ive got 1.1 springs and shocks all round on mine since it was based on a 1.1 originally, i have no basis for comparison to a Quantum but i love the way it handles and i dont think its too high at the rear
as for spacers, i have put 20mm each side at the rear to try to correct the difference front to back, i think im still 10mm each side wider at the front but the wheels sit flush in the arches now On Jan 23, 8:36 pm, "Robert Craig" <[email protected]> wrote: > I have the 1.1 springs and shocks on the rear with standard XR2 springs and > struts on the front. It sits at a good height for speed bumps etc and > combined with a set of Toyo Proxies R888 tyres (185/60-14) the handling is > superb. On a dry day i can just about keep up with a well sorted 7s and on > damp and slightly wet, I can leave them behind (mainly due to front wheel > drive and modest power but the handling is also a factor). Mine is No 267, so > slightly later than both your and Jims. > > Bob Craig > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jim Hearne > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 3:57 PM > Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Door window height adjust and rear > suspension > > Usually the 1.1 ones are used i think as they were the most common model. > The later Quantum specific springs are powder coated red but i'm sure the > first Quantum specific springs they used were still black. > > When i first drove my 2+2 i didn't like the handling at all, i went back to > Quantum about a year later and got another set of there current spec shocks > and springs (by then red). > The original shocks were new Quantum supplied standard Monroes, the later > ones were Monroe Sensatracs and were much better. > A few years later still i changed all the rubber bushes to poly ones, and > then changed the shocks to GAZ (coil overs at the front), only then was i > happy with the handling. > But it is now very low. > > Jim > > From: Mags > Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 3:47 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Door window height adjust and rear > suspension > > Thanks, springs from any particular model? or are the non-XR2 ones the > same? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Quantum Owners Group" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en > > IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As > Is" basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. Neither the Quantum > Owners Club nor the individuals associated with the Quantum Owners Club or in > the preparation of the above information shall have any liability to any > person or entity with respect to liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged > to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained within this > or related message(s). > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Quantum Owners Group" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en > > IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As > Is" basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. Neither the Quantum > Owners Club nor the individuals associated with the Quantum Owners Club or in > the preparation of the above information shall have any liability to any > person or entity with respect to liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged > to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained within this > or related message(s).- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As Is" basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. Neither the Quantum Owners Club nor the individuals associated with the Quantum Owners Club or in the preparation of the above information shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained within this or related message(s).
