custard-rallye 25 Posted November 29, 2008 i recently won some spax springs and shocks for £84 on ebay are they any good on a 205? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Fenton 1,524 Posted November 29, 2008 They are not as bad as everyone else will have you believe (my opinion) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
craig f90 0 Posted November 29, 2008 Ive had them. And i liked them. My cousin swears by them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cherry_red 0 Posted November 29, 2008 I got some Spax rsx coiovers on the front and they seem to be fine. Have heard people praise Bilstein shocks, so not using Spax on the rear. The price you paid seems pretty good to me, are they leaking oil? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
custard-rallye 25 Posted November 29, 2008 I got some Spax rsx coiovers on the front and they seem to be fine. Have heard people praise Bilstein shocks, so not using Spax on the rear. The price you paid seems pretty good to me, are they leaking oil? not sure yet havnt got them yet but they guy said they arnt and he seemed genuine enough on the phone so fingers crossed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dirtdog 4 Posted November 29, 2008 I've heard the billy rears are down right dangerous! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
custard-rallye 25 Posted November 29, 2008 in what way to hard for normal roads or? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miles 331 1 Cars Posted November 29, 2008 That is the std Bilstein replacement OE damper's, Any other upwards from that model are fine and work very well, Depending on which Spax kit it is will relate to how good it is, The RSX are not that bad, I was shocked Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Batfink 201 Posted November 30, 2008 spax springs and the basic range of dampers (adjustable and non adjustable) are utter garbage - i've had them all and i'll never buy again. The RSX kits seem to get better reviews Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnnyboy666 195 1 Cars Posted November 30, 2008 does anybody know if spax offer refurbishment of the adjustables? any idea on price or how to go about it? just that i have a set of fronts and although the right one seems fine, the left one is stuck on the softest setting which is far to soft, especially as its on the 'roundabout side' resulting in constant tyre/arch scraping Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bakes100 20 1 Cars Posted December 1, 2008 I just replaced my spax fixed rate front suspension with gaz coilovers.... the spax setup was absolutely horrendous, the springs were way too soft and the damping was terrible, it couldnt absorb any small bumps and if you hit a bump mid corner the car chose its own path. It now feels like a totally different car. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dirtdog 4 Posted December 1, 2008 how do you mean its stuck? give it a good hiding and it'll soon budge (i think!). probably just seized up a little Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnnyboy666 195 1 Cars Posted December 1, 2008 how do you mean its stuck? give it a good hiding and it'll soon budge (i think!). probably just seized up a little sorry should have been a little more specific- the adjuster doesnt work basically it turns but doesnt make any difference, leaving me with one soft damper and one hard one! (or two soft ones to try to compensate) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
