Suspension upgrade advice

[Novus]

Hi all,

Am hopefully getting into merv ownership next week,have a deposit on a silver lightning 08, and am looking for upgrade advice i will have a budget of around 1000,do you suggest suspension upgrades and remap or just throw the lot at the engine,opinions much appreciated,
cheers Rob

[billysaph]

it all depends mate there are options for coilovers by kw and some lowering springs on ebay for around £150

with a 1k theres alot you could do to improve the power stage 1 map is around £500 air filter is around £30 plugs around the same mainly from courtney but there are other tuners depends where you are

imo more power

[billysaph]

by the way the coilovers are £795 for kw v1 and more for v2

[Novus]

Cheers billy, i think mainly im thinking is the standard set up ok suspension wise and power hikes are fine with it or is it best to do a bit of both for a more complete package?

[billysaph]

yes mate the standard shocks and springs are more than fine the aint designed to be a hot hatch but the do hold the corners very well considering the height of them

as for power the suspension will be fine to handle power upgrades like i said mate they aint designed to go round corners like the corsa but handle supisingly well

[Novus]

looks like a stage 1 then, as you say courtenay is who i will use, trek from manchester but i know they have been around since i had my astra gte valve......erm 17 years ago.cheers for advice billy

[billysaph]

mpg is in cheshire mate would have thought they would have been closer

[billysaph]

just in case you dont know about mpg

http://www.midpointgarage.co.uk/

[Novus]

A lad at work uses mpg,think its a pal of his so will have a word with him about them,seems a clued up place though.

[billysaph]

oh thats good then mate