jord294 87 Posted September 24, 2008 hi i'm seriously considering buying a gaz gha coilovers and rear dampers kit for my 309 gti. the car itself, currently has spax rsx coilovers on it, but because the 309 gti is a resto project, i want more or less everything brand new, and i can use the current coilovers on my 205 gti so my question for 309 gti owners (or 205 gti), what size spring should i go for, if i i want the car to stay as planted as it is now on spax the car has a skip brown 'roadspeed' engine, and will only be used for fast road, and maybe a track day please advise asap, as i'd like to make the order asap thanks guys Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
welshpug 1,627 Posted September 24, 2008 seeing as its still ally 8valve and predominantly used on the road I'd imagine either tarmac spec @ 225lb or gravel @180 Lb would be pretty good, not sure what lengths were used though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jord294 87 Posted September 24, 2008 so maybe go with a happy medium of 9" 200lb spring? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miles 331 1 Cars Posted September 24, 2008 I never can remember which Gaz is which!! But if they are the rebound only type then I would personally stick to the Spax, Having driving both the spax is better than the rebound only Gaz's at least on the bumpy pot holed roads around here Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cybernck 400 1 Cars Posted September 25, 2008 it doesn't matter which type are they (GAZ), they all work both on bump and rebound stroke, therefore "rebound only" is not entirely true - that would be "rebound adjustable only" for GHA (if you don't count in the height adjustability of the coilovers) while GGA (aka Gold) are both rebound and bump adjustable . i hope this has cleared it up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rippthrough 98 Posted September 25, 2008 (edited) I never can remember which Gaz is which!! But if they are the rebound only type then I would personally stick to the Spax, Having driving both the spax is better than the rebound only Gaz's at least on the bumpy pot holed roads around here They're not rebound only, they haven't made rebound only dampers since a few prototypes years and years back, which certainly weren't available for road use! Edited September 25, 2008 by Rippthrough Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jord294 87 Posted September 25, 2008 i've just found that the current spax rsx coilovers on my car, have 8" springs with a 225lb load so i may possibly go for the same in the gaz gha kit just to clear up. what is the best way to adjust the setting then on the gaz gha kit? thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miles 331 1 Cars Posted September 25, 2008 I stand corrected, But I will still say the Spax are better than the entry level Gaz's, The higher end ones are OK thou Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
