GI: GAZ GHA Coilover Group Buy?

[Ed Doe]

Be aware that gaz topmounts are usually compbrake items and are not straight fit

Depends which ones you get though... If you get the ones I got they are direct fit.

Got my prices back yesterday, GHA kits are not actually coilovers it turns out, they're just height adjustable shocks. I can get 15% off £500, so about £425 before carriage costs.
Rear adjustable shocks only are £55 a piece but again 15% discount before carriage.
It's not the bargain of the century I was hoping for, but if anyone is seriously interested in a set of Golds for their car I can enquire further.

As for the corrosion thing, it is my understanding that they actually changed the shock body material to a lightweight one with greater corrosion protection, but then Golds are not intended for daily road use anyway...

I can't afford to splash out anything else on the car myself until the new year due to the house move anyway

I'm running mine at the moment, and the roads round mine are shite; loads of farm muck all over them etc. so a fairly good test-bed for their resistance! I'll report back at some point; I need to get the wheels off and have a poke about at the suspension at some point fairly soon anyway. I'll take some before & after cleaning photos, but expect the next time I'll be cleaning it will be just in time for the Christmas meet!!

The 'stiffness' of the rears is a bit of a misconception surely. They only alter the damp/rebound, rather than the spring rate of the rear of the car, which is done by the Torsion Bars. The shock will become firmer if you wind the damping adjustment right up, but ultimately the overall stiffness is still decided by the spring rate, which relates directly to the TB size...