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Hi, I've not towed a caravan but I have towed a large twin axle flat bed trailer with a Mazda MX5 on it. My Mk2 Galaxy 2.3 has -50mm GMax springs & 18" wheels fitted and towed over 300 miles without a single problem.

Hi, I've replied to your PM, but for the benefit of others, no I didn't change the drop links on mine and I've had no problems whatsoever. I guess if your drop links are ok when you check them, then just leave them as they are.

sorry I've not been on the site for a while and didnt see the post asking where I got the springs. I've also had a few people email me to ask some details, so here's where I got my springs (same place a few folk on the site have got theirs): Carisma Style http://www.carismastyle.co.uk/cgi-bin/ac_c...FORD!GALAXY part number is: 30FO34L No special tools, just your regular spring compressors to remove the old springs and fit the new ones to the shocks, although I just put the car into my local garage to do the work and it only took a couple of hours. I've now done about 6,000 with the springs fitted and the car still drives aswell as it did on the day they were fitted, no problems at all with drop links or bushes. The springs have also settled a bit more now and the car is sitting slightly lower than it did in the original pics. In my opinion, its the best money that you can spend on a Galaxy/Alhambra/Sharan because it makes such a big difference to the way the car drives & it gets rid of that horrible Land Rover look with huge gaps in the arches for not much money.

You'll get it from the Mintex website. Its a bit of a faff about but you'll get into a part where you get a part number and a picture of the pads

Certainly sounds like you've been given different springs. The GMAX's I bought from Carisma a couple of months ago were red and had Gmax stamped onto the spring, plus the big giveaway is that they came in a GMAX box! I'd be phoning Carisma to complain that you didnt get what you paid for. Yeah they may fit the Galaxy but are possibly an inferior make, different rating or non progressive unlike the Gmax-I' ve certainy never heard of Mountney making suspension parts although I did have one of their steering wheels years ago. You ordered GMax so it should be GMAx that you get, its a bit like ordering a Tag Heur watch and the shop sending you a Casio instead, yeah they both fit your wrist and tell the time but its not what you paid for.

looks great Joey, but you really need to get a set of lowered springs on it

Hi, I fitted 18"'s to mine a couple of weeks ago and lowered it 50mm on Gmax springs. Like a few others on here, I kept the standard shocks and it hasn't caused any problems. The handling is transformed, no more roly poly stuff round the corners and the ride isnt affected at all. As you say, its a big ol' gap in the wheel arch and it does need dropped by the 50mm. With the -50mm springs it still leaves enough room in the wheel arch to avoid tyres rubbing if your carrying heavy loads. The pic below shows mine with the -50mm springs fitted and as you can see there is still a decent gap in the arch so if you only dropped it -35mm I think it wouldnt be enough.

or how about these, 18" Audi A8 replicas with GMax lowering springs.

Na, not yet Tim but the Excel will hopefully make it onto DW as soon as I get the fuel pump replaced so I can drive it out the garage to get it detailed. It should come up lovely as its single stage bright red paint and its fairly easy to correct the swirls in it. Will be doing it by PC rather than my rotary to keep the heat down on the GRP bodywork. The car hasnt moved for 8 months so is a bit dusty and neglected looking but it will look all the better in the "after correction" photos.

I'm sure that site I sent a link to has those units aswell (it was the outer one in the rear wing that I replaced on mine.) but I think they are a little more expensive. When I was getting prices from breakers they were a gtood bit more expensive than buying brand new from that site and Frauds was well over

I'm sure that site I sent a link to has those units aswell (it was the outer one in the rear wing that I replaced on mine.) but I think they are a little more expensive. When I was getting prices from breakers they were a gtood bit more expensive than buying brand new from that site and Frauds was well over

The problem with them is most people choose to fit them in the middle of the roof, then when the screen is down it obscures your view from your rear view mirror

I replaced mine a couple of months back. Took about 20 minutes or so and a wee bit fiddly getting into a couple of the screws. Good oem quality from this supplier. There's a "how to" guide on here somewhere. http://www.allpartssouthwest.com/acatalog/...2000___294.html