Old rev2
swapped stock shocks and springs for yellow b6 shocks and
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-40mm spax springs.
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for road use the dampers seemed a bit too hard.
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swapped back to stock springs to test it out and the shocks are just a bit too abrupt.
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the handling was much better though.
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After a season of drift days and track days the chassis broke.
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ripped out the front ARB mounts, front towers
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(no strut brace) took a beating, rears not so bad as all braced up.
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all the bushes died within months of fitting.
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the setup was just brutally hard.
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this was ok for drifting and track but on B-roads it was uncomfortable and made it twitchy on some of the bumps.
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replaced the b6 with koni adjustable inserts
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(can't remember exact model but the yellow ones) and they were great with the spax springs.
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not as harsh but just as much handling.
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the adjustment was the key to it all.
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turn it up for the track or drift and down for the road.
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worked a charm.
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Old rev1
had used b6 shocks when I got it but they were near end of life.
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put spax inserts and springs on.
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was an ok set and worked well but the shocks didn't last that many miles.
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nowhere near the quality of the koni, but were easier to adjust due to incriments rather than a single sweep on the koni.
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current rev4
currently running new koni inserts with H&R springs.
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as above they don't lower well at the front and maybe a bit too much at the rear compared to the advertised
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-20mm.
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At first was thinking it was an install error.
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The front springs seem too stiff which at some points on the road make it
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'bob'.
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handling is good but the front bobbing is annoying even though it's not all the time, more when not pressing on hard.
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wouldn't use H&R again, top price for overly stiff front springs.
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Just got a set of apex springs
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(-30mm) to replace the 2k old H&R ones.
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not tested this setup yet but chose it from many happy owners online saying they enjoyed the apex springs.
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there were a few voices saying they didn't like them but was light on detail.
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Might be unfair to directly compare the setup of the apex as the car has now changed all ball joints, track rod ends and full set of poly bushes.
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plus it's 35kg lighter and the CoG has been moved a bit.
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Will report back with thoughts on them if you are still looking in a months time.
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