.
king springs are designed for the Australian market so with most people , its better to go with who you know

and no $320 for springs aint that bad

[Anonymous]

well for anyone that wants their Astra lowered with good quality springs Fk's are available for $320 (not fitted)

Is that expensive?
Mate the point of my initial post was in regard to your point of saying that king springs are crap , now have you fitter king springs in a astra before???
And i was saying that most people cant aford suspension types like H&R for example.
king springs are designed for the Australian market so with most people , its better to go with who you know

and no $320 for springs aint that bad

hey i worked dam bloody hard to get my h&r suspension idid so much overtime that month 12hrs a day for seven days a week unlike these others born with a silver spoon and tell me wot kind of nutbag would put h&r coilover in a corsa

[Jass]

I wasnt very happy with the Kings, the way the handle just doesn't seem right to me, maybe cause the car is only lowered by 30mm i drove one with 60mm and it handle much better. I would be intrested to see how the astra handles with the whiteline gear.

[ultim8DTM5]

well for anyone that wants their Astra lowered with good quality springs Fk's are available for $320 (not fitted)

Is that expensive?
Mate the point of my initial post was in regard to your point of saying that king springs are crap , now have you fitter king springs in a astra before???
And i was saying that most people cant aford suspension types like H&R for example.
king springs are designed for the Australian market so with most people , its better to go with who you know

and no $320 for springs aint that bad

hey i worked dam bloody hard to get my h&r suspension idid so much overtime that month 12hrs a day for seven days a week unlike these others born with a silver spoon and tell me wot kind of nutbag would put h&r coilover in a corsa

If I was over 25 I'd be joining you in the nutbag stakes! That didn't exactly sound right now did it?

[XXX-1.8T]

well for anyone that wants their Astra lowered with good quality springs Fk's are available for $320 (not fitted)

Is that expensive?
Mate the point of my initial post was in regard to your point of saying that king springs are crap , now have you fitter king springs in a astra before???
And i was saying that most people cant aford suspension types like H&R for example.
king springs are designed for the Australian market so with most people , its better to go with who you know

and no $320 for springs aint that bad

hey i worked dam bloody hard to get my h&r suspension idid so much overtime that month 12hrs a day for seven days a week unlike these others born with a silver spoon and tell me wot kind of nutbag would put h&r coilover in a corsa

what im trying to say kings may be cheaper etc but its always better to spend a little more to get something vastly better....

Havent been in an Astra with Kings but been in plenty other rides with them on and they felt not good ;)

Do what u want its ur ride im just sharing my point of view on the forum so when newbies read this post they dont go out buying Kings/pedders thinking they are doing good for their car - just letting people know that there are better choices for around the same money ;)

Tony i worked 2 jobs for many of my mods and u know what the satisfaction feels so good knowing that u bought something worth while 8)

[mr_astra_retired]

well for anyone that wants their Astra lowered with good quality springs Fk's are available for $320 (not fitted)

Is that expensive?
Mate the point of my initial post was in regard to your point of saying that king springs are crap , now have you fitter king springs in a astra before???
And i was saying that most people cant aford suspension types like H&R for example.
king springs are designed for the Australian market so with most people , its better to go with who you know

and no $320 for springs aint that bad

hey i worked dam bloody hard to get my h&r suspension idid so much overtime that month 12hrs a day for seven days a week unlike these others born with a silver spoon and tell me wot kind of nutbag would put h&r coilover in a corsa

what im trying to say kings may be cheaper etc but its always better to spend a little more to get something vastly better....

Havent been in an Astra with Kings but been in plenty other rides with them on and they felt not good ;)

Do what u want its ur ride im just sharing my point of view on the forum so when newbies read this post they dont go out buying Kings/pedders thinking they are doing good for their car - just letting people know that there are better choices for around the same money ;)

Tony i worked 2 jobs for many of my mods and u know what the satisfaction feels so good knowing that u bought something worth while 8)

Ok thats fine but you say that you want new members to read this and dont buy king or pedder springs WTF gees mate i just told you that king springs on my SRiT work great and drives really well so why are you telling new members not to buy them when you dont have a Opel????
If you can offer us a comparrison on king and FKs we all would be greatful ...

I understand your point to buy quality but at a price and i understand your point about other cars etc but mate come on this is a Opel forum .myself and others here have kings and pedders in our astras and corsa's vectras etc and find them to be fine for what we do with our cars

[Anonymous]

myself and others here have kings and pedders in our astras and corsa's vectras etc and find them to be fine for what we do with our cars

I Agree, I got Kings on my astra, and im quite happy with them...

[macca]

Oi i would put H&R on a Corsa wots wrong with that i recon a Corsa with H&R will out corner an astra any day ( aimed at OPE )

[XXX-1.8T]

whatever......

maybe i should slap opel badges on my car so i can join this convo :shock:

[mr_astra_retired]

whatever......

maybe i should slap opel badges on my car so i can join this convo :shock:

If your info was correct ... and you dont need to slap opel badges on your car mate , we can accept all users thoughts here but just learn to accept critism ok escpeccially when it comes to opel cars . :roll:

[XXX-1.8T]

i can accept criticism no problem :)

As long as ur happy im happy ;)

i achieved my opbjective of letting people know there are alternatives out there :)

cheers
Costa....

[OPL-20T]

i know a few people with KING springs on diff car models that are not happy with them, i also would like to say that i had H&R springs on my parents astra sedan and the thing handled like a mother F*cker, it out handled my BMW 3 Series by far in corner speed.
well how about K-Mac Springs? they are the only company that can make any spring and thing for a car in 24hrs for any car any mod at any spring rate. On my bmw i had my springs made to the same strength as the M3 springs and same setting and all. and all for $520 fitted. how is that for a price guys :)...

[XXX-1.8T]

K Mac are also a top product :wink:

[Anonymous]

K Mac,Kings and Pedders are the same Springs.
Come Central Spring Works in Qld.
I'd prefer Kings(Out of the 3) due the Distributor in Vic is also the Koni and Bilstien Importer for all of Oz. So if it Packs up, He'll fix it.
But when push Comes to Shove, Bilstien with Koni Yellows is the Astra Package.

[OPL-20T]

how can they be the same springs when K-Mac make them on the spot for your car,???? and for the SRiT they dont order the spring they make it of r your car the way u want it. so im not sure where u got this info from that KINGS, PEDDERS are the same, that is so wrong champ.

[Anonymous]

*EDIT* To answer Goran. They were made here in Melbourne til the Company Moved to Queenland, I admit I'm wrong with K MAC.
On a Final Note:
Everybody is happy with what setup they have, That should be it.
So Calm Down People, ya give yaselves a Heart attack.

[Aus-SRi]

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