Suspension specialist Essex

[macky17]

Anyone know a good one? I'm considering putting some good quality coilovers on the Forester and don't want the local tyre centre setting them up. Don't want the journey or cost of centre gravity either. Gotta be someone decent around here...

[kayzee]

Gaz suspension headquarters are in Basildon

http://gazshocks.com

[Andy 308GTB]

kayzee said:

Gaz suspension headquarters are in Basildon

http://gazshocks.com

+1

[macky17]

I knew that but had forgotten!

What if I don't want Gaz shocks? Do they fit 3rd party suspensions?

[macky17]

Contacted them: apparently their equipment is designed for development only. They don't even fit their own stuff there for customers, let alone anyone else's! Back to the drawing board.

[InfamousKeiran]

Torque Developments International, just by Ikea in lakeside. They done the geometry on my Integra and corner weighted it, a brilliant service and a brilliant job.

[Hol]

If it's just geometry, then I would think Elite would be a good bet.

Or, if you want a bespoke motorsports setup, then IA Motorsport just over the bridge in Gravesend.

[matrignano]

InfamousKeiran said:

Torque Developments International, just by Ikea in lakeside. They done the geometry on my Integra and corner weighted it, a brilliant service and a brilliant job.

+1

Used them to do a fast road geo on my Vantage. Good guys, work on/prepare a lot of race cars, reasonably priced

[macky17]

Thanks folks. Will check these out.

[cbrtim]

A word of warning to anyone with a low car. Just wasted a day driving to Torque Developments in Lakeside to be told they couldn't get my R8 spyder on their hydraulic lift. Standard car, not been lowered

[ant man]

cbrtim said:

A word of warning to anyone with a low car. Just wasted a day driving to Torque Developments in Lakeside to be told they couldn't get my R8 spyder on their hydraulic lift. Standard car, not been lowered

That's interesting. My M3 is lowered and they didn't have any issues. TDI have a qualified suspension engineer or chassis dyanmacist (Sam Borgman). There are not many of them at all.

Also they are one of very few companies that understand "rake" and it's affect upon handling.

I would certainly recommend Sam for chassis set ups.

[BEN99W]

Black art design in rayne near braintree might be able to help. Certainly made great dampers for me.