V- Maxx Coilover Review

[PCYC]

they ride nice i think about as good as the Stasis street sports i had, The only difference is that these are not rebuild able like most coils. I bought the vmaxx set i have as a transition, but i like them enough i am gonna ride them for a while. They are relatively soft with a street comfortable ride. I wouldn't suggest them for the track but for those who want to go low for a daily driver i give them a 8/10

better than tein

Quote from a passanger "smooth as butter"

i took them off the car after a few miles and replaced and sold the kit. after using them for a while i give them a 5/10 but they were only a temporary setup for me in the begining

[forevraudi]

finally a review thread

[Papachristou]

i wouldnt worry about rebuilding them for what they cost. ive had my stasis two years, slammed on rough ass roads and they are fine...

[redlabel81]

Nice! Thanks for the review! Will look into em. What did they run you?

[b6onboost]

true, but even stasis streetsports retail for twice as much as the V-Maxx's. generally when something is that cheap something has to give in terms or ride, handling, or longevity.

i wouldnt worry about rebuilding them for what they cost. ive had my stasis two years, slammed on rough ass roads and they are fine...

[LampyB]

Nice! Thanks for the review! Will look into em. What did they run you?

there's an incredibly long thread on pricing, just run a quick search for V-Maxx. I think they're $550 right now!

[Maverick]

tell us how is rides after 10K miles, that's more important than new.

[Papachristou]

true, but even stasis streetsports retail for twice as much as the V-Maxx's. generally when something is that cheap something has to give in terms or ride, handling, or longevity.

that is a very good point. time will tell. it seems like i buy nice or end up buying twice. especially with this car.

my stasis are still as smooth and tight as they were new, even after 45k miles

[EBG 18T]

tell us how is rides after 10K miles, that's more important than new.

exactly. lets see if there is still any dampening control from these V-maxx coils after 8-10k miles. i noticed a couple people on vwvortex saying the struts were dying pretty quick. but atleast at $500 you can just throw 'em away and start over every year or 2.

[DownhillA4]

Thanks for the review.

[ApexIt]

damn! and I just bought the Eibach pro system (springs and struts) two days ago!

[PCYC]

As far as how long they last who knows. I don't live near areas where they salt the roads or a coast line. so they probably wont rust that fast. being that there galvanized steel. I do understand they are cheap coils but the are TUV rated. i will keep everyone posted about wear and tear. i will also take some pictures when i do adjustments this weekend. I Bought them to hold me over for a set of pss9, but I like how they ride for the price. so i might keep them till they fail. i got them for 454 from the one day sale. so that's cheaper than stock brand new...

[PCYC]

that is a very good point. time will tell. it seems like i buy nice or end up buying twice. especially with this car.

my stasis are still as smooth and tight as they were new, even after 45k miles

i have always bought nice but this time and this time only i said F*** it and went cheap it was a gamble but so far i am happy haha

[PCYC]

i wouldnt worry about rebuilding them for what they cost. ive had my stasis two years, slammed on rough ass roads and they are fine...

that's why they are so inexpensive because they are in no way rebuild able... and they are galvanized steel...

[Papachristou]

thats tough to beat for the price... good buy!

[PCYC]

appreciate it, i hope they hold up...

[redlabel81]

454$! SO cheap! I see them on the Strato page for 649$ :P

[IronAudi]

can we see some pics of your ride height??

[PCYC]

this was the first set point the bely pan was on the ground

this is the coils

too low with the 19's

better closer warmer

stock wheels at 25.25in

Over christmas i got T-boned two of my wheels are being repaired so when there done ill post up full body shots

[PCYC]

o yeah i couldn't get a full body shot because my roommates rental car...

[PCYC]

i forgot to metion that the rears can be adjusted on the car

[romell]

how are these holding up

[doublezero30]

damn, probably gunna pick a set up this summer. ive come to realize my H&R sport springs look nice but are still too high. especially after seeing stasis street sports on nick (exanimas) car.

[secnd2no1]

i really wanted to try these i think i will

[italian a4 1032]

damn, probably gunna pick a set up this summer. ive come to realize my H&R sport springs look nice but are still too high. especially after seeing stasis street sports on nick (exanimas) car.

pics?

[PCYC]

okay guys here is an update I have had them on for about 2k miles and they are still great go over bumps fine. i rose the front to 25.5 as i didnt feel safe that low. but they are still impressing me. The aluminum is kinda cheap and soft but so far thats my only complaint

stramosphere has bad ass customer service

[trueno429]

im REALLY thinking about picking these up right after i do my t-belt in a couple weeks..

[A4Triple Blk]

Awesome thread ... just what i have been looking for a review thread.

I'm probably gonna pick up a set in 2 weeks for the summer ... keep us posted

PM'd

[Audi_Sniper]

I picked up a set this past Jan but they are still sitting in the box in my house.

I'm going to try and get mine on by the end of April, when I'm done with school and I have more time.

[aaaudiprotein]

how low can u go in the rear?
cuz a lot of s4 guys are not happy with their rear heights...

[pOrKcHoP07]

I have these too...

This is my first coilover suspension, so I can't compare to other aftermarket ones...The ride is smooth and I love it...best $500 bucks I spent.

Tomorrow makes 2 weeks, so hopefully they should be settled. The front is perfect, the rear is higher, but not by much...I'm pretty sure they were close to max lowering wise, but they haven't dropped much.

I call stratmosphere and they said that VMAXX sent them a different rear spring set up, possibly because of the rear ride height. However, I'm hopeful that once I adjust the rear some more they will go down some.

BTW - they handle amazing too!

[NvrFllw]

Fact: if your car hasnt settled after 2 weeks it probably wont settle that much more. Mine settled in about 5days but I have Konis and Vmaxx drop in the rear sucks. In the S4 side they were talking about getting new rear springs because the drop sucks. Bad design if the fronts can be slammed to the ground and the rears barely look any different from stock height at their lowest setting. bad design but you get what you pay for

[pOrKcHoP07]

^ Yea they have already fixed this issue. Strat has received the new redesigned rear springs..

No matter if you pay $$$ or not, this can happen to any company. $500 bucks is cheap, but I'm happy with the ride. Not to mention, by them correcting the issue shows that they care and are here to create quality products for car enthusiasts.

[ryannorthcott]

^haha i think he's just trying to justify the fact that he bought coilovers worth twice as much that aren't that different

[NvrFllw]

^haha i think he's just trying to justify the fact that he bought coilovers worth twice as much that aren't that different

Umm no not exactly. I would rather pay more for a product that was designed correctly the first time. Being that Vmaxx wasnt smart enough to realize their rear springs sucked and wouldnt lower the car shit in the rear shows that they didnt exactly do their homework when designing their suspension and had to have a new rear spring designed. My coilovers will probably outlast my car because they are high quality. all i have heard is that Vmaxx are great but quality could be better. While you guys are changing your suspension in a couple of years because everything fails ill still be riding on mine.


Thanks for speaking on my behalf

[pOrKcHoP07]

VMAXX clearly messed up when designing the rear set. Like 90% of all the products out there, yes including Audi, products have bugs, problems, etc. and are usually fixed after a small market base discovers this.

1. Xbox 360 - Red Rings of Death
2. Audi - coilpacks blowing all over the place

Doesn't mean the overall product sucks, cuz if so then Audi sucks and so does Microsoft.

VMAXX is cheap because the overall material make up is different and its not rebuildable, plus I'm sure there distribution channels are less complex then other companies since they sell, to my knowledge, Stratmosphere in the States = less expenses passed on to customers.

$500 bucks for a suspension to use as a daily driver with the lowering effect is great. Rides nice and smooth and handles well too.

Paying a premium price does not mean quality is overall better. You pay for the name. I can think of a billion pieces of expensive crap.

Lastly, a company has to start some where like all the other big name companies. VMAXX chose a differentiated strategy of cheap, affordable, comfortable, and the lowering aspect that we all crave.

Longterm, who knows how long they will last? I swapped mine out at 56, 850 so time will tell if this kit is durable.

[PCYC]

okay another update three out of four shock blew. i dont think they are built to last i made it 8 months on these. i think iam trading out. i sent all the shocks back to strat to see what they can do...

[BlaQ_B6]

Oh wow, 8 months? This isn't what I was hoping for ..was pretty close to picking these up @ WF just cause of the price..

[NvrFllw]

um how do I say this nicely..... I TOLD YOU SO!

Do it once do it right. You get what you pay for!

[michgo]

Holy crap. Sorry to hear that.