Ooops, the scissor jack that fits is in the corner of my garage! It was standard xr2 rear and quantum red at the front. The 2+2 is similar weight as an xr2 so in theory xr2 springs should work.
For me it definitely needed stiffer springs, the dampers were wound up to compensate, which in an ideal world is wrong. Early 2+2 had higher spring damper points and to achieve the 'on stilts look' had I think a 2" extension piece. Mine just had standard length everything and was an early chassis. That's actually a bit of a pain as most of the off the shelf stuff for an xr2 also gives a drop so won't fit. Later 2+2 had shorter Whatnots. At least that is what we seem to have figured out through various posts and discussions over the years. Preference on what was best to fit tended to align with age, under 40:= stiff as possible, over 40 = soft and comfortable. Your preference may vary of course. Rough starting point would be for soft go quantum springs with first dampers, harder xr2 all around, stiff with some damper adjustment gaz standard length with xr2 springs, fully customidable proper oilovers (the latter be careful to get standard height xr2 else you'll be scrapping the road) On 28 Dec 2015 18:21, Robert Craig <bobbycrai...@tiscali.co.uk> wrote: > > His is a question that comes up fairly regularly. Indeed, I asked it myself a > few years back. However, there is no definitive answer as there are so many > variables to consider. My first 2+2 ended up with standard XR2 front struts > and springs and 1100 Fiesta rear shocks and springs. I found that set up was > great with some sticky tyres and did many spirited runs. It did ground out on > occasions over bumpy roads when pushing on but was very comfortable when > driving "normally" . John Deverson has that car now and he would confirm that > it handles like a go kart. > My present 2+2 (ex Matthew Wastell car - I think it will always be known as > that) has Gaz adjustable dampers. It originally had Quantum red springs on > the front and I believe possibly -20mm springs on the rear. The car looked > mean and handled good but was too low to get a standard trolley or scissor > jack under and the front dampers would bottom out with an unnerving thud. I > messed about with different springs and again settled on XR2 front and 1100 > rear. It sits higher but still handles well although with the added weight of > the turbo, charge cooler, oil cooler and LSD I think it could do with higher > poundage springs on the front for spirited driving. > Like I say, so many variables to consider. > > Bob > > Sent from my iPad > > On 28 Dec 2015, at 16:41, Jim Hearne <j...@quantums.info> wrote: > >> I have Gaz coilovers on my 2+2 >> The first thing to note is that they are only coilovers on the front, the >> rear still uses separate springs and shocks. >> >> The 2nd thing is it will be very low, even at the highest setting. >> Mine is a nightmare on speedbumps or even uneven road surfaces. >> I ended up winding the front coilovers up to max ride height and i just used >> standard XR2 springs on the rear, the GAZ ones were way too low. >> >> I notice they do offer to customise the setup to your requirements so it >> would be worth trying to get a higher ride height if you can. >> What setup is on your 2+2 at the moment ? >> Even the standard XR2 setup is often considered too low on the 2+2 >> >> Jim >> >> >> On 28/12/2015 12:03, SMIDG3T wrote: >>> >>> Hi all. Hope you had a great Christmas. >>> >>> >>> >>> I've wanted to buy some coilovers for a while now and got some money at >>> Christmas so I thought now is a good time to start looking around and >>> asking on forums, hence this post. >>> >>> >>> >>> Do you have any recommendations? I've found a set of Gaz, are they any >>> good? 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