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Hi guys,
Looking at suspension options and wondering if anyone's ever tried SPAX RSX on a 306? I need a high quality damper / spring assembly which I can chose my own spring options etc.
Also - anyone know the difference between the £450(ish) GAZ coilovers, and the £800 GAZ coilovers?
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The coilovers that Gaz do are normally the standard 'adjustables' and the 'Gold' ones.
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Ah ok - so main difference is just more adjustability on the Gold's?
I want it so I can get it set really pretty stiff for smooth tarmac track use.
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Basically they're made to a higher quality, lighter materials and a few other fancy things. They explain their ranges very well on their website
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I had AVO's on my old hdi and they were great.
There ~550ish last time I looked.
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Atterz car has AVO's and there's not enough damper travel to run it low and it not bottom the damper valves out over bumps.
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The 'Gold' models have a much more stable/higher quality oil, hand matched valving shims, PTFE rather than rubber piston bands for less friction, higher internal pressure for more consistant damping (and separated gas/oil using bags), and better viscoelastic bumpstops on the rear that were suitable to actually run on (Or they used to, might have changed as the factory went up in flames).
If you go through a Gaz distributor rather than an off-the-shelf kit, they can have the dampers made shorter for your intended ride height if needed.
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i have the spax rsx and i think there spot on, with a good set of tyres they go really well, and i can also have like 20 different settings to ajust softness mine are set quite hard tho, but i think there quite good.