Title: Jamex Springs Good?
Description: are jamex springs good
tikboy2007 - September 10, 2009 07:33 AM (GMT)
hi just wanting to know if anyone have experience with using jamex springs, thinking of lowering my car a bit and use standard shocks, and yes have read through the forums there is no info re jamex :P
xnickx - September 10, 2009 09:48 AM (GMT)
They are apparently made in Holland, I've spoken with Keith @ Jamex NZ a few times, he seems to think they rate up against the Tein S-Tech springs, just don't have a huge following here in NZ.
Seem cheap though!
Just as all springs, remember that you are shortening the height the shock sits at, increasing pressure inside the shock making the inside seals more vulnerable to leaking as they are constantly under more pressure.
But stock shocks are cheap anyway :P
tikboy2007 - September 10, 2009 10:16 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (xnickx @ Sep 10 2009, 09:48 AM) |
They are apparently made in Holland, I've spoken with Keith @ Jamex NZ a few times, he seems to think they rate up against the Tein S-Tech springs, just don't have a huge following here in NZ.
Seem cheap though!
Just as all springs, remember that you are shortening the height the shock sits at, increasing pressure inside the shock making the inside seals more vulnerable to leaking as they are constantly under more pressure.
But stock shocks are cheap anyway :P |
thanks for this - yes they are was quoted $200 for a set :huh:
hmnn noticing lately that am starting to buy stuff for my car, and i said i was not gonna do any mods on it!
to date i have:
1) replaced factory HU $450
2) bought is200 sport grille from ebay $250
3) getting the eyelid $63.50
4) bought trd shift knob $47
now thinking of lowering car, getting the factory alloys painted gloss black or gunmetal(then repaint calipers to red-orangy:P)
in the future would definitely put GPS unit on my useless japanese GPS
have to sell the wife's golf v5 though to get a people mover, then i can lower the car and have $$ to play with :lol:
E910 - September 10, 2009 09:52 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (xnickx @ Sep 10 2009, 09:48 PM) |
he seems to think they rate up against the Tein S-Tech springs, just don't have a huge following here in NZ.
|
LOL of course he's going to say that.
I haven't heard anything good about them & just doing a quick search on here there's a few old thread where people had fitted them & weren't that impressed. Personally I think you'd be better off hunting on TM for some 2nd hand Japanese brand name springs.
tikboy2007 - September 10, 2009 10:27 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (E910 @ Sep 10 2009, 09:52 PM) |
| QUOTE (xnickx @ Sep 10 2009, 09:48 PM) | he seems to think they rate up against the Tein S-Tech springs, just don't have a huge following here in NZ.
|
LOL of course he's going to say that.
I haven't heard anything good about them & just doing a quick search on here there's a few old thread where people had fitted them & weren't that impressed. Personally I think you'd be better of hunting on TM for some 2nd hand Japanese brand name springs. |
given it is cheap i am definitely suspicious - what about Vogtland springs? they are made in germany so that's a good start :P
2ToneTezza - September 10, 2009 11:32 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (E910 @ Sep 10 2009, 09:52 PM) |
| Personally I think you'd be better of hunting on TM for some 2nd hand Japanese brand name springs. |
I agree, I had some RSR springs on my old skyline, they were awesome. there was a set of RSR altezza ti2000 springs on shocks selling cheap on TM recently. I was very tempted but went with tein adjustables in the end.
these were them, i think they were $150 for the set... the sale fell through so might pay to keep an eye out for them
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/C...n-227259429.htm