Weitec or FK coilovers

[Cup_Phil]

After all the fiasco with Raceland/KTR - I've decided I'd rather just buy some coilovers from KAM Racing - as I've used them many times in the past and they've been brilliant

Looking through their website I'm wondering what people recommend between these :-

Weitec GT (£561) - http://www.kamracing.co.uk/index.ph...72-172-cup-182-weitec-hicon-gt-coilovers.html

FK Silverline (£567) - http://www.kamracing.co.uk/index.ph...-172-172-cup-182-fk-silverline-coilovers.html

or

FK Highsport (£459) - http://www.kamracing.co.uk/index.ph...s-172-172-cup-182-fk-highsport-coilovers.html

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I had weitec recommendted to me but it worries me that the rear says 15-30mm

The FK stuff says 40-70mm all round

Very confusing - my car's on eibach sportlines now and is way too high lol

 

[Cup_Phil]

Oooh another question

If I go for FK's - is it worth spending the extra £140 on konigsports for the damping adjustment - or are highsports good enough for a weekend car and occasional track day?

 

[ForceIndia]

Why do you want to go that low? Iirc they can go lower, but are only tuv approved up to 30mm.

 

[Cup_Phil]

Well my worry is that I have eibach sportlines now which are supposed to be -20/30mm and it's way too heigh

I wanna drop the back another 20mm - so I guess -40mm will be fine

I ideally want to go low for summer pimping about at weekends and raise it up a bit for track use

I'm currently thinking FK is the way to go - most people rave about them
Now just wondering if it's worth having damping adjustment - considering its just a weekend car

 

[D4N13L]

I had the konigsports and thought they were brilliant couldnt recomend them enough. Mine was for show more than go so the damping adjustment was wasted. The silverlines will be a good but as they are coated to stop corrosion.

 

[Martin_172]

Weitec were doing their coilovers with free delivery for £400 notes on their website.

i had FK's i had the Konigsport X ones and they were awesome with the koni adjustable dampers on them, yet other people with normal FK's dont rate them that high so they must be worth the extra!

 

[DB.]

Are any of those available for the 182s with cup pack suspension?

 

[ripp]

^ I think not
but why the hell are there so few 60 mm bolt coilovers? ok I know it's a rarer size but still..

 

[z1co80]

I am looking at getting coilovers too and have been looking at the kam racing website, not sure what to go for though i had looked at the FK silverlines for £690

http://www.kamracing.co.uk/index.ph...72-172-cup-182-fk-silverline-x-coilovers.html

But after reading the ready for the track article on suspension i am being pulled more toward the Bilstein B14's at £872 and the AST solid top mounts at £164

http://www.kamracing.co.uk/index.ph...72-172-cup-182-bilstein-b14-coilover-kit.html

The kw variant 2 are over £1k and according to the article the Bilstein's are the best of the rest. My mate has Bilstein's on his S3 and loves them so i know that they are good.

You can get the Bilstein's for £810 from aktiv performance so unless Kam can do me a deal and give me them a bit cheaper i will have to go there, i will be ordering new brake pads also so hopefully Kam will budge a little.

What the opinions on the FK silverlines?

 

[Martin_172]

i had B14's on my old 172, they are the fuckin tits!!!!!!

 

[z1co80]

i had B14's on my old 172, they are the f**kin tits!!!!!!

I think i will be going for them.

I take it the AST top mounts make it easier to adjust the ride height? is this correct?

 

[Martin_172]

top mounts dont make a difference for adjusting ride height, its done on the bottom of the strut. top mounts just give it less play and make it feel 10x better in turn in, i had compbrake solid ones, avoid. ast would be my choice

 

[z1co80]

top mounts dont make a difference for adjusting ride height, its done on the bottom of the strut. top mounts just give it less play and make it feel 10x better in turn in, i had compbrake solid ones, avoid. ast would be my choice

Thanks

I noticed on the kam site that it says people who bought the bilsteins also bought the ast top mounts so i will most likely just get them.

 

[Cup_Phil]

I don't want to get into £1000 suspension on a £2800 car lol - it only comes out the garage 1 weekend a month and does a few trackdays a year

I think the FK Konigsports are the way forward with the koni adjustable shocks
A few of my mates have given koni adjustables absolute raves - and for £600 it sounds a bargain

Might look at getting some AST solid top mounts later in the year

 

[z1co80]

Well for me my car is my everyday ride back and forward to work on shitty farm roads so the better the suspensionn the better the ride. I also had an advisory in my mot not that there is some misting coming from the dampers onto the springs so I suppose I can justify getting the bilsteins although I would like to here opinions on the fk's

 

[Gardus]

A few people told me that the weitec have too low springs rate so the car hits the bumpstops pretty often.

I'm thinking of gettin the higsports for my 172FF.

 

[Joeh]

V maxx?

 

[Cup_Phil]

I'm not buying V-maxx - they look cheap

For an extra £140 I could have the basic FK setup which is gonna be oodles better
But I think £600 for the konigsports is where my money is going this week

 

[Kam.]

I am looking at getting coilovers too and have been looking at the kam racing website, not sure what to go for though i had looked at the FK silverlines for £690

http://www.kamracing.co.uk/index.ph...72-172-cup-182-fk-silverline-x-coilovers.html

But after reading the ready for the track article on suspension i am being pulled more toward the Bilstein B14's at £872 and the AST solid top mounts at £164

http://www.kamracing.co.uk/index.ph...72-172-cup-182-bilstein-b14-coilover-kit.html

The kw variant 2 are over £1k and according to the article the Bilstein's are the best of the rest. My mate has Bilstein's on his S3 and loves them so i know that they are good.

You can get the Bilstein's for £810 from aktiv performance so unless Kam can do me a deal and give me them a bit cheaper i will have to go there, i will be ordering new brake pads also so hopefully Kam will budge a little.

What the opinions on the FK silverlines?

We have matched off their current price. They are listing the kits at £832.95
currently. We should have stock of the AST top mounts later this week.

Kev

 

[z1co80]

Just of the phone to kam racing and ordered

Bilstein b14 coilovers
mintex 1144 front pads
goodridge braided lines

add to that, i ordered

brembo hc front disks
camber bolts

from fred@btm, spent enough money today got to go to work to earn some more.

 

[Cup_Phil]

Nice work - I'd have the B14 coilovers if I could afford them

 

[Sir_Dave]

I don't want to get into £1000 suspension on a £2800 car lol - it only comes out the garage 1 weekend a month and does a few trackdays a year

Exactly why i didnt bother fitting coilovers to it either lol ...

Pm Ollie82. & ask about his Konigsports's. It handles fairly well iirc.

 

[Cup_Phil]

Yeah - I don't mind £460 when I'll get £150 ish back for the current setup - £300 for coilovers just to get it down a bit is worth it in my eyes

I don't even mind £600 if I need the damping adjustment
But I'm not throwing £1k at a car that's only worth £3-3.5 if I sell it tomorrow - massive waste of money

 

[z1co80]

The bilsteins were only £832 from kam racing so only an extra £150 from the fk silverlines mentioned. If they are as good as everyone says it will be worth it.

I don't know whether to get wheel spacers now though, could possibly do with them to fill out the arches a bit.

 

[Jamie86]

IMO if you are doing trackdays go for the adjustable damping everytime..