Coil over kit is on full review inside!

Joel_vRS · 02-12-2004, 14:44

Well its taken about 9 weeks bu the coil over kits is finaly on...

As you may rember i took the plunge and went where many feared to tread and made a 259 quid gamble and purchased a Coil over kit from EBAY...delivery took longer then expected but was sent a cool metal skoda key ring as an apology.

..My first impressions of the kit was that it was put together very well..i had orginaly planned to put on the kit myself, i started to take apart the front suspension .... one side was half done and the other totaly done and the shock was off.. 'HANG ON theres a bit missing' i said compairing the kit to the orginal..

yep this confirmed what had been said on here the ARB holder was missing...i coudl continue no further

.. so put the car back together on standard shocks...after many emails it was agreed that if i coudl rectife the situdation myself..it woudl save a lot messing about for my ebay conatct and i...off to a garage where i know the chap is a dab hand with a welder..he fabricated two brakets to hold on the ARB and fitted the whole kit yesterday ...Overall im very pleased with it, the car feels very sporty...as to be expected you do feel every bump you go over more then standard kit.. but WOW the diffrence is worth it the car feels so solid around the corners and has lost the lunging of the car when acclarating hard and braking hard..its just stays level...it may get a bit spongier as the kist beds in.. the front of the car at the moment has come down about 35mm and will go a bit further..the rear has not quite come down as far as id like.. so in the futre may get some diffrent springs for the back...in total with the extra cost for fittinng the whole kit has cost me £380 bloody good value for money !

as the cheapest Coil over kit from a shop is approx 500 quid !

Joel

Joel_vRS · 02-12-2004, 19:10

Jimmy · 02-12-2004, 20:44

Lookin' Good...... Hmmmm now bloody tempted. Keep us posted with an update in a week or twos time when the kits had time to bed in.

BTW it's nice to see I'm not the only one with a minging car atm

**mannyo** · 02-12-2004, 20:52

The front looks very low, hopefully you wont have to many problems going around left hand corners with the driveshaft hitting the inner wing like I did.

Joel_vRS · 02-12-2004, 21:29

front might go a bit lower yet !

Mannyo your avatar is the ispiration !

Joel

02-12-2004, 14:44	#1
Joel_vRS Briskodian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Peterborough Posts: 1,658 Members Car: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Coil over kit is on full review inside! Well its taken about 9 weeks bu the coil over kits is finaly on... As you may rember i took the plunge and went where many feared to tread and made a 259 quid gamble and purchased a Coil over kit from EBAY...delivery took longer then expected but was sent a cool metal skoda key ring as an apology. ..My first impressions of the kit was that it was put together very well..i had orginaly planned to put on the kit myself, i started to take apart the front suspension .... one side was half done and the other totaly done and the shock was off.. 'HANG ON theres a bit missing' i said compairing the kit to the orginal.. yep this confirmed what had been said on here the ARB holder was missing...i coudl continue no further .. so put the car back together on standard shocks...after many emails it was agreed that if i coudl rectife the situdation myself..it woudl save a lot messing about for my ebay conatct and i...off to a garage where i know the chap is a dab hand with a welder..he fabricated two brakets to hold on the ARB and fitted the whole kit yesterday ...Overall im very pleased with it, the car feels very sporty...as to be expected you do feel every bump you go over more then standard kit.. but WOW the diffrence is worth it the car feels so solid around the corners and has lost the lunging of the car when acclarating hard and braking hard..its just stays level...it may get a bit spongier as the kist beds in.. the front of the car at the moment has come down about 35mm and will go a bit further..the rear has not quite come down as far as id like.. so in the futre may get some diffrent springs for the back...in total with the extra cost for fittinng the whole kit has cost me £380 bloody good value for money ! as the cheapest Coil over kit from a shop is approx 500 quid ! Joel __________________ Everyday car: Pimp Black Skoda Octavia VRS, 230bhp, 250lb custom remap, blueflame stainless exhaust, lowered, Hyperboost Dump Valve, ABD tip. 1/4mile in 14.99 secs Project Car: Vintage Mk2 Golf, to be turned in to a 1/4 mile beast, 1.8T 20v engine conversion! Watch this space!!!!

02-12-2004, 20:52	#4
mannyo BRISKODA Staff Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Stevenage Herts. Posts: 11,474 Members Car: Octavia 2.0 TDi Elegance Thanks: 58 Thanked 361 Times in 332 Posts	The front looks very low, hopefully you wont have to many problems going around left hand corners with the driveshaft hitting the inner wing like I did. __________________ Manny 2005 Octavia 2.0TDi Elegance combi my skoda website http://www.octaviars.co.uk Join the briskoda.net folding team click Here for more info

02-12-2004, 21:29	#5
Joel_vRS Briskodian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Peterborough Posts: 1,658 Members Car: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	front might go a bit lower yet ! Mannyo your avatar is the ispiration ! Joel __________________ Everyday car: Pimp Black Skoda Octavia VRS, 230bhp, 250lb custom remap, blueflame stainless exhaust, lowered, Hyperboost Dump Valve, ABD tip. 1/4mile in 14.99 secs Project Car: Vintage Mk2 Golf, to be turned in to a 1/4 mile beast, 1.8T 20v engine conversion! Watch this space!!!!

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Jimmy Briskodian Join Date: May 2003 Location: North East Posts: 2,446 Members Car: Octavia ahem Hearse Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Lookin' Good...... Hmmmm now bloody tempted. Keep us posted with an update in a week or twos time when the kits had time to bed in. BTW it's nice to see I'm not the only one with a minging car atm

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