Cheap Coilovers...

[Tweedie]

This question has probably been raised a thousand times but to be fairly honest with you i do not have the time to search as i am at work. I am looking to buy some coilovers and looking on eBay the first ones on the list were Jamex, cheap and cheerfull i am gathering. Are they any good?

Usually for this price they are not and i am unsure to take the risk for the £300 for the full kit they are asking...

Should i wait and buy better ones or does anyone here actually have them and recommend them for the Leon Cupra MK1??



Thanks

 

[james walker]

buy cheap buy twice mate, what is it you want them for specifically?

 

[Slimy]

I've seen Leon kits for around £200? Although those are the ones for cars where the ARB attaches to the suspension arm rather than the damper.

I am undecided whether to go for Jamex at the moment, I've had Jamex before on an old car and they totally transformed it. However, it was an old Cavalier, so a clicky biro spring and a sink plunger in a tube would have been an improvement over standard. I am starting to edge towards at least AP, as they are still what could be regarded as 'budget', but are better than the really cheap stuff.

 

[james walker]

have a look at jom kits aswell, heard good things on them over the pond on vwvortex... circa 200quid aswell.

 

[DamianPM]

As mentioned the JOM are a really good kit for the money, we have them for £180 at the moment.

Damian @ DPM Performance

 

[brad1]

buy cheap buy twice mate

This is exactly what i was thinking before i even looked in this thread

 

[james walker]

dependant on what the op is wanting though brad??

 

[Twiggy86]

I want it lower for the looks mainly as i wont be taking this on the tracks at all and it is used as a daily driver to and from work and the occasional drive out and about.

 

[gezmeister]

Why not get a shock/spring kit instead? If its a daily, you don't want it on the floor, and DPM do a weitec kit that drops 40/50mm for around £330 i believe?

 

[Twiggy86]

The issue I have is that I am looking to put 18" wheels on it maybe later in the year so I need the flexability in raising it if I need to as I think the wheels I want are pretty wide but I am not giving any secrets away to which wheels I have seen just yet

is it worth for a daily and just for cosmetic purposes getting a cheap coily kit??

 

[Twiggy86]

The issue I have is that I am looking to put 18" wheels on it maybe later in the year so I need the flexability in raising it if I need to as I think the wheels I want are pretty wide but I am not giving any secrets away to which wheels I have seen just yet

is it worth for a daily and just for cosmetic purposes getting a cheap coily kit??

 

[billyhas]

Why not get a shock/spring kit instead? If its a daily, you don't want it on the floor, and DPM do a weitec kit that drops 40/50mm for around £330 i believe?

I put these on my LCR .Much better than cheapo coilies.

 

[swoosh225]

Ive got jamex coilovers on my LCR they have been fitted for two years now and had no problems so far, they are still as free as they were when they were new, ride not harsh either.

 

[Twiggy86]

I have been thinking about it and i think this MAY be my next purchase!!!

 

[DamianPM]

Why not get a shock/spring kit instead? If its a daily, you don't want it on the floor, and DPM do a weitec kit that drops 40/50mm for around £330 i believe?

Yeah that's right and probably the most popular kit we do for the Leon 1M.

http://www.dpmperformance.co.uk/wei...i-19tdi-cupra-19tdi-fr-19tdi-0999-p-4108.html

Damian @ DPM Performance