Hi, I'm hoping someone can offer some advise before I order some parts and then have to send them back.

I have a Panda 100HP and have noticed the car sits very high, on the rear there is a 70mm gap between the top of the tyre and the bottom of the outside edge of the arch (black trim), front is about a 60mm gap.

I want to upgrade to suspension and have read all the suspension posts on here and had settled on the Koni STR.T Suspension Kit - Part No 1120-2401. However, before ordering I did some price comparison's and this lead me to realise that Koni now say that this kit isn't made for the 100HP any more. I rang 3 suppliers who confirmed this too. So, what are the alternatives for around £360 incl VAT which is what the Koni's would have cost? I don't want to go dawn the coilover route.

Very confused and mope someone more knowledgeable can offer some good advise.

STR.T's fit fine, they just need a small metal sleeve (available on eBay for about 7 quid) for the top mounts on the rears. That's the only reason Koni say they're not for the 100hp. Had mine on for two years with Eibach springs and highly recommend them. People also say good things about the Bilsteins.

Thanks Scotty100HP. Do you have a link for the metal sleeve?

This is the stuff, seems to have gone up a bit ( unless you can find it elsewhere), but you only need less than half of the 200mm so you you might be able to flog the rest to the next person who wants Koni's.

12MM OD X 10MM ID (1MM WALL) 316 SEAMLESS STAINLESS STEEL TUBE MARINE GRADE

http://r.ebay.com/2Gd2oF

Hi all never really used this site but thought I'd give it ago,
I have a panda 100hp and have got apex 30mm lowering springs rear normal bilsteins shocks and standard shock up front ( got bilsteins b6's on way from gazzella racing ) and when I put them on I had no problems what so ever but all of a sudden it developed a rattle.
I've takes the spings out repositioned them numerous times and I can't find this rattle at all, exhaust is fine, and the shocks are relatively new.
So was woundering if anyone has come across this or anything similar.
The rattle sounds like the spings are loose when going over bumps but they're not which is confusing me.

Thanks in advance

Jacque knowles said:

Hi all never really used this site but thought I'd give it ago,

I have a panda 100hp and have got apex 30mm lowering springs rear normal bilsteins shocks and standard shock up front ( got bilsteins b6's on way from gazzella racing ) and when I put them on I had no problems what so ever but all of a sudden it developed a rattle.

I've takes the spings out repositioned them numerous times and I can't find this rattle at all, exhaust is fine, and the shocks are relatively new.

So was woundering if anyone has come across this or anything similar.

The rattle sounds like the spings are loose when going over bumps but they're not which is confusing me.



Thanks in advance

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Probably best to start a new thread for your question Jacque, chances are not many people will see it here.