Opinions on shockers

[Steve P]

Looking for opinions on new shockers for the front of my Vitesse,i discovered my 30 year old Spax are doing nothing on the rebound.

Its got a big heavy 2.5 engine and 480lb springs, i don`t want standard ride height.

Looks like a choice between Koni,Gaz,or Avo.

Anyone used them,Suppliers would be good.

Cheers
Steve

[garyf]

I've got Koni's on the front of my Vitesse, well chuffed with em :)

They're set on the middle of the 3 setting's on my Car but I have standard springs fitted.

If you've got stiffer springs then it maybe best to set them to the harder of the 3 settings if you get some?

Got mine from Canley Classics.

[Deleted User]

My Vitesse is fitted with AVO adjustable shocks front and rear. They seem to work well. The suspension is not standard, with 440lb springs on the front which are 1" shorter/lower than normal (sourced from Jigsaw). The rear spring is standard with a 1" lowering block. From memory, the AVO shocks have 17 settings from soft to firm. Adjustment is via a knurled knob. When I bought the car, the front was set to 8 and the rear 6. After experimenting, I have front set to 4 (from soft) and rear to 3 (again, from soft). The other part of the equation is 175/65x13 tyres running at 26F/28R pressure.

[Nick Jones]

Watch out for the AVO dampers.

Early ones had a proper, full width outer tube bush for the bottom bolt and are fine.  Later ones have a much narrower tube (designed to be able to accept a spherical bearing as well) and EAT the bushes repeatedly.  I get about 5 -6k miles before metal to metal.

This subject has been covered before on here and on Sideways tech

Nick

[Encom]

I've fitted front and rear Gaz adjustables, with height adjustment at the front and they seem to be working really well.

Rear adjustment has been particually useful.