Will E30 suspension fit a E21 320

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Re: Will E30 suspension fit a E21 320

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Gaz are good value for the price and the service has been top notch compared to the service I had from LEDA, there are other of the shelf suppliers but once you start taking to motion/proflex/ast it's about £3k as set. The cheap option is some adjustable golf mk2/e30 front inserts and modifying the front struts with a rally design coilover kit and cheap generic rear coilovers with modified top mounts, search for wizor's build thread.


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Jason_323i wrote:The cheap option is some adjustable golf mk2/e30 front inserts and modifying the front struts with a rally design coilover kit and cheap generic rear coilovers with modified top mounts, search for wizor's build thread.
That's more like it :). A helpful answer.

As for the rest, I'm not hear to talk about gaz and if you run them I'm not slagging off your car. My friend is the editor of a well known magazine ( before you say it, no not fastcar or redline, a proper mag) and he has had a lot of bad experiences with them. I see spax mentioned and my god they are even worse, harsh, crashy and then leak.

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All I was asking was why you would have come to the conclusion you did and If I'm honest your comments are more than a little patronizing. Has your friend written about his experiences with Gaz as I would be intrigued to see if his experiences mirror my own?
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s1oww wrote: My friend is the editor of a well known magazine ( before you say it, no not fastcar or redline, a proper mag)
Can I get an autograph? I'm guessing it could be a unity media mag? We ve all seen the dross that lot drive! :wha
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for the price you wont get better than a spax kit. with the shocks set on weak damping its very acceptable on the road. mines a daily driven car spax kit is 3 years old soon done maybe 8-10 drift days, paint's peeling off the springs etc but no shocks are leaking yet..... and atleast you can buy the shocks singulary if they do.

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might look an arse but it fooking works lol.
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I've had my gaz coilovers for a year now. I have no problems with it and I am happy with the way it handles.
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