Hi,
I rotated my tyres front - rear at the weekend (do it every 6 months) and it gives time to inspect the car.
The top bush on the rear suspension is going on the o/s. Its not quite 3 years old yet.... The exhaust clamp to the backbox is shot as well, but removing and fitting a new one might do more harm than good there...
I could take it to the dealer but I can see a protracted process and it not being covered as it is technically wear and tear.
I've been reading through the threads and it seems to come down to Koni or Bilstein. The Bilstein B4 are available for ~£90 from carparts4less and other websites. The B6 are around double this.
The Koni there seem to be quite a few options, the classic red or yellows. Red are none adjustable and yellow you have to take off the car to adjust (iirc). Then there are Black Koni which are just standard Abarth shocks?
It is just a standard 1.2 Lounge, but does get driven moderately spiritedly. Daily is a NSL twisty bumpy (currently potholed) country road for 3-4 miles, then 10 miles of normal road.
Would I be happy with the B4 shocks? They look to have a similar bush to the standard shock (is the B6 solid?), will they just rip in 2-3 years, is it better to polybush instead?
I'll leave the front shocks alone for now as it looks a lot more involved and maybe not a DIY job in winter for a one car house.
I rotated my tyres front - rear at the weekend (do it every 6 months) and it gives time to inspect the car.
The top bush on the rear suspension is going on the o/s. Its not quite 3 years old yet.... The exhaust clamp to the backbox is shot as well, but removing and fitting a new one might do more harm than good there...
I could take it to the dealer but I can see a protracted process and it not being covered as it is technically wear and tear.
I've been reading through the threads and it seems to come down to Koni or Bilstein. The Bilstein B4 are available for ~£90 from carparts4less and other websites. The B6 are around double this.
The Koni there seem to be quite a few options, the classic red or yellows. Red are none adjustable and yellow you have to take off the car to adjust (iirc). Then there are Black Koni which are just standard Abarth shocks?
It is just a standard 1.2 Lounge, but does get driven moderately spiritedly. Daily is a NSL twisty bumpy (currently potholed) country road for 3-4 miles, then 10 miles of normal road.
Would I be happy with the B4 shocks? They look to have a similar bush to the standard shock (is the B6 solid?), will they just rip in 2-3 years, is it better to polybush instead?
I'll leave the front shocks alone for now as it looks a lot more involved and maybe not a DIY job in winter for a one car house.
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