Rob B
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Registered: 8th Jan 04
Location: Area Motorsport Drives: Race EP3
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Who's running them ? Anyone use them on track, just ordered a set for the ibiza so intrested on what people think of them, same applies to whether there fitted to a Corsa or whatever so opinions will be great 
Rob.
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FruitBooTeR
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Registered: 18th Jan 07
Location: Wolverhampton Drives: S15
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There the stainless steel ones arnt they? If so i think there ment to be one of the best in the FK range.
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Rob B
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Registered: 8th Jan 04
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They arent but there the best in the range with koni adjustable inserts, just wandering how they handle spirited driving etc..
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Hamish
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Registered: 4th Apr 05
Location: Ashtead, Surrey Drives: 100bhp Mint with Hole
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Dont let Dave A see this 
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Rob B
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 Im just trying to see why there rated so badly, cause they seem to be koni shocks and fk springs.. and everyone rates koni. 
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Dave A
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Registered: 10th Dec 03
Location: County Durham
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quote:
Originally posted by Hamish
Dont let Dave A see this
the top spec FK stuff isnt bad actually, especially the ones with adjustable damping. some cars suffer a harsh ride with them, others seem good. Would prefer a full set of Koni coilovers for a bit more cash personally.
Its the cheap FK stuff that you need to steer clear of in my experience
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Rob B
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Registered: 8th Jan 04
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Cheap as in the AK / Highsport kit's you mean Dave ?
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Teddy
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Registered: 19th Jul 04
Location: Northampton Drives: VW Bora 1.9TDi pd130
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Im about to plump for Weitec on the Golf.
Got great reports in the Veedub world.
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Dave A
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Registered: 10th Dec 03
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quote:
Originally posted by Rob B
Cheap as in the Highsport kit's you mean Dave ?
whichever ones have non adjustable damping and suffer from rusted threads and snapped spring platforms.
someone just sent me a link to this, has some info on h&r vs FK:
http://forums.montrealracing.com/showthread.php?t=150422
may be of some use to people looking into these kits
[Edited on 26-02-2008 by Dave A]
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loo_goblin
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Registered: 14th Jul 04
Location: Horsham, West Sussex
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave A
quote:
Originally posted by Rob B
Cheap as in the Highsport kit's you mean Dave ?
whichever ones have non adjustable damping and suffer from rusted threads and snapped spring platforms.
someone just sent me a link to this, has some info on h&r vs FK:
http://forums.montrealracing.com/showthread.php?t=150422
may be of some use to people looking into these kits
[Edited on 26-02-2008 by Dave A]
i have the fk silverlines and they arnt dampening adjustable but are made from stailess steel and loads of anodized bits and havnt got a spec of rust one after being on the car over a year
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