Coilovers on e21?

Ørjan^^ · Post by **Ørjan^^** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:02 pm

stefankj wrote:Here is a full coilover setup

http://estore.websitepros.com/1397118/C ... Suspension

I have sendt 2 e-mail's to Metrix Motorsport, but no answers.
Is there someone who have been in contact with them?

Ørjan

lemonayd · Post by **lemonayd** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 11:34 am

I have sendt 2 e-mail's to Metrix Motorsport, but no answers.
Is there someone who have been in contact with them?

Ørjan

hi m8,
jake who owns Metrix Motorsport recently lost his mum so he maybe abit tied up but he's a top bloke he normaly gets back straight away

good luck

....aydin

Ørjan^^ · Post by **Ørjan^^** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 11:16 pm

i'm sorry to hear that

But thx for the help!

wicked · Post by **wicked** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 12:09 am

Great stuff,

Thinking of buying some of these aswell.

Jason_323i · Post by **Jason_323i** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 12:17 am

You should try GAZ better product than metrix IMHO

Jason

e21-Mark · Post by **e21-Mark** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 8:02 am

Look like nice bits of kit

LoCoRaCeR · Post by **LoCoRaCeR** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 9:40 am

Saw a mate 2 weeks ago, someone from school, not seen him since we left, found out he's one of the head engineers at Gaz and since i was kinda clever enough to drive him around and get him a few drinks while we were out and the end result....he offered to do me a set for a very good price!!! So GAZ all the way.
Also i've been to see their factory, if anyone was rich enough Gaz golds are bloody lovely.

Ørjan^^ · Post by **Ørjan^^** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 10:26 pm

Jason_323i wrote:You should try GAZ better product than metrix IMHO

Jason

Where did u buy this kit? And how much?

Ørjan^^ · Post by **Ørjan^^** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 2:42 pm

Anyone?

Jason_323i · Post by **Jason_323i** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 3:24 pm

Gaz shocks are made by Gaz

http://www.gaz-shocks.co.uk/

Jason

e21-Mark · Post by **e21-Mark** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 3:29 pm

clue in the name

Madhatter · Post by **Madhatter** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 5:33 pm

how much did the kit cost you jason?

Jason_323i · Post by **Jason_323i** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 5:52 pm

They are GAZ gold's and cost about 1k and are made to order as they are not listed on the site.

Mine cost me less as I sent a set of LEDA's to get rebuilt and basicaly got a brand new set of GAZ back. The front sturt is thicker than stock.

Jason

Madhatter · Post by **Madhatter** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 3:22 am

hmmm, 1k, pounds of course. The dollar might hit 50 pence soon, so they might be the go as they look pretty nice. Nearly impossible to find bilstein and koni's in the larger 6 cylinder diameter now, so could be a good alternative.

I notice in the other thread you run fairly soft spring rates though, is that something you did specific for a track or have you gone stiffer since? what sized bars do you run front and (if) rear? did you have to play around with the bump/rebound of the shock to tune them a little with the springs you ordered with it, or was it pretty well set? im guessing you have stripped the car out so it probably dropped the weight a little, but you have a cage, so has the weight of the car changed a whole lot?

The price is pretty good considering you get both bump and rebound adjustments. Normally that sort of money would just cover the costs of a couple of front struts.

Jason_323i · Post by **Jason_323i** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:38 pm

Hi

The rates area bit soft, could do with 450/350 i think the rear still bottoms on a hard exit. Once I finnish the build I will corner wieght the car and calc the spring rates.

Currently i am have alpina b6 bars (adjustable rear) but plan on make some adjustable bars by doubling the stock ones. On track I run about 1/3 hard front 1/2 hard rear and change to full soft front, 1/3 hard rear for driving to and from the track.

You do need to provide doner struts but I am sure wizor could source you some

Jason