I have scoured the internet for reviews of this coilover kit but all I seem to get is slating reviews of the standard V-Maxx Coilover kit with the non adjustable dampening.

I have been offered a set that has been fitted for around 10k miles to an Audi (wound all the way down and on the hardest dampening setting!) so cannot get a true representation at what they would be like running in their mid-range setup for the road then I would have a track setup on them for track days etc.

 

This is the link from Awesome GTI's site for them:

 

http://www.awesomegti.com/v-maxx-xxtreme-coilover-kit-skoda-octavia-mk2

 

Has anyone got this fully adjustable kit fitted to their Octavia, or know someone that has it fitted to any other car and could give a review on them?

Too many XX's for me

 

Any idea why audi chap is removing them?  I had some adjustable bilsteins on the car before the H&Rs and although you could adjust the damping the spring rate is not going to change, so a hard spring will still give a stiff ride irrespective of whether your damper is set to soft or hard.

 

I think if you go for these you've got to accept that they're going to be a punt in the dark - might work out ok or might not.  I found lots of reviews on the interweb saying how great bilstein b16s' were, but found they were too stiff for my use..  i'd be slightly concerned if there is lots of negativity around the brand tbh.?

Fronts look quite nice in that they come as proper coilovers and have helper springs to. 

But at the end of the day you get what you pay for..... you dont even need to go inside the damper to get this either, the body rots and the shaft can to. so id check the condition vs age of the units your looking at for starters.

Im guessing these are oil filled to?

 

Like Rob said the ride is driven by the springs as much as the dampers, and being 'coilovers' the fronts can be swapped out easily and cheaply (not sure what you do with the rears as the springs look bespoke). Check the spring diamter on the front tho, there are various diamters and some are much cheaper than others!

So if you can adjust the damping the ride can be exactly what you want by setting it yourself with spring rates and the rebound/bump adjustment.

Too many XX's for me

 

Any idea why audi chap is removing them?  I had some adjustable bilsteins on the car before the H&Rs and although you could adjust the damping the spring rate is not going to change, so a hard spring will still give a stiff ride irrespective of whether your damper is set to soft or hard.

 

I think if you go for these you've got to accept that they're going to be a punt in the dark - might work out ok or might not.  I found lots of reviews on the interweb saying how great bilstein b16s' were, but found they were too stiff for my use..  i'd be slightly concerned if there is lots of negativity around the brand tbh.?

 

I agree, too many X's for me aswell!

 

They are actually coming from a friend off his 2007 Audi S3 as for some reason hes decided to spend 3 months salary on a AirRide suspension system. They were only fitted around a year ago and done circa 10k on the car. I know its going to be a bit of a shot in the dark and TBH I am getting them cheap enough to throw them onto eBay if I really hate them!

 

Fronts look quite nice in that they come as proper coilovers and have helper springs to. 

But at the end of the day you get what you pay for..... you dont even need to go inside the damper to get this either, the body rots and the shaft can to. so id check the condition vs age of the units your looking at for starters.

Im guessing these are oil filled to?

 

Like Rob said the ride is driven by the springs as much as the dampers, and being 'coilovers' the fronts can be swapped out easily and cheaply (not sure what you do with the rears as the springs look bespoke). Check the spring diamter on the front tho, there are various diamters and some are much cheaper than others!

So if you can adjust the damping the ride can be exactly what you want by setting it yourself with spring rates and the rebound/bump adjustment.

 

Never really crossed my mind about the spring rate! Which I guess would be the same from the lower models without adjustable dampening so may have the same issues. As I said to the reply above its a friend that has them so am going to eyeball them and see what sort of condition they are in, any type of corrosion on the thread then its a no-go for me really - however they are only about a year old and I know his car is kept immaculately clean so hopefully they will not be in to bad a state.

Where would I be looking to get different springs if I required them?

Find out what (inside) diameter they are first, and secondary get the length (not as critical obviously, but youll need them within a certain tolerance to get your adjustment) 

Then wherever is cheapest!

 

I forget where i get mine from, but as an example try motorsport tools. here youll see typcial 2.25's are very cheap compared to bespoke springs (aprx £40 a pair). But thats the real advantage of a proper coilover, it uses std sized springs which makes them easy to get and so versatile. 

 

 

Problem comes in choosing your rates (and matching the rear oe style springs)......

 

 

Like you say, if your getting them cheap enough its probably worth a play. 

offer him fifty quid

offer him fifty quid

 

If only, hes looking for a tad more than that for them but still under half of their current retail price....

im sure vmax have always been a cheap and nasty brand. 

 

Also, it says coilover kit. I dont see a full coilover kit there, the rears are not coilovers

Rears are Coilovers but because the springs and shocks are seperate they have an adjustable platform. I'm sure robclubley ran them on his mk1 vrs and didn't rate them much

im sure vmax have always been a cheap and nasty brand. 

 

Also, it says coilover kit. I dont see a full coilover kit there, the rears are not coilovers

 

Intetesting you say that as £400 for their standard set of coilovers without the adjustable dampening isnt cheap at all by todays eBay standards!

 

As the post below says, you cant have a true coilover on the rear due to the setup of the car as the spring and shock do not sit together as standard they cannot just magic up a way to change the suspension setup.

 

 

Rears are Coilovers but because the springs and shocks are seperate they have an adjustable platform. I'm sure robclubley ran them on his mk1 vrs and didn't rate them much

 

As I said I have seen the height adjustable only ones from VMaxx get bad reviews but have not seen anything about the adjustable height and dampening which may be a different kettle of fish.

I know a leopard cannot change it spots and all that but it could be that they got the parts for this set from a different factory with them being adjustable so they could be a lot better... 

Rears are Coilovers but because the springs and shocks are seperate they have an adjustable platform. I'm sure robclubley ran them on his mk1 vrs and didn't rate them much

 

Yep, just checked - Robclubley did have the older, non dampening adjustment version.

 

I am going to try and take a look at these over the weekend and see what type of condition they are in. If they are corroded to any degree I am going to walk away!

If I were you,I'd secure the rear shocks on a vice and push and pull the piston to make sure there is no clicking sound at the point where the piston changes direction from bound to rebound.Generally speaking,V-Maxx rear shocks for the Octy II seem to fail rather prematurely.

Coilovers are simply coil over the damper. Not that special really. I see no reason why you cant have them on the back of an octy 2.

Vmax amongst others were the cheap and low quality end of the scale. They might not be cheap cheap but reviews say they are certainly of poor quality

I've had them on my MK2 octavia vrs for a couple of months now, no problems and the ride is good