V- MAX coilovers

[Fred@BTM]

i fitted some to a 172 yesterday and i'm actually shocked at how good they are Vs price!

not crashy, not too firm, just right! and they went sideways well too

thumbs up from me!

£300 odd including camber bolts, bargain!

 

[Ali]

No bad. Who they made by? Same factory as....

 

[JR]

Worth considering now the Guru has put his stamp of approval on them.

 

[Fred@BTM]

no idea, german TUV is all i know about them, the camber bolt setup was "similar" to KW

 

[Fred@BTM]

learnt some more!
http://www.v-maxx.co.uk/about.asp
she's ney bad either

 

[Tigger]

I'd teach her a thing or two

 

[sideways danny]

bargain at the price, very surprised at the ride they gave myself. I was expecting to need filling re-doing but they're quite nice

 

[ForceIndia]

bargain at the price, very surprised at the ride they gave myself. I was expecting to need filling re-doing but they're quite nice

How do they compare to H&R, KW etc?

 

[Firas]

havent fitted mines yet but people who have fitted them seem to give good views about them.

 

[Clgale88]

I wish i brought some of these now just had to pay out £95 for some new rear dampers going to have to replace fronts now not happy

 

[jujuju]

Had mine fitted last week, makes car look great , and not too crashy either.

Would recommend them to anybody.

 

[Robclio98]

i fitted mine the day they came and i love them.

 

[Topgeartom]

Mine have been on the car for a good couple of weeks now. Massively impressed.

And everyone said they would be s**t!

 

[stewart]

Had mine in a week and have no complaints, ride is not crashy and they seem to be a good kit

 

[Slammed172]

Will get some pics up of mine later.

 

[Craig]

my bro has them on his astra coupe but their only £200ish for his car

 

[BREMBO]

Was waiting for a good review!

 

[Tigger]

Be good to know how they compare on the 172 if someone has moved up from having Sportlines on

 

[sideways danny]

How do they compare to H&R, KW etc?

better value for money by far. I find H&Rs too soft anyway. KW, I can't think of the last set i saw on a car. FK and GAZ these walk over. They dont look much though (it's a £300 set of coilovers)

 

[SkidMarx]

So would you say V-MAX are better than GAZ?

 

[Fred@BTM]

oh by miles better than GAZ

i would say these are on par with FK (maybe even slightly better)

H&R aren't too soft danny, you're the soft one

 

[SkidMarx]

So a better ride quality than GAZ?

How low do they go?

 

[Firas]

70mm on front and 60mm on the back

 

[ForceIndia]

Half tempted to give these a go just to see what they're like.

 

[Gray]

I fitted a set of these last Thursday...

Really impressed with the quality of the front units, as Fred said identical camber adjustment as KW's!

and they "gooooooooooo looooooooooooooooow" Nice firm ride, not too soft or crashy

Cannot go wrong for the money tbh

 

[DrR]

Where are these £300?

 

[SkidMarx]

Last thing i want to do is spend money on these and have something just as bad as the GAZ, but if theyre really that good then at that price il get some.

Who sells them at £300??

 

[Fred@BTM]

i said £300 odd there was a group buy on here

 

[SkidMarx]

i said £300 odd there was a group buy on here

Oh right, K-Tec are £350 + VAT.

I saw the group buy, at the time tho I assumed V-MAX were poor quality.

 

[ForceIndia]

RRP £400 IIRC. At £305, funking bargain.

 

[rexe]

why do people hate the gaz setup so much? I'm in the middle of sorting out a deal to get a full coilovers front and rear for £400. Not 100% sure on the spring rates as yet mind.

 

[ForceIndia]

why do people hate the gaz setup so much? I'm in the middle of sorting out a deal to get a full coilovers front and rear for £400. Not 100% sure on the spring rates as yet mind.

90% of the people that have tried them, that I've read on here, are negative about them, usually about the damping.

 

[kyle_sxi]

i have them on my astra coupe but i paid 160 off ebay i was shocked they are actually better than the fk highsport i had

 

[Slammed172]

70mm on front and 60mm on the back

Go much lower than 70mm on the front, have you seen the threaded strut !!!!

 

[SkidMarx]

Slammed, Any pics of yours on V-MAX??

Whats the ride quality like?

 

[Slammed172]

Not yet, went out but forgot sd card, lol.

Fairly good, im comparing it to apex cause i forgot what standard was like, and its a lot better, nice and firm, definally not crashy compared to apex, and im lower on these than apex drop.

 

[Topgeartom]

Couple of pics of mine on V-Maxx for those who havent seen them

 

[DAMO 40/172]

Gray put them on mine last week and so far so good. Ive taken the car on a couple of thrashes in the peak district and theyre great on those winding roads. Not too harsh and mine are set bloody low. Bit of a sod on speed humps now though!

 

[bodyboarder]

i have eibach sportline on my 172 cup, checked all the dampers and all seem to be fine, would these coilovers be better than my set up now? and also would these make the ride harder/ crashy?

 

[Swish]

Here's mine http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=408546&highlight=v-maxx