Hiya guys,
I've got a facelift 2002 Galant 2.5 v6 Elegance Auto.
After the planned brake upgrade (see url below) is completed my next improvement will be sorting out the wollowy suspension.
http://www.clubvr4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=47112
The car is purely a public road car (no track days) so I don't want 'jiggle ya bones ' stiff suspension.
Just looking for something to make it feel more planted and inspire more confidence in it
(which it currently does not at high speeds on A roads, never mind on country B roads).
As a ballpark I'm looking for a ride something akin to mk2 RS2000 escort (yep, I'm THAT old ) / standard Peugeot 309 GTI (if that helps give you an idea)
I've read that a lot of people with non VR4s highly recommend the Bilstein B12 upgrade. I was thinking of going with B8 shocks mated to Eibach Pro Kit Springs because of the springs being progressive.
I've never done a suspension job before so will either have a mechanic friend help (more like me help him ) or I may have a local garage job do the job for me.
Would I also be needing 1 of these Pro Alignment kits to have the job done right?
http://www.europerformance.co.uk/pag...product=629491
Now.... here comes the anal part
I'm no kiddie anymore so I don't want the car to scream boy racer tuned mobile. No offence to you young uns out there who possibly have such cars (for track use too), but I've been there, done that, lost the t-shirt and bits left over after crashing but I now desire a more sedate looking vehicuuule (don't want to look like the old guys in the pimped up car on Harry Enfield tv advert ) so ....
I don't want bright yellow/red (whatever colour) suspension to stand out like a sore thumb. Painting the Biltsein bright yellow dampers black should not pose a problem for me so my question is the colour of the Eibach Pro Kit springs, are they black as shown on the internet pages?
http://www.europerformance.co.uk/pag...roduct=4020596
and can the Bilstein B8's be ordered with black rubber gaitors rather than the blue? or can different colour gaitors be bought as a separate item?
OR.... option 2
Given that the Bilstein B12 kit ain't cheaper than some of the coilover deals these days would a BC Coilover kit like below be a better option?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=360241537361
I wouldn't have to faff on painting stuff with the BC Coilover option but I'm a little concerned that the BC Coilovers may be a bit OTT for a road only car, resulting in having to faff on with settings and even then possibly never attaining ride comfort on par with the B12 kit.
In addition to the suspension I may also add heavier duty front and rear anti-roll/sway bars.
Your experience and advice would be most appreciated.
cheers guys
(p.s. hope i haven't offended any of you who have 1 of these road going go-carts/hifi's .... it was fun for me too till the years caught up with me )