Suspension parts/advice
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CanoeSniffer said:
Rumbled!
He's kidding know one If you get a chance to get along to a trackday Peter's attending I'm sure he'll be happy to show you his cars brute power,,,
It accelerates in 5th faster than most of ours in second gear!!! .
Proper race car this one as it's always in bits
Look closer, camaflage jacket hanging by the door, interested selection of products on the shelves,the old school racking, like a pig in st this guy
Matthew Poxon said:
Don't forget TVR Parts supply the parts required to upgrade the Mk4 bilstiens to a fully adjustable platform in terms of ride height:
http://tvr-parts.com/tvr-parts/part-details/tvr-c0...
http://tvr-parts.com/tvr-parts/part-details/tvr-c0...
I believe someone on here did do this upgrade.
This is good http://tvr-parts.com/tvr-parts/part-details/tvr-c0...
http://tvr-parts.com/tvr-parts/part-details/tvr-c0...
I believe someone on here did do this upgrade.
Once you've got the shocks of your choice you really should have the car corner weighted to get the best out of the set up and that means little ride height changes to get the cross weight spot on (Matt Smith is rather good at this )
So these are vital and makes the decision easier but still not total
portzi said:
Very interesting
So is Powers looking at doing any chassis modifications in regards to the dampners and wishbones for the chimaera and Griffith chassis?
They will be when your working for them So is Powers looking at doing any chassis modifications in regards to the dampners and wishbones for the chimaera and Griffith chassis?
Dom will do many things if he likes the look of it or because a valued customer wants something different, he just doesn't advertise it Mark.
Having some idea of your working skills I think you'd have a ball there and keep pushing things on for the older cars including some desperately needed chassis mods we all could do with.
Just a thought
ClassicChimaera said:
portzi said:
Very interesting
So is Powers looking at doing any chassis modifications in regards to the dampners and wishbones for the chimaera and Griffith chassis?
They will be when your working for them So is Powers looking at doing any chassis modifications in regards to the dampners and wishbones for the chimaera and Griffith chassis?
Dom will do many things if he likes the look of it or because a valued customer wants something different, he just doesn't advertise it Mark.
Having some idea of your working skills I think you'd have a ball there and keep pushing things on for the older cars including some desperately needed chassis mods we all could do with.
Just a thought
Harry's recollection of the chassis jig mentioned here:
https://youtu.be/lqTbdmbL7mU?t=4m35s
Matthew Poxon said:
ClassicChimaera said:
portzi said:
Very interesting
So is Powers looking at doing any chassis modifications in regards to the dampners and wishbones for the chimaera and Griffith chassis?
They will be when your working for them So is Powers looking at doing any chassis modifications in regards to the dampners and wishbones for the chimaera and Griffith chassis?
Dom will do many things if he likes the look of it or because a valued customer wants something different, he just doesn't advertise it Mark.
Having some idea of your working skills I think you'd have a ball there and keep pushing things on for the older cars including some desperately needed chassis mods we all could do with.
Just a thought
Harry's recollection of the chassis jig mentioned here:
https://youtu.be/lqTbdmbL7mU?t=4m35s
I'll try and look after my chassis until then Mark,
I've watched that vid years ago Matt
, interesting,,,, were better drivers then we think
I'm 6 months off considering other shocks as I want to give my Protechs more of a chance with bigger springs and change of valving first as I've found them quite subtle when changing damper settings.
If I do change shocks I'm close to choosing MK4 Billies
I've watched that vid years ago Matt
, interesting,,,, were better drivers then we think
I'm 6 months off considering other shocks as I want to give my Protechs more of a chance with bigger springs and change of valving first as I've found them quite subtle when changing damper settings.
If I do change shocks I'm close to choosing MK4 Billies
angus337 said:
I was also thinking about the mk4 billies to replace my old GG's. They do seem a bit pricey though, just added up all the parts and it comes to £1017! which is almost in nitron territory.
Do any of the suppliers do a good deal on a full set with springs, bushes and height adjuster?
Call or email Ben Lang, if you contact him directly he'll do you a better deal than on eBay.Do any of the suppliers do a good deal on a full set with springs, bushes and height adjuster?
Tel: 07855 503252
Email: bglang@btinternet.com
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My bespoke sprung & valved Mk4 Billies were £996.24 fully assembled, talk to Ben though as mine were a mix of components, IE Griff/Chim fronts and his slightly more expensive Tuscan 'S' rears, the spring rates and valving were specially chosen to suit the extra weight my LPG powered Chimaera caries over the rear axle line.
I believe if you just go with his Griff/Chim kit front and rear the price will be closer to £900.
Ben set the ride height to ensure I could just bolt my new Bilsteins to my car, and I haven't touched them since. There was no tweaking, adjusting or messing about, they just worked brilliantly straight out of the box which is exactly what I wanted.
Price wise my Mk4 Bilsteins worked out between Gaz Gold Pros and Nitrons, for the money their nearest competitor would be Gaz Monos.
Chimaera owners have the following suspension options:
- Protech: £560.00 + postage (Protech)
- Gaz Gold Pro: £658.80 + postage (ACT)
- Gaz Monotubes: £958.80 + postage (ACT)
- Mk4 Bilsteins Tuscan 2 "S" spec: £996.24 including postage (Ben Lang)
- Nitrons: £1320.00 + postage (Powers Performance)
- Intrax 1K2 or RSA: various options all being more money than Nitrons
- Ohlins: Even more money than Intrax
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