Osimabu

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Has anyone any experience of the original version of these compared to the new uprated version now being offered by AST?

I've taken mine for a rebuild and could have them left as they were or with their new revised internals for an extra £60 per unit. I've gone for the original specification, but I wondered if there was anyone who has tried both and could say if the extra money is worth spending.

They're from a 2005 model Litchfield Type 20 Blob incidentally.

Thanks folks.

Osimabu

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MadUsa1

Hi mate, I'm not too sure what the differences are - trying emailing AST directly, they are always very helpful:

Peter Versantvoort [peter@ast-suspension.com]

By the way, while you're coilovers are off the car, would you mind weighing them? I'd be very interested to hear how much they weight versus the stock suspension.

Osimabu

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Thanks for the reply.

I've taken them to be rebuilt by AST at Tewkesbury who explained the technical differences to me, but I wanted to know if anyone had any actual experience of using them and could say whether it's worth me spending an extra £288 or not.

I suspect I won't be able to tell the difference, hence I've gone for the cheaper option, but if it is worth it, I was hoping someone would know and be able to explain why.

I'll have them back next weekend, all being well, and stick them on the bathroom scales for you before I re-fit them, although the car never had the stock suspension so I won't be able to offer a comparison between the two I'm afraid.

Or you could try e-mailing AST directly - apparently they're always very helpful. (Sorry, it's "April Fool's Day" here and I just couldn't resist that!)

MadUsa1

Hi mate, thanks for the reply, would be great to get the weight, I have the weight of the standard set up so can compare