OK, so buying GAZ probably wasn't the safest route to go, they're not well known in VAG tuning circles, they're a small company based in Basildon Essex, but having had they're products before, I knew they were superb and worked very well... would have been easy to buy an off the shelf option from KW, Bilstein etc, but my budget wouldn't allow and I want adjustable damping...
So after waiting 3.5 weeks, the excitement was tarnished last night when unwrapping them from the packaging...
The fronts came out and looked superb, with the 40lb helper springs, platform adjusters, bumpstops etc...
The I opened the rears, the shocks looked fine but the springs looked odd, then were 7" long 2.25"Diameter springs, later find out these a linear springs, fair enough, but looked too short and no platform for height adjustment.... fears and concerns started... each of the GAZ stickers were starting to peel, like if someone had dirty fingers when placing them...
All the c-spanners and tools were there also...
I then tried offering up the front springs to the top mount bearings and the spring cup wouldn;t go into the spring, like the ID of the spring was too small...
So, here's me panicking, wishing I'd paid £100 more for the AP APX versions...
So I wrote to GAZ immediately...
Today there are sending me new rear springs, platforms and spanners, and four new stickers... and they assure me under load the spring will seat itself into the bearing...
So hopefully all sorted... Can;t wait to get fitted now... More pics later.
Dom
