Steven82

Looking to get some coilovers as my rear shocks have gone, (as you kn v.common on sti8's)

trying to decide....between AST's from power station or EXE-TC Non-Adjustable fast road from Zen.

Which would you guys perfer?

Cheers!

reano

iTrader: (2)

If you do decide AST there is a groupbuy going on at the moment (see groupbuy section).

911

IMHO:
Only have experience of AST's and AVO units, so i'm with AST's.
I doubt you will find an unbiased point of view (from me as well tbh) as everyone feels they chose/bought the best, but i have NO issues with my 2 sets of AST's over the last 3 years of road/competition use, or with the supplier, Power Station.
Just call them and click to Curtis, their AST man.

Graham

Steven82

How easy are AST's to adjust? amd whats the ride quiality like??

911

All down to spring rates and tuning the damping.
For a nice road car, choose 50/40.
For a track bias car, 60/50 spring rates.
If you take the single adjustable AST's then you can dial the damping really easy.
To get the best from them you need some Whiteline parts and an expert alignment technician.

Go to the Power Station web site and read all about it.

Graham

Steven82

thanks for that!

poormansporsche

You should also talk with Graham at exe-tc. I spoke with him a couple months ago and would have already purchased a set of the Fast Road Adjustable's except my motor blew on my wagon. I think exe's approach is different than most coilover designers and their offerings while on the high side are very very worth it from what I've read and experiences from exe owners.

cheers

garrett

jd5217

i have spoken to Curtis recently and he recomends 60 front/40 rear on a newage as the fronts are heavier.

911

He has said the same to me in the past.
Sorry, I missed the 'Sti V8' bit!

WRX_Rich

iTrader: (5)

after seeing both form a quality aspect theres only one and that is the exe tc

as for ride i couldnt tell you

ZEN Performance

In terms of ride with proper control I would say as above. For ride with a good sporty feel and generally good handling, the ASTs are good VFM. If you can afford the EXE-TC, then I would certainly go with it. If you want to do a lot of track stuff, then EXE-TC is deffo the way to go, although the AST 3 way adjustable is keenly priced.

We are replacing a number of AST setups with EXE-TC at the moment so should have a good back to back comparison.

Paul

Steven82

Thanks for that Paul!! ive decided to go for the AST's now since there is a GB on at the moment, will let you all know how it goes!

911

I doubt you will be dissapointed, especially when you have tuned the damping to your liking which is dead simple.

poormansporsche

Thanks for that. Not that I was on the fence or anything about purchasing the exe-tc's. Just that as a yank this setup is rediculously expensive for us.

Which exe-tc kits are you selling mostly?

cheers

garrett

Ricky

FAO Zen Performance !!!!!

You stated in the post above ...... "We are replacing a number of AST setups with EXE-TC at the moment so should have a good back to back comparison".

Can I ask do you have any feedback yet as I'm inteested in purchasing some EXE-TC's ? Also do you happen to have a demo car with these fitted so I could have a passenger ride before committing to purchase ?

Cheers !

Ricky !

MaDaSS

Ricky, RCM have a demo car with them on. I have enquired about this with Olly at RCM.

Fangoria

iTrader: (1)

I have Exe-TC Fast Road on my sti5

They are absolutely fine on the circuit, I had too many issues with the std suspension on track - i.e. bloody useless

(My car has just under 500bhp so fairly mildly modded for a track car I might add)

At softest of the 40 settings they are slightly harder than std. I havent needed to put them on hardest setting yet

Height adjustment is easy

I havent been in a car with AST's but compared to Leda's that I had on a Cosworth the Exe-tc's and centuries ahead

ex-webby

AST's are fantastic shocks for the money, whether that is the single way or 3 way adjustable ones.

Not sure of the validity of any build question.... I don't care what my shocks look like, but considering these are coilovers (and we all know what coilovers of old used to be like) they have never required any servicing in over 14000 miles (apart from the very occasional spray of silicon on the insert). They were stripped down and rebuilt the other month, but only because I had them off to fit new springs, and there was no wear at all on the insert or seals.

Personally, I was very impressed.

Regards,
Shaun

davedipster

What about these lovely things?
Taken from our friends at iwst.

Ohlins Fixed Perch Strut Kit are a great alternative to coilovers. They are 25 way adjustable, for compression and rebound simultaneously.
Great option for those looking to increase performance with out sacrificing ride quality. This is a choice for weekend warriors that still like to enjoy a comfortable ride on the weekdays.
They are used with stock or after market stock location springs. And with stock style top hats.
Include 2 front and 2 rear struts.

StickyMicky

how much are they ?

davedipster

I guess you know they are not cheap...

WR 1mposter

iTrader: (1)

Exe-tc win hands down had them on for over a year, probably along with the ap racing f/r brakes the best money I have spent on the car.

Been in a car with ast's they good for the money no question, either way you won't go wrong.