interesting quotes from 1999 about spax quality for a different make
"At 2:34 pm -0400 22/4/99, James G. wrote:
>>I'm looking at replacing the Hor springs with Neuspeed or Spax. The
>
>Ack!! No, don't buy spax either.... Spax makes good 1-year suspension
>parts. After that 1 year, they're garbage IME... the springs sagged and
>the shocks died. Spax is only an upgrade from stock, and only as a
>stop-gap improvement. :P
>Riley McDowall
> "spax suck"
>Don't do the Spax!!
>
>This has gone 'round on the list a few times, and a number of complaints
>have been made about Spax, especially about the shocks, but I've heard a
>few
>bad things about the springs, too. I just met a guy last week who has a '98
>GTI that had Spax shocks and springs. He already replaced the shocks 'cause
>they were so bad (remember, the whole car is only a year old!). He wants to
>replace the springs, too.
>
>A lot of people that I've talked to (Including Mike Potter and the local
>watercooled club here in Minneapolis) seem to prefer Neuspeed or H&R. There
>are probably other good brands out there, but I just ordered a set of H&Rs
>from the Potterman.
>
>Anyone have experience with Eibach? A local Firestone dealer recommended
>them with Koni shocks. I know that some of their racing application stuff
>is
>real good, but haven't heard anything from street VW people like most of
>us...
>
>Neal
> "spax suck" What about Eibach?
"
