Bent Coilovers ( fk ) :(

[jay s]

ive had my fk konigsport for about 3 years now and up untill a week ago i thought they were perfect. i recently started to have some turning/steering issues, ie hearing some nasty knocks and bangs when turning hard so took the wheels of to have a look if anything was ****ed. while looking around i noticed that the shock looked like it was sitting at a funny angle, closer inspection reveled the shock to be majorly bent at the point it mounts to the hub other side has started to bend aswell . now the first thing you would think is that the car has been in an accident or hit a hugh curb but i hav'nt even gone near any curbs/ potholes/ accidents and have only been doing normal road driving. they have only bent in the last few 2 months as i had them off to change top mounts and they were fine then. any body else had any experiance of this? im getting a set of ledas now so hopefully they will be up to the job but for the mean time im in body roll heaven ie std suspension with lowering springs ( im not impressed with these lol ). anyway some pics:

my ****ed fk's:





My new ones :D

[16v_paddy]

OOOOOOOHHHHHHH shiny new coilovers

[richy]

hammer them straight, be fine then lol


JOKE!

thats shocking tbh

[MAXIBOY]

i would then weld a plate on too make them as thick as the leda's.. :D

[Coops]

fookin ell

am pullin out of fk group buy fo shizz now! are they willy ones? my current ones are valver so those flanges will be shorter so hopefully wont bend like that, either way tho thats piss poor

[jay s]

yep mate willy versions :(

[BRUN]

wont be buying anything FK in future then, thats shite

[mark]

you wont have a problem with the leda's mate. I run them and have had nothing but quality handling and comfort!! :D

That is on my 172 cup though, my williams is still standard in that dept!!

[Mark One]

How much did you pay for those drop dead gorgeous Leda coilovers???!
...if you don't mind me asking

Also Check your wishbone/ball joint combination for excessive play. If it's moving too much then that could be putting extra stress on the shock. are your wishbones polybushed?

[number1]

Been Braking hard? lol honestly thats bad tho! shouldnt do that, good job you noticed!