My apex shocks that went were not brand new.

Bit of an unfactuated comment there

I'd rather pay the extra money and have kit that'll last for ages rather than getting a cheapie kit that'll last five minutes! :lol:

If you've got money to blow go Koni, if not apex are fine.

Yes tis the way to go if you want good quality bits and a car that handles the nuts!

apex suck my ass

My apex are fine. Saying that one of the shocks did burst last week :boggle: All good now though :thumbs:

[Edited on 07-09-2003 by Nath]

So Eibach springs and Koni adjustables are the way forward, yes?

yes Eibach and koni's would be good or a set of billies

Well pay the dosh and get decent stuff. From PVD:-

Eibach Astra Mk3 Springs £127.95

Koni Adjustible Dampers Set Of 4 - £273.60

Total of £401.55.

A LOT, but wud be worth it i expect.

Need a full kit though, as my standard shocks are crap!

Well i wudnt say its high, but its not as low at the back as some other -40mm kits.

Get eibach springs, u cant go wrong with them!

My mate used to have a Corsa GSi and shortly before he sold it for his current car, he bought an Apex kit for it, I noticed on his the rears seemed a little higher than before (it was lowered 30mm on springs only previously)...

Mine are fine, ride and handling both good, just dont drop rear very much on a corsa.
Have no idea about driop reliability on astras tho!

As above really. Thinking of getting a set for my Astra, apparently they lower the car 40mm, which I hope should be OK for my Astra as they will soon have Astra GSi alloys with 195/50/15 tyres.