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Old 12-01-2008, 08:15 AM
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I received an email from the centre of gravity today promoting their suspension packages. Wondered if anyone else had seen them and if the were any good. I think the price comes with fitting and 4wheel alinement so that will have an increase. Im sure the stanard of work will be top notch!

Anyone had a look in?

He offers 4 or 5 different types. Anybody know what applications the options are most suited to?
Old 12-01-2008, 08:20 AM
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Compared to what a Honda dealer will charge you for replacing coilivers, it's decent value. It's much cheaper to DIY, before someone comes along and points that out.

The email details some setups for track work and some setups for road work. I'd guess that is a good guide to the applications that each is most suited to.

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Old 12-01-2008, 08:23 AM
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Ring Chris and have a chat mate, costs nothing and if nowt else you'll learn something useful, I guarantee it!
CG wont give you any hard sell either which is a nice change these days.

I have the KW3 plus a few bits, and I found out that in effect CG would have domne the whole job for me, for only about
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Yeah I received it too, looks good value for money.
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If the Nitrons include the pillow ball mounts then they are very good VFM.

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Thanks for the help chaps!

I think if i DIYed it would cost me over
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I will be attempting the sezied bushes issue DIY soon, the lower arms etc. I was unsure if the top arms have a fluted bolt but they do so thats good .
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It's very tempting... I got the email the other day. only trouble is that tax, insurance, tyres 1st service are all hitting at the same time which rather annoyingly adds up to about the same as a set of KW2s all fitted...
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I have a pair of oem MY06 rear toe cotrol arms with good bushes and balljoints, 23k miles if any use to anyone with siezures, cheep cheep
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I thought it sounded like a good deal. The track setup was installation, corner weighting, geo and another geo 5000 miles later, which sounds pretty good. You could fit DIY, but I would think at least half the labour cost is going to be the setup which you'd need anyway.

The difference between the PSS and PSS9 is the later have adjustable damping. Is that the same as the KW2 and KW3?


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