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[benw]

Benw, that's the same place we are getting them from. They are telling me it's a promotion on until the end of March. I have no idea whether he is lying or not but i'll be happy to pay less than £599.99 as that's how much I have seen them for elsewhere.

Ah right, I see. No reason to doubt him but they really ought to make a bigger deal of it on their website. It just looks like the normal price when you read the page!

I've never seen them sold for less that £499 before so £465 was always going to be a good deal. I don't mean to take anything away from that......

[Richiemouse]

I've never seen them for less than £600

[craglett]

they really ought to make a bigger deal of it on their website. It just looks like the normal price when you read the page!

I couldn't agree with you more. It wasn't until I spoke to the guy that I realised too!

I've never seen them for less than £600

Another good reason for another two people to add themselves to our list . You've got to be stupid to pass up a £135 saving!

[NickB787]

Let me talk to the wife Can you self install these things? Nick

[craglett]

Can you self install these things?

Certainly intending to do mine myself as i'm tight. Looks like two simple bolts, one at the top and one at the bottom. Other than that I would guess it's a case of following the instructions and setting the correct ride heights and damping, something I was intending to do in my kitchen before going anywhere near my car.

I was planning to set the ride height to 120mm (floor pan to floor) and initially try 10 clicks front and 12 clicks rear. There are loads of differing views on settings though.

[craglett]

Well, it's all getting rather exciting now!! Another confirmation to add to the list which means we only have one more to go, weyhey!! Confirmed so far are: 1 - craglett 2 - benw 3 - LY25MAX 4 - SteveM 5 - Richiemouse 6 - djegiant 7 - who's to be lucky 7 then? go on you know you want to, don't resist.

[djegiant]

Let me talk to the wife

Can you self install these things?

Nick

Really easy to fit and set up ride height!

May just need a geo afterwards though!

Damping is somethiing you can set afterwards!

Are the spax mounted upside down like the standard billies????

[LY25MAX]

Are the spax mounted upside down like the standard billies????

There was some discussion at the start of this thread but never a definate yes or no whether they could go in either way up.

Fitting them is fairly simple even for someone who lacks the mechanical gene such as myself. I will be taking mine to horizon for a geo set up to get the most out of them though.

[craglett]

I thought it was decided that they were universal in the way they could be fitted and it came down to your decision. Perhaps people could post their intentions / setup ideas here?

[djegiant]

Sorry guys- just got a killer deal elsewhere! (just over £400!) 1 - craglett 2 - benw 3 - LY25MAX 4 - SteveM 5 - Richiemouse 6 - ?????? 7 - ??????

[Richiemouse]

My intention is to mount them the right way up as nothing I've been told so far says you can't do this. I had my geo done by SS (even though unbeknown to me one of the previous owners had already had it done there). I think I'd quite like to have the whole lot set up by someone who knows what they are doing...Plans?

[Richiemouse]

Sorry guys- just got a killer deal elsewhere! (just over £400!)

1 - craglett
2 - benw
3 - LY25MAX
4 - SteveM
5 - Richiemouse
6 - ??????
7 - ??????

Would this be available to all of us?

[djegiant]

Just PM'd craglett about this and I have begged and pleaded with my contact to make this available to all of us but he won't/can't! Unfortunately my contact works for a massive tuning/racing company and is doing it as a friends+family type thing! Sorry guys- I'd love to have been able to help! Mounting them right way up not only adds to unsprung weight but leaves the seals open to damage from dirt etc! Upside down!

[RichH]

just for info, in case you can negotiate a better deal:

clicky

[MikeF]

1 - craglett 2 - benw 3 - LY25MAX 4 - SteveM 5 - Richiemouse 6 - MikeF - Who took my name off?? 7 - ??????

[SteveM]

The tension is killing me, someone hurry up and be lucky no.7

[Richiemouse]

Just PM'd craglett about this and I have begged and pleaded with my contact to make this available to all of us but he won't/can't!

Unfortunately my contact works for a massive tuning/racing company and is doing it as a friends+family type thing!

Sorry guys- I'd love to have been able to help!

Mounting them right way up not only adds to unsprung weight   but leaves the seals open to damage from dirt etc!

Upside down!

Right way up/upside down, I'm mounting them whichever way leads to least unsprung weight, which is what I meant even if I didn't say it

Edited by Richiemouse, 20 February 2006 - 08:45 PM.

[PaulCP]

I thought it was decided that they were universal in the way they could be fitted and it came down to your decision.

Perhaps people could post their intentions / setup ideas here?

Seem to remember that the fitting instructions supplied with mine specifically stated "do not mount in inverted position as per orig equip"

It was well over 2 years ago though so things may have changed

[Richiemouse]

Paul, I don't suppose they said why? Do you still have them fitted? Hpw have you found them?

[craglett]

Guys, we need one more person as you well know. There is someone here who needs convincing.

Clicky