Styling Coilovers or springs for GP M-Jet

Robert1031 · Apr 16, 2009

Need some help please.......

Wanting to lower my grande punto but not stupidly low, problem is not sure weather to lower it with Eibach Sportline springs as that seems to be the obvious spring choice on here or get a set of coilovers. Just wanting to know what is best baring in mind coilovers seem to start at around the £500 mark.

Also if you do recomend coilovers which make would you suggest?

Cheers

Tris Harris · Apr 16, 2009

coilovers are ultimately better, but you have to ask yourself how low you actually want to go, and whether they are worth the extra £400.

Robert1031 · Apr 16, 2009

i know thats the thing........ i did manage to find these FK ones though, not sure what there are like though

http://www.gazzella.cc/cart.php?target=product&action=view&product_id=18091&category_id=1401

Tris Harris · Apr 16, 2009

If i was buying coilies, my money would go on FK's

Robert1031 · Apr 16, 2009

cheers, but are the ones in the link any good and reasonably priced or not??

rosshutchie · Apr 16, 2009

Havn't heard any bad reports about FK. Pretty cheap as well

Ive got KW Coilovers in my M-jet. Completely transforms the handling, almost no roll going into bends when the coilovers are screwed a good bit down that is. Cant wait to get the forge braces installed, should be even better.

One thing you will need to be careful of is how low the sump sits on the M-jet. Ive almost beached mine on a few ramps, so you need to be pretty careful were you go

Just about squeezes in lol

punto_matt · Apr 16, 2009

The FK ones you linked to are for an Mjet so if you have a petrol they wont fit. Weitec are better than FK along with KW but obviously they are more expensive. There is nothing wrong with FK though but if you get coilovers then you have another 200 on top to get them set up properly.

rosshutchie said:
Havn't heard any bad reports about FK. Pretty cheap as well

Ive got KW Coilovers in my M-jet. Completely transforms the handling, almost no roll going into bends when the coilovers are screwed a good bit down that is. Cant wait to get the forge braces installed, should be even better.

One thing you will need to be careful of is how low the sump sits on the M-jet. Ive almost beached mine on a few ramps, so you need to be pretty careful were you go

Just about squeezes in lol

Mines lower than that on the front and im just on springs?

I couldnt get back onto the road in that pic, i had to reverse and go at an angle.

rosshutchie · Apr 16, 2009

The sump must sit even lower in the T-jet

. Would be while handy caught if you had it down more

Robert1031 · Apr 16, 2009

mines a M-jet anyway so its fine.........i was just gonna set them up myself dont see what so difficult about the set up £200 seems a bit pricy

punto_matt · Apr 16, 2009

Take it you have all the machines to get the camber set up properly?

Jamie · Apr 16, 2009

my weitec's are the dogs doo doo, hence why clawliger keeps buggin me to sell em

Robert1031 · Apr 17, 2009

punto_matt said:
Take it you have all the machines to get the camber set up properly?

nope, admitadly i would need someone to set that up for me as well as probs redo the tracking but apart from that id be fine, i know a few people in the trade so probs would be a lot less than that.......

another question for ya.....not sure how true this is but i heard that the sporting is already lowered 20mm at the front compared to the normal grande, is this correct??? as thinking about it the front isnt that bad its really just the back thats way high......

punto_matt · Apr 17, 2009

Maybe but im not sure. Go park next to a normal GP

Robert1031 · Apr 17, 2009

thats one idea lol, just thinking about it as the eibach sportlines drop 35mm on the front and 30mm on the rear and when ive seen pics of people lowering it the front only seems to have dropped by around 15mm where as the back seems to have lowered by twice as much if ya get me as the thought of the front of mine been any lower scares me due to the scarely low sump on the M'jet

punto_matt · Apr 17, 2009

Clearance is fine on the front, stop worrying about nothing!

Robert1031 · Apr 17, 2009

isnt yours a T'jet though as on the M'jet the sump is really low..... anyway you have eibach sportlines dont ya? are they any good or do you wish you got coilovers? hows the ride?

punto_matt · Apr 17, 2009

They both use the same undertray therefor i have the same clearance underneath as an Mjet, theres a good inch and half maybe 2" there. Take it slow over speed bumps and you will be fine.

Rides fine, i personally dont think its much worse than when standard. The only reason i would buy coilovers is to improve the handling even further.

Tris Harris · Apr 17, 2009

FYI sporting is 20mm lower all round than normal GP's

Robert1031 · Apr 17, 2009

Tris Harris said:
FYI sporting is 20mm lower all round than normal GP's

cheers mate, are you sure the back is as its still stupidly high and i cant imagine it been any higher on the normal GP it must look stupid low.....do you know if the abarth is any lower than the sporting?

punto_matt · Apr 17, 2009

10mm. Just buy sportlines. You wouldnt be able to use abarth springs anyway as the front axle weight of the springs is too low to be used on an Mjet.

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