Baguette said:

Hello, I have question, do coilovers from a 500 fit o the Panda 312?

I did some research but couldn't find the anser.
The rear axel's are not the same but look similar.
The part numbers of the front and rear shocks aren't the same, but they do look the same.

I would love too fit a set of AP-Coilovers but i dont wat too spend €500,- on coilovers to find out they dont fit, or mess up the hole suspension geometry :bang:

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The Pretender said:

The simple answer is no.
I have had contact with every well-known suspension company in the world and no one make coilovers for the Panda 312/319. (or shock absorbers for that matter)
Then i started comparing suspension parts to create my own coilover kit, with no luck.
At the end i contacted "Intrax suspension Technology" they could make me a State of the Art custom made "Intrax ARC 4-way Coilover kit" for € 3.000,- all in.
Development, building, installing and settings.

Up to today i do not have a coilover kit.

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The Pretender said:

Yes, i came along copanies that offer those parts for the Panda 312/319.
But i have contacted Bilstein directly and they told me, they have no fitting parts for the 312/319.

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TheR said:

Maybe my info is more rescent. I don't have part numbers though, but I do believe they are now mentioned at Bilsteins site.
This is what they mailed to me:

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The Pretender said:

Ok, things can change in time.
Don't plan much changes to the Panda anymore, so not up to date what's out there now.
Happy with my winter set-up, and more or less with my summer set-up.

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TheR said:

Same here. Do plan on fitting the 17" wheels in the summer but I'm not in much of a hurry. I might be interested in fitting some Bilsteins B6 to the rear but the front suspension is working fine.
These partnumbers look to be correct:
https://www.fahrwerke-stossdaempfer.de/en/fiat/panda-312

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The Pretender said:

Have send a email to my car guy to get a estimate of the cost to install these.

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The Pretender said:

The simple answer is no.
I have had contact with every well-known suspension company in the world and no one make coilovers for the Panda 312/319. (or shock absorbers for that matter)
Then i started comparing suspension parts to create my own coilover kit, with no luck.
At the end i contacted "Intrax suspension Technology" they could make me a State of the Art custom made "Intrax ARC 4-way Coilover kit" for € 3.000,- all in.
Development, building, installing and settings.

Up to today i do not have a coilover kit.

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TheR said:

Well Bilstein offers their B4(wich is more or less an oem replacement) and B6 sport shock now for the Panda wich might be an interesting upgrade(esspecialy in the rear) but sadly not the shorter B8 version.

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Baguette said:

I have found one set of coilovers but there really cheap...
Years ago i bought a set of coils from the same brand for my Volvo but the ride was so incredible harsh and bouncy andpretty much ruined the whole car

https://schroefset-triple-s.nl/product/triple-s-schroefset-fiat-panda-312-319/"]https://schroefset-triple-s.nl/product/triple-s-schroefset-fiat-panda-312-319/

Thanks for al the info and input!

The best option for now is a set of Novitec springs and maybe some Bilstein shocks

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The Pretender said:

"TheR" and "I" are running the Novitec springs.

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Baguette said:

I found the thread about your Panda, those steelies rock!
I don't think i'll have to ask but are the Novitec springs any good?

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The Pretender said:

Yep, big improvement.

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The Pretender said:

If interested you can get my less then 1 year old rear shocks.
i will send them to you for free.

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TheR said:

That's very kind of you. I apreciate your offer but if/when I change I will probably go for a B6 in the rear to make the damping more controlled and stiffer. With the stock shocks the rear feels under damped on compression.

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Baguette said:

I found the thread about your Panda, those steelies rock!
I don't think i'll have to ask but are the Novitec springs any good?

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The Pretender said:

The 15's or the 16's. ??

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Baguette said:

The 16” with the wide tires

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