Matching quality spring and damper set - NICE !!!
I just got my GTS suspension kit today from Germany:
http://www.gts-sport.de/product_info...ia-nubira.html
It worked out about $500AUD posted which is an amazing price considering what it is...
H&R Springs, Germany's finest
and KYB shocks, modified to be stiffer and I think the front ones have been shortened as well
I'll post a review when they are fitted
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'03 Arden Turbo "Tegan"'15 Fiesta ST "Tiffany"
Matching quality spring and damper set - NICE !!!
My rides: 2004 Opel/Bertone TS Astra turbo convertible - 2012 Mercedes Benz C204 C Class coupe
Others: 2009 Honda City VTiL sedan - 2015 Fiat 500
yeah! for $500 posted, bloody ridiculous
if I bought just the KYBs here it would've been about that much
so it's like I got the H&Rs for free
'03 Arden Turbo "Tegan"'15 Fiesta ST "Tiffany"
So got it fitted yesterday along with nolathane control arm bushings, new tie-rod ends and lower ball joints, and new driveshaft seals... all up labour cost $450 incl. alignment
And then today replaced the shift linkage cos it was f-ed and wouldn't go into 2nd or 5th depending on how it felt
Took it for a quick drive today and the car is heaps better, corners flatter and is noticeably firmer but not bumpy or jarring
A quick measurement tells me it dropped 43mm (1.7") on the front and 33mm (1.3") on the rear so pretty much spot on for the advertised 40/30 drop
It might be more or less though because my initial measurement was with 17" wheels and my lowered measurement was on a little bit of a downwards slope...
So some pictures:
before
after
before
after
before
after
It's hard to see the drop, probably cause it's not slammed or tucking rim
but I don't mind that at all, it is still practical and far from illegal.
The way it handles is far more important anyway...
it's not hella anything... lol
'03 Arden Turbo "Tegan"'15 Fiesta ST "Tiffany"
sweet as. i might buy a set of shocks for the astra. ive been putting em off for a while
you can live in a car but cant race a house
Current: 1979 Chrysler Lancer Hatch & 2007 Holden ve Commodore SSV
past: 2002 SRi Astra & 1985 Holden vk Berlina
thanks bud
'03 Arden Turbo "Tegan"'15 Fiesta ST "Tiffany"
NICE !!!
Always best to have a nominal drop and no probs than slammed with heaps of probs, especially if it's daily driven well done
My rides: 2004 Opel/Bertone TS Astra turbo convertible - 2012 Mercedes Benz C204 C Class coupe
Others: 2009 Honda City VTiL sedan - 2015 Fiat 500
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