grantwestgarth

I've got a 65k-ish 04 OEM set you can have if you take that route.

R5HKK

Went for bilstein b14 in the end, will let you know how it goes after having them fitted
Thanks for all the advice

R5HKK

Finally the shocks are fitted. I told my mechanic to set them at max ride height didn't realise the fronts would be higher than stock and the rears slightly lower. Will post pictures as soon as I can but hopefully won't be too much hassle sorting them, although for the roads these days it's better having a jacked up car. Anyway the ride quality is so much better than before. Now to sort the ride height and then see if the alignment is still in reasonable spec.

R5HKK

Pictures as promised

noodels

Get the geo sorted after,must be a mile out from spec !! and may be a danger to drive.

R5HKK

It didn't feel dangerous. And comparing the 2 images one from when it had the stock suspension and one from now I don't think the difference is that great. I will have the alignment checked though to make sure it's OK.

noodels

Parallel or giving some rake is to be considered also

R5HKK

OK thanks for the advice. I will look into what you have said.

R5HKK

So measured the heights from floor to wheel arch
Stock from another thread are
655 mm front and 663 rear

Mine are
660 front and 655 rear
So hopefully with drop the front a bit and then sort alignment
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