Pedders Ezi-fit
27 June 2015, 07:41 PM
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Pedders Ezi-fit
Has anyone on here got the Pedders Ezi-fit suspension fitted to a hawk? Just I'm debating swapping the BC BR coil overs on mine as I find the ride a bit hard/bouncy and the Pedders kit looks like a reasonable alternative.
29 June 2015, 11:52 PM
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Avoid Pedders for hawk (wagon)
Just had my worn out shocks replaced with Pedders.
Couldn't go round corners, or carry any kind of load in the back as they made the tyres scrape the wheel arches and messed up a brand new set of Goodyear Eagle F1s.
They were then replaced with the more substantial Pedders which...made no difference whatsoever.
Am now having to replace them with Subaru OEM.
Total disaster and waste of time and money.
It is a wagon so not sure how much that affects things but wanted to let people know.
Couldn't go round corners, or carry any kind of load in the back as they made the tyres scrape the wheel arches and messed up a brand new set of Goodyear Eagle F1s.
They were then replaced with the more substantial Pedders which...made no difference whatsoever.
Am now having to replace them with Subaru OEM.
Total disaster and waste of time and money.
It is a wagon so not sure how much that affects things but wanted to let people know.
29 June 2015, 11:55 PM
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They do not do a set that fit wagons, who ever supplied them to you supplied the wrong items. Weight on the back of a wagon is heavier than saloon hence the rubbing.
30 June 2015, 06:48 AM
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Just had my worn out shocks replaced with Pedders.
Couldn't go round corners, or carry any kind of load in the back as they made the tyres scrape the wheel arches and messed up a brand new set of Goodyear Eagle F1s.
They were then replaced with the more substantial Pedders which...made no difference whatsoever.
Am now having to replace them with Subaru OEM.
Total disaster and waste of time and money.
It is a wagon so not sure how much that affects things but wanted to let people know.
Couldn't go round corners, or carry any kind of load in the back as they made the tyres scrape the wheel arches and messed up a brand new set of Goodyear Eagle F1s.
They were then replaced with the more substantial Pedders which...made no difference whatsoever.
Am now having to replace them with Subaru OEM.
Total disaster and waste of time and money.
It is a wagon so not sure how much that affects things but wanted to let people know.
Did you call Pedders to discuss ? Surely you didn't spend £600+ and now just give up that easily
30 June 2015, 10:11 AM
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30 June 2015, 10:18 AM
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Tidgy...read what I posted - I'm not disagreeing with you or in fact making any comment whatsoever on Pedders products. I am merely pointing out that the root cause of this individual's problem is not worn shocks.
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30 June 2015, 10:24 AM
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ah, my bad, missunderstood what you were getting at
the ezi fit are full struts/springs/top mount and come as a whole unit that just replaces whats there, they are just the wrong fitment for your car rico, so will always scrap on the back end due to the extra weight.
30 June 2015, 09:46 PM
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. A saloon with a 35kg weight in the boot wouldn't have any problems. Must be something else going on. My classic wagon has Prodrive WR Bilsteins from a saloon, which are 40mm shorter than oem, and even fully loaded with a caravan in tow theres no issues of clearance. Yes the springs are stiffer than OE, but not much. The few mm of static drop on the rear of the wagon can easily be remedied with saggy butt spacers.
01 July 2015, 08:06 AM
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Just had my worn out shocks replaced with Pedders.
Couldn't go round corners, or carry any kind of load in the back as they made the tyres scrape the wheel arches and messed up a brand new set of Goodyear Eagle F1s.
They were then replaced with the more substantial Pedders which...made no difference whatsoever.
Am now having to replace them with Subaru OEM.
Total disaster and waste of time and money.
It is a wagon so not sure how much that affects things but wanted to let people know.
Couldn't go round corners, or carry any kind of load in the back as they made the tyres scrape the wheel arches and messed up a brand new set of Goodyear Eagle F1s.
They were then replaced with the more substantial Pedders which...made no difference whatsoever.
Am now having to replace them with Subaru OEM.
Total disaster and waste of time and money.
It is a wagon so not sure how much that affects things but wanted to let people know.
Was it the complete Ezifit kit you had fitted, or just the shocks?
If its just the shocks, changing these isn't going to change the height. As already suggested above, the Ezifit kit isn't ideal for wagons as it will sit lower.
That said, even if the car was resting on the bumpstops, the wheels shouldn't touch the arches. Thats a wheel fitment/offset issue.
What is the actual problem you are trying to solve? If its rubbing the arches, changing suspension is not the answer.
PM me if you prefer.
01 July 2015, 08:08 AM
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Got a set on our bug. Its the same kit on both. If you are anywhere near, you are more than welcome to have a test drive.
01 July 2015, 08:32 AM
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27 August 2015, 08:27 PM
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No problem. Please give me a couple of days notice as ive got a few days off in september as has my collegue. Just call us on the hone number on our website.
I'll be in touch Closer to the day
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