arj256
12-12-2006, 15:23
As i enjoy wasitng money i thought i would share my experience..
I ordered my Avo Coilover kit for my Williams about a month and abit ago from Motorsportworld.
When i ordered the kit, i asked for the kit to be supplied with 180lbs springs instead of the normal 250lbs springs which they came with.
I had based the decision for having 180lbs springs, as at the time i had Gaz coilovers which came with 200lbs springs which where 9" in length.
And they where a nice poundage for bumpy road use.
So when i got the kit, i fitted it to the car and it was far to low, i wound the spring seats up as high as i could safely put them and it was still to low.
I was hitting the arches when i turned and i couldnt operate the standard jack under the car.
So i measured the springs which i had been supplied and they where 6" in length.
So i rang up Avo asking what length springs they normally supply the kit with.
And they said with 250lbs springs they had a 8" spring length.
So the springs that i had been supplied with where 2" to short.
According to Avo they recon that the springs are too soft anyway, but i would disagree as the Gaz have 200lbs so 20lbs difference isnt massive in the scale of things.
So i rang up Motorsportworld to complain about the springs.
And they said that as i specified spring poundages its my fault.
But when i ordered the springs, i was under the assumption that with giving the spring poundage they would supply the springs with the correct length to work on the car.
Which they didnt.
And they wont do anything about it other than offer to sell me some new springs..
So im stuck with a kit which isnt road legal and a leaking sump.
I now need to buy the correct springs which they should of supplied in the first place.
So im not happy with the aftersales from Motorsportworld.
And im not to impressed with the Avos performance.
Waste of money imo.
I ordered my Avo Coilover kit for my Williams about a month and abit ago from Motorsportworld.
When i ordered the kit, i asked for the kit to be supplied with 180lbs springs instead of the normal 250lbs springs which they came with.
I had based the decision for having 180lbs springs, as at the time i had Gaz coilovers which came with 200lbs springs which where 9" in length.
And they where a nice poundage for bumpy road use.
So when i got the kit, i fitted it to the car and it was far to low, i wound the spring seats up as high as i could safely put them and it was still to low.
I was hitting the arches when i turned and i couldnt operate the standard jack under the car.
So i measured the springs which i had been supplied and they where 6" in length.
So i rang up Avo asking what length springs they normally supply the kit with.
And they said with 250lbs springs they had a 8" spring length.
So the springs that i had been supplied with where 2" to short.
According to Avo they recon that the springs are too soft anyway, but i would disagree as the Gaz have 200lbs so 20lbs difference isnt massive in the scale of things.
So i rang up Motorsportworld to complain about the springs.
And they said that as i specified spring poundages its my fault.
But when i ordered the springs, i was under the assumption that with giving the spring poundage they would supply the springs with the correct length to work on the car.
Which they didnt.
And they wont do anything about it other than offer to sell me some new springs..
So im stuck with a kit which isnt road legal and a leaking sump.
I now need to buy the correct springs which they should of supplied in the first place.
So im not happy with the aftersales from Motorsportworld.
And im not to impressed with the Avos performance.
Waste of money imo.