Steve P Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 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.CheersSteve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyf Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 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 techNick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Encom Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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