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womble
03-05-2005, 12:57 PM
Yay, I'm a member... Maybe now I'll get somewhere!

If u guys could help, id be eternally grateful. Heres the deal...
Owning a tr astra can be a very stressful experience over here, as not enuf were sold for us to enjoy the aftermarket support we all so desperately crave for our babies. Now that Whiteline are developing gear for the U.K. market i was wondering if...
1) Youve given thought to developing a range of strut braces for the Vauxhall family (not just the Barinas!). We're talking all series Vectra, Mk2(Deawoo Cielo) Mk3(TR series) and the Mk4(TS)
Astra and possibly even the old Novas that are still huge in the modified scene over there.
2)Think that a front uprated swaybar would be overkill on an 1100kg car, given that it's front wheel drive (either series Astra sold in Oz)
3)You have looked at developing a coilover kit for these monsters, and I use that term very loosely.

I'm asking not just for myself, but also on behalf of all of the MIG Performance Vauxhalls Club users who would be stoked to get ur feedback on these queries

P.S.
Fulcrum in Townsville actually developed a poly bush kit using my car(TR GL) so that theyd get a jump on the market. Didnt cost me a cent. Gives u an idea of the potential both here and the U.K/Europe:confused:

Wojtek
04-05-2005, 08:26 AM
Hi,

Thank you for your engouraging words. Unfortunately, we haven't received much customer interest for suspension parts for these cars. If there is a significant market damand then we a very happy to look at allocating our R&D resources to develop products.

As for the front sway bar, we find an uprated front and rear sway bars on our current Project Astra TS turbo to be beneficial. It is all to do with balance and component interplay.

Regards,
Wojtek.