Help needed, shocks different on each side. Pictures inside.

[lbrench]

So got my 182 few days ago and was told it is on GAZ coilovers, looked underneath the rear of the car and the shocks are different on each side :s

On the right the shock is black with a yellow spring

And on the left is this shock, yellow with black spring, anyone confirm that these are different models of coilovers? Or what is going on.

Any help would be massively appreciated!


Cheers

Lynden

 

[DaveDreads]

The right shock looks like it's greasy with a rusty spring,
and the left looks like a rusty shock with a greasy spring.

Silly question but are you sure they're not just rusty?

 

[Christopher]

Well, one of them is buggered at least. Looks like the Exxon Valdez ran aground on it.

Springs should be both yellow too. My Gaz were. One just looks really rusty... it's only a PPC on them, so it flakes off.

 

[Christopher]

Moved to the right forum too.

 

[lbrench]

Thanks, will give them a clean and look again but one must be leaking to be covered in oil, are they worth getting sealed back up or better off selling them and getting standard cup suspension and eibach springs?

What did you have on your 182 Christopher, yours looked really smart.

 

[lbrench]

Also the one covered in oil/black one is much shorter than the yellow one, is this due to the lack of oil in it?

 

[Don]

Also the one covered in oil/black one is much shorter than the yellow one, is this due to the lack of oil in it?

If there is no fluid to allow it to be held up...then the weight is not supported...so will be a bit lower.

 

[stevescort172]

F**k me thats rusty

 

[lbrench]

New coil overs I think!

 

[DrR]

Lol at mistaking rust for yellow paint.

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Mmm.. boat cancer.

You've been saving up for new ones for quite a while, right ?

 

[lbrench]

Mmm.. boat cancer.

You've been saving up for new ones for quite a while, right ?

lol


going to ring Gaz Shocks in the morning and see how much to refurb them, how hard are they to get off them car?

 

[Stefan.]

piece of piss tbh, there is a guide on here although it is vmaxx coilies.

 

[lbrench]

sweet, will ring them in the morning and ask a few question but the amount of rust on them makes me think i should replace them, what would you guys do?

 

[sbridgey]

I would bin them and buy a set of spax coilovers from sideways danny.

 

[lbrench]

I would bin them and buy a set of spax coilovers from sideways danny.

are they decent?

 

[sbridgey]

Spax seem to be pretty highly rated on here.

 

[Stefan.]

are they decent?

alot better than what you have on there, what i would personally do.

 

[JamesBryan]

Erm yeah... they're fucked :dapprove:

If you want it low like it is now then get some new coilovers.

If not, i'd just find some second hand standard shocks and put Eibachs on them.

 

[lbrench]

speaing to Danny about some SPAX ones, think they are the way to go with it

 

[Dan519]

Got your PM. I don't do PM's. Call me

 

[Matt W]

So you bought a pretty s**t car then?
The VX220 they still have for sale is a bit of a dog too.

 

[lbrench]

So you bought a pretty s**t car then?
The VX220 they still have for sale is a bit of a dog too.

LoL no its a good car just needs tweaking