hi has anyone else on hear fitted any fk coilovers to there leons? i had a bit of a scare earlier today i was changing the front brakes when i noticed something on the floor when i picked it up i realised it was half of the bottom lock ring on my coilover having a closer look i actually broke the rest of it off with my fingers! so i quickly stripped the lot off the car to see what the rest of it was like and the main spring platform was the same how lucky was i to find this out before i took the car back on the road! has anyone else had any similar problems with there coilovers?
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i personally dont rate fk coilovers very highly or budget coilovers around the £400 mark they use cheap zinc coating, and on our roads in the uk they dont last at all in the winter once the salt gets to them they deteriorate really quickly you have to clean then continuously! I take it corrosion is the problem in your case? I stick with KW inox line now although a little more expensive they will last forever! with maitenace also tho! Scary tho man! good job you spotted it!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cheap coilovers.....
they are not that cheap actually when i bought them any positive comments would be good
If you read the extensive thread I have written about budget coilovers in the suspension section (it is a sticky at the top) you will see my thoughts on value engineered coilovers.
You are right in saying that they are not that cheap, but considering what you are buying they are still very good value.
Firstly, as your coilovers aren't Inox stainless steel you will need to service / clean them more regularly (to offset corrosion )
secondly approach your supplier and show them what has happened and they may help you to get things going. Can you buy a service pack? Are they in warranty?
You are right in saying that they are not that cheap, but considering what you are buying they are still very good value.
Firstly, as your coilovers aren't Inox stainless steel you will need to service / clean them more regularly (to offset corrosion )
secondly approach your supplier and show them what has happened and they may help you to get things going. Can you buy a service pack? Are they in warranty?
To be fair i have had them on around 3 years i think. I suppose i should have known better than not to keep an eye on them but i just never really thought that something like that should fail in such a big way no matter how much they cost! yeah i have managed to track some spare parts so that i can rebuild them, have ordered a spare set too so will keep a keen look out for it this time!
3 years isn't too bad I guess. In Britain we're not blessed with great weather, roads, and after the winter we have had (bad by our standards), you get so much more salt and crap on the roads that sits in the under arch of you car (which acts like a little 'ecosystem' harbouring damp, heat from the exhaust and brakes), so basically it accelerates the wear and tear much more quickly.
For those that regularly adjust their coilies and give them a clean down (track day users), then its a risk you can bear, but if you are just hooning about on UK roads it again strengthens the argument for high quality spring/dampers unless you desperately need (and actively use) ride height adjustment.
When I first started modding back in 1992(ish) a decent set of coilies were £1000+, so I was surprised when I'd seen them value engineered back to around £400. Whilst some of that cost reduction is based on higher production volumes economies of scale, they HAVE to have engineered in some quality reduction. I'm looking at some H&R spring/dampers for the S3 and they are £600. How can some coilies be 50% cheaper and not have any element of compromise?
I hope you can get them sorted for a fair price, and without too much inconvenience, but its worth keeping an eye on them every 3 months or so and just performing a basic lube / clean up / adjustment to stop things corroding / seizing etc...
Best of luck mate, and sorry if I sounded dismissive.
It's the 8 year old Chinese Kids making them that keeps the cost down
You have a good point, although I think the expanding tuning market (shifting more units)and car manufacturers using the same platform for lots of different models must help keep the costs falling.
Think my Billies were £700 ish about 4 years ago, price is still the same now.
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