Spring and shocker options

[macloft]

I was typing up the exact same question. I have looked at QA1 and Billstein (which seems to be popular in the USA) also AFCO is another. I keep coming back to how important (and difficult) it is to set up the suspension properly and Warwick has alot of experience with AVOs and King Springs. My current thinking is to stay with his recommendations and therefore help when I need it.
Bruce

[400TT]

I wonder if anyone has used anything other than AVO's on Harrisons. Up here we are certainly deep AVO country, don't know anyone that have used QA1's, although you would expect to find someone by now.

[Rebel1]

Just to re-inforce my love of pommy stuff like Jag diffs etc., I'm using SPAX.

Doesn't help you at all does it.

[Philm]

As Andrew has said we have had an AVO go on us, well actually we have had them all rebuilt and the bearings replaced.

I have done some home work on what to do with these and have spoken to some of you guys on the phone about this issue.

For springs I recomend Eibach springs, very good quality and not much more than King springs.

Shocks are a real dilema, the AVOs or QA1s are the best value shock arround they do the job nicely but in my experience they do not last long and when I had them rebuilt one was buggered and the others were working at very different rates.

Koni make a shock that would be the ideal,

http://www.koni.com/index.php?id=160

However here is the dilema, they are $900.00ea

They are double adjustable etc etc. The people who have them love them however I cannot justify this expense as it is only been 6 months since I started checking tyre pressures when we have a run on the track, never mind double adjustable shocks.


Phil

[400TT]

Originally Posted by macloft

also AFCO is another.

Hey, I just bought an AFCO aluminium radiator. That's 2nd Cobra I've bought an Afco for. Does that help.

Oh, you meant Hafco. My bad.

Rebel1, nothing wrong with Spax in my book either.

[Rebel1]

Craig, I love the Spax.....only one thing wrong with them.....very special sized springs.....like 57mm.

[Philm]

Sambo,
They have probably done about 8000kms.

I was a bit disappointed but the positive is that they are fully rebuildable.

Shock reco do a full rebuild for about $80.00 each, that is new seals clean etc. One of the valve bodys were buggered and only beause I had a spare shock I was able to make 4 good ones out of 5.

I had actually bent a shaft and had to replace it with a whole new shock.

Phil

[Tenrocca]

Originally Posted by 400TT

Oh, you meant Hafco. My bad.

Nope..AFCO - same company that makes the radiators. All owned by the same company (also own HAL, carrera and pro shocks I think).



I have thicknesser\planer made by HAFCO though