the beast is back!!!

[RobbieV]

You can't beat a good old dirt track to test ya motor on ....................

[v6 steve]

im sure my billys where about the £200 markworth every penny, Mr V our roads are a twisty as we have hills and mountains not like the flat lands down south

[BazV6er]

maybe theyve come down in price steve, i know coilovers are very expensive

[RobbieV]

maybe theyve come down in price steve, i know coilovers are very expensive

Steve isn't talking about coilovers Baz.

[BazV6er]

no i know mate lol, im sure ive looked around and bilsteins are around £300-400

[v6 steve]

LMF are selling Billys £49 front and £46 rear

[BazV6er]

so that would be each so id be looking at £200 ish and how much could i get the separate springs.

[v6 steve]

youv got spings already just use them

[BazV6er]

yeah but there spax springs and tbh very old

[BazV6er]

steve ,

just cheked the lmf website and they are as follows :

£62 each for b4 fronts and £56 for b4 rear ones plus i would have to get new springs (i know it doesnt normally matter what sort

all the b6 ones go for £150 each

so you can see why ive sort of got my eye on the gmax kit as you can get that around £180 all in now and surely what ever kit you get would be better than standard setup and even vauxhall quoted me for standard setup and it turned out to be £600

[Calibra_Mike]

I would go for the billys if you can... get new springs later if you already have springs...

Ill be going for the B4's when i come to do the shocks...

[Fraz]

steve ,

just cheked the lmf website and they are as follows :

£62 each for b4 fronts and £56 for b4 rear ones plus i would have to get new springs (i know it doesnt normally matter what sort

all the b6 ones go for £150 each

so you can see why ive sort of got my eye on the gmax kit as you can get that around £180 all in now and surely what ever kit you get would be better than standard setup and even vauxhall quoted me for standard setup and it turned out to be £600

your looking at the wrong site, and the fronts you have at LMF are the complete strut...you want just inserts ...euro car parts are doing these

Calibra (1990-1998)Qty Of Fit 2 Description Strut Insert
Part Descr B4 Gas Oil/gas Gas
Engine Code C25XE; X25XE Construction Twin-Tube


Vauxhall Calibra 2.5 1996
Bilstein Shock Absorber (Front)

Part #:625720615
for 2....£79.12



Qty Of Fit 2 Description Shock Absorber
Part Descr B4 Gas Fixings Bottom Eye; Top Pin
Oil/gas Gas Engine Code C25XE; X25XE


Vauxhall Calibra 2.5 1996
Bilstein Shock Absorber (Rear)

Part #:625720345

for 2......£55.74


thats a total price with delivery of £134.86

[BazV6er]

ah right so if lets say the mot centre says my shocks could be leaking is it still the insert that i would need , basically yes i have spax springs that were fitted but we never touched the standard ones and left them on the car but it feels as if the rear ones have worn etc .

but like you said fraz that is a good price for the shocks and maybe i could use the spax ones as i know the springs are at a nice height at the front..

[k1nty]

you get what you pay for at the end of the day...i suppose gmax would be an improvement over clapped out suspension.

ive got koni adjustables and eibach springs...so i can alter damping.h n r are top notch kit aswell.just get the best you can.

[Calibra_Mike]

Edited as ive just re-read the above post... sorry...