apex or eibach

[BUFFALO]

you've probably guessed by now the credit cards about to take a pounding lol

the 182s gettin lowered but on what i'm not yet sure.

i know the apex will lower the car a lot more (especially visually) than the eibachs.
i do want the car to look lower but i dnt want to have a detremental effect on the handling.

so my question is do the apex handle worse than the eibach?

 

[rory182]

harsher from what everyone says, eibach sportlines are a good compromise of handling and looks.

 

[BUFFALO]

u mean the apex are more harsher as in you feel every bump? or bounce about like a 8yr old on a sunny delight induced bouncy castle

 

[Nick_R182]

You feel every bump.

 

[ant]

they are firm yes but an improvement over standard.

and your car WILL look lower.

 

[cli0 172]

Eibach Sportlines is what your after m8 .

You'll thank me

 

[bmh.01]

I've got a full apex kit (springs/dampers) on and it is rather firm to say the least. But it does look awesome and the handling is a definite improvement over standard.
Would probably go for coils next time tbh, would like the drop and handling combined with a smooth ride aswell.

 

[G man582]

Cant coment on the apex but the sporlines are the dogs mate

 

[eo52vug]

you've probably guessed by now the credit cards about to take a pounding lol

the 182s gettin lowered but on what i'm not yet sure.

i know the apex will lower the car a lot more (especially visually) than the eibachs.
i do want the car to look lower but i dnt want to have a detremental effect on the handling.

so my question is do the apex handle worse than the eibach?

Apex are poo ! dont do it! eibach are far better imo there is no improvment using apex you will have them a few weeks and change to eibach i did! ask fubar and many others who have had these crap springs , i binned mine i couldnt sale them on because when someone asks me how good are these springs? i would answered with an honest answer and said s**t !

I went 1 year with eibach pros couldnt fault them ,
however i needed something more ie H&R coilovers if you have the spare cash get them .

This is all imo .

Thanks mark .

 

[BUFFALO]

would love coilovers but sub 7ton for a set for a 182 are hard to find lol.
thanks for all the comments, looks like it'll be sportlines

 

[davejm123]

how much are sportlines out of interest?!

 

[nosluom]

they're about 135 quid mate, think europerformance is the cheapest

 

[BUFFALO]

that or venom motorsport iirc are the cheapest but can go up to around 160 bucks

 

[davejm123]

oh thats not too bad, thought they were more! hmmm....tempting

 

[Tom_E]

ive got apex on my 182 at the mo.....switching to eibach soon, i feel everything on the road! it gets annoying to say the least.

 

[Rob's172]

shold be a group buy soon!!

john182rs is sorting it out with GDI i think

 

[graham_172]

eibach!

 

[ChrisR]

Eibach.

 

[Justin182]

Ive got eibachs and im very happy with ride/handling etc..... and im usually very anal when it comes to my car lol

 

[Peperami]

Eibach sportline for ride and handling, unless your roads are racetrack smooth, in which case apex. But it wont look much lower on eibachs mate.

I reckon around 25mm front, and 10 mm rear.

At least it makes the car look level though, lol.

 

[Justin182]

I thought the pros were even... my sports make the front lower.

 

[ant]

big girls the lot of you.

had my apex on for about 15 months now - cant fault them.

 

[Peperami]

Lol, i prefer my wheels on the tarmac when i corner hard over bumpy ground

 

[Andy A]

I wan't Apex, been told by many parts shops now, that the company that imports Apex suspension has gone into administration, so there are no Apex suspension products for a while inless anybody has stockholdings

 

[cli0 172]

^that's bad ? :S

 

[rich[182]]

dont understand why theres so much emphasis on slamming your car = great handling
look at the scoobies, must be over 2" gap in the arches and they handle amazing
I know 2 owners who had Apex who's standard shockers were absolutely desimated after 3-4 months on the linear Apex

 

[jayxx83]

There have been loads of reports on here about apex springs sagging and also snapping. Eibach are the daddies and have been established for quite a while now.

 

[cli0 172]

dont understand why theres so much emphasis on slamming your car = great handling
look at the scoobies, must be over 2" gap in the arches and they handle amazing
I know 2 owners who had Apex who's standard shockers were absolutely desimated after 3-4 months on the linear Apex

coz it iz cool innit lol

 

[Martin_172]

mine handles 5x better on apex springs and dampers, going to fk konigsports next tho just so i can go -85mm lol

 

[ant]

like i said - 15 months on standard dampers.

no problems at all.

and i've been driving for 19 years so I know what i like.