rob323
Don't drive it, RALLY it!
A couple of things I DON'T like about some of the coil overs around atm (mainly applies to G4's as that is what I have had direct experience with, but may apply to others):
1. They use an aluminium foot on them and some (eg. G4) have oversized holes in the foot to allow additional camber adjustment. So basically they rely on the two strut/ hub bolts being done up nice and tight and the resultant friction is what locks it together and keeps your wheel alignment from changing. Hit a small pothole while cornering and I doubt that friction would be enough to prevent the alignment from being screwed up. I have seen shocks with steel feet end up with elongated holes cause the bolts were not done up tight enough and the slopping around wore the holes and caused horrible changes in camber and therefore in toe as well (say bye bye tyres). It also worries me that even though you tighten up those two strut/hub bolts properly, over time, there is the chance that the aluminium feet will compress where the bolts are and your once tight bolt is now a loose bolt therefore they should be constantly checked.
2. The g4's I had a play with only seemed to have adjstable rebound. The bump rate was very soft and seemed to remain unchanged. This to me just seems plain wrong. In comparison, some old Koni's I have have a fixed rebound but the bump rate is adjustable. This makes more sense to me as you don't want your suspension bottoming out all the time.
In anycase Jamie, have a look at the actual product, keep in mind the above, and make up your own mind as to whether they are suitable for you or not.
By the way, the latest Hotbits are rumoured to have seperately adjustable bump and rebound
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1. They use an aluminium foot on them and some (eg. G4) have oversized holes in the foot to allow additional camber adjustment. So basically they rely on the two strut/ hub bolts being done up nice and tight and the resultant friction is what locks it together and keeps your wheel alignment from changing. Hit a small pothole while cornering and I doubt that friction would be enough to prevent the alignment from being screwed up. I have seen shocks with steel feet end up with elongated holes cause the bolts were not done up tight enough and the slopping around wore the holes and caused horrible changes in camber and therefore in toe as well (say bye bye tyres). It also worries me that even though you tighten up those two strut/hub bolts properly, over time, there is the chance that the aluminium feet will compress where the bolts are and your once tight bolt is now a loose bolt therefore they should be constantly checked.
2. The g4's I had a play with only seemed to have adjstable rebound. The bump rate was very soft and seemed to remain unchanged. This to me just seems plain wrong. In comparison, some old Koni's I have have a fixed rebound but the bump rate is adjustable. This makes more sense to me as you don't want your suspension bottoming out all the time.
In anycase Jamie, have a look at the actual product, keep in mind the above, and make up your own mind as to whether they are suitable for you or not.
By the way, the latest Hotbits are rumoured to have seperately adjustable bump and rebound
.
