new shocks, who, what, when, and how much?

[clive f]

first, Happy New Year to all.
I`m fed up with the exhaust grounding out and is spoiling the enjoyment of driving my s2, having to slow down when the road looks anything other than flat is really p*****g me off!
So perhaps new full adjustable shocks would solve the problem by raising rear end about 20mm, and stiffening up the dampers so she doesn`t squat her arse down so much on acceleration.I did this on my old mx5 with a set of Spax and it worked a treat, what makes of shocks would anyone recomend, similar experiences, and where to buy to get a good deal??

[Hoover33]

Austec for AVOs..... (a lot people on here have fitted these and said they good)

and Tower View for GAZ...... (I am about to fit to mine so can't comment)

[clive f]

thanks, I`ve sent an e-mail to austec to find out the info.

[GreenV8S]

Steer clear of cheapo Spax, AVOs etc unless money is really tight, decent dampers correctly set up make a huge difference to the car's handling characteristics.

[WonkyGibbon]

Hoover33 said:

Austec for AVOs..... (a lot people on here have fitted these and said they good) and Tower View for GAZ...... (I am about to fit to mine so can't comment)

Ditto that. Austec have spent alot of time getting the spring rates with AVO's just right for the S. I suggest you let them set them up too. I have these on mine and they're fab. Also the AVO's are adjustable - so you can tweak them a couple of clicks for track days etc ...

[Pies]

Joospeed for nitrons,different cost and performance to suit you pocket and driving

Just need to get yourself to Notts


subject closed.

[joospeed]

HarryW and PeterH both run Nitrons on their cars, oo yeah and so do i! lmao .. though I have to say I ran with AVOs for ages and was perfectly happy with them

[WildfireS3]

I use AVOs from Austec, Nitron's were just far too pricey for what I need them for. I think they are a tad over kill for standard replacement. Both HarryW and GreenV8S run very modified cars.

I have run SPAX on my Mini which I track a lot and am very happy with them, a little hard though.

[HarryW]

WildfireS3 said:

...Both HarryW and GreenV8S run very modified cars. ....

Oi mine is just tuned, PeterH's is seriously modified.

Of course in the same breath Pie's is completely standard too.

Harry

[Pies]

Oi ...i heard that

whats a remap and trumpet set between friends

[Pies]

clive f said:

Cheers to all. had a quick reply back from austec this morning, with qoute for £800 + vat fitted and includes wheel alignment.my only problem is living on the i.o.w. is having to fork out an extra £100 for car ferry and travelling ect, but I didn`t expect to find anyone on my doorstep!!! Its a lot to fork out given the time of year and all that stuff, but maybe the old credit card will come in handy!

That will be two visits as alignment wont be done on the same day