Paul Hurdsfield - Joint Manchester AO Posted May 19, 2002 Posted May 19, 2002 First the good news, my Westy passed its MOT yesterday Now the bad, The tester pointed out that the offside front shock absorber was leaking fluid The car has been on the road 26months and only done 6450 miles :0 I had noticed a while back that that shocker was getting muckier than the other front one, but i didnt think for one minute it would have failed, they are std Westfield supplied Spax. Has anyone else had this problem ? Have i been unlucky ? How long are they guaranteed ? I cant remember when i last changed a shocker on my sensible car, so that sugests they should last longer. Can anyone suggest a good supplier or alternative ? Koni? Bilstein ? I'm off to the Capesthorne show now to Promote Westfield Sportscars to the general public (i hope they read this) I will ring the factory tomorrow. Quote
Paul Hurdsfield - Joint Manchester AO Posted May 19, 2002 Author Posted May 19, 2002 Oops two posts, now how did I do that Quote
Blatman Posted May 19, 2002 Posted May 19, 2002 You'll be wanting some AVO's then. The chaps at Cat Motorsport do AVO's (I think) and they are rebuildable when you burst them. I've just had one refurbed, and it cost the princley sum of twenty quid, including postage. They're much better than the Sapx too, ride quality wise...... Quote
Mark Stanton Posted May 19, 2002 Posted May 19, 2002 Hurdsey - Yep get yourself some AVO's had my spax for a few years - but when I swapped to AVO the difference was tremendous - I'm not knocking the Spax units, they are a reasonable economical shocker - just that for a few scheckels more - its really worth it. Quote
Adrian Elkin Posted May 19, 2002 Posted May 19, 2002 So AVO's seem the way to go for those that need replacing? Useful imformation for someone in my position. But what about GAZ shocks whose stand I saw at the Stoneleigh show. Anybody been running them for a while and care to share your findings? Quote
Dave Posted May 19, 2002 Posted May 19, 2002 I had problems with SPAX & looked at GAZ shocks, but the staff don’t fill you with confidence!!! Went for AVO's and the difference is amazing Quote
Blatman Posted May 19, 2002 Posted May 19, 2002 b*****k*, I can't resist............... . . . . . . . . . Don't tell me the shocks on your new HPC are shagged already..................AND............ I don't think you'd want to fit something that was meant for a WESTFIELD, would you??!! . . . . Aaaaahhhhhhh.........that's better........... Evenin Mr Elkin..... Quote
Blatman Posted May 19, 2002 Posted May 19, 2002 And another thing.......... I note the winning car at the Clash of the Titans had a number of Westfield "developement" parts on it........ I'm saving that one up................ Quote
Adrian Elkin Posted May 22, 2002 Posted May 22, 2002 Thanks Dave, it looks like AVO's will get the nod then. HPC? Me? A c******m? Don't know what your talking about Blatman. I mean, if one owns a Westfield like I have for the past 10years, what possible need would I have for a c******m? Imagine the embarrassment. Don't mention this on Blatchat will you? Please? Quote
Blatman Posted May 22, 2002 Posted May 22, 2002 I'll try not to..........really I will...............but the voices...............they're getting louder...............wibble....... Quote
Adrian Elkin Posted May 23, 2002 Posted May 23, 2002 Are you sitting there with a knotted hankerchief on your head and two pencils stuck up your nose? You won't get a medical discharge using that old trick you know. It's been done before you Baldrick! Anyway, you do realise that you'll have to be nice to me from now on don't you?! Quote
Blatman Posted May 23, 2002 Posted May 23, 2002 Me............nice...............to c******m owner.................maybe BTW, came a cross an article abouth the 24 hours of Nurburgring, in a 1995 copy of Westfield World. How much to keep that a secret? Quote
Adrian Elkin Posted May 23, 2002 Posted May 23, 2002 BTW, came a cross an article abouth the 24 hours of Nurburgring, in a 1995 copy of Westfield World. How much to keep that a secret?If only it were the 'Ring 24hrs! BTW, you dyslexic or something? It was the Wheeltorque festival I was on! Anyway, call that a threat? That's about as much of a threat as Rubens is to Square 'ead's world championship hopes for this season!!!!!! Can't you do better than that?!!! Quote
Blatman Posted May 23, 2002 Posted May 23, 2002 That'll teach me to skim read (something I do all too much..) How about a double drive at Curborough in August, in your HPC? :0 I'll try not to lunch it :0 :0 :0 Go on Go on Go on Go on Go on Go on Go on Go on Go on Go on Go on Go on Go on Go on Go on Go on Go on Go on Go on Go on Go on Go on Go on Go on Go on Go on Go on Go on Go on Go on Go on Go on Go on Go on Go on Go on Go on Go on Go on Go on Go on Go on Go on Go on Go on Go on Go on Go on I'll beat ya too............threatening enough? Quote
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