Anyone Using Proflex

[hudson 10]

Hi folks this is my first post have any of you guys used proflex suspension and what is your view on it with regard to the 205 gti or is there something better and cheaper im running a 205 road rally car

[BlueBolt 156]

Hi folks this is my first post have any of you guys used proflex suspension and what is your view on it with regard to the 205 gti or is there something better and cheaper im running a 205 road rally car

 

Just done a quick search and these were the results:

 

I take that back, it didn't work as a link...

 

Have a quick use of the search tool in the top right corner, search in the same forum topic as you posted this in and you'll find a few threads with comments about them in.....

 

Chris

Edited February 15, 2012 by BlueBolt

[welshpug 1,655]

I think AB used to use them but has moved on to Reiger since.

 

big bucks!

[hudson 10]

i saw that welsh pug but every now and then you see proflex and not to bad money either for sale

[mollisk 2 1 Cars]

I use Proflex on the rear of my rally car and have found them to be good. They come into there own over bumpy, long stages where Bilsteins can overheat and loose there damping properties.

I would use them or Reigers on the front, but cant justify the expense !

 

Regards

[matt.f 16]

You can't go wrong with challenge/gp n billies for road rallying imo.If you can afford it Proflex are supposed to be awesome,there workshop is directly behind where I work in clitheroe.

Take it your the same guy on Britishrally asking

about LSD's,I'm matt r.s on there.

Do a search on here and you will find most people say plated diffs are best!ATB's for roadcars.

Edited February 17, 2012 by matt.f

[hudson 10]

yes mate i am i think ill go with the plated one and a decent crown wheel ive a new contract starting in march in london so id say the proflex will be on there way ive been in a couple of cars with it and it was awsome ive a 1900 engine being built for her too so id say she be a fair animal once she is finished money has just been better used for other things of late but with this new 3 yr contract it will finish the car to a proper standard rather than scrimping and saving its all goood fun

[matt.f 16]

Nice one,notice on britishrally your from Lancaster so will be doing all the northern rallies.Who's building your engine?

[hudson 10]

yes mate im doing all the local ones and ill try and marshall all the non local paul gardener will be building the engine for me he lives just up the road here from me so it is easier for me if there is any problems plus he builds engines for a good friend of mine who runs a very fast escort mk2 that regulary puts shame to some very expensive cars and he speaks highly of him will you be also doing the events local to us

[matt.f 16]

Not in my 205 it's not ready yet.My twin brother will be doing Lonsdale belt and all the rest in his Satria gti though

[hudson 10]

maybe get a bit of craic then if your up there im doing the scatter organised by clitheroe on tuesday also

[matt.f 16]

So am i!might give 205 a run out it's not moved for a while.10 cars so far

[hudson 10]

terry has stitched me up lol he has got me to navigate for a lad called paul in a beemer i think the lad normally runs a mini meant to be very quick oh dear !!!

[matthewm 1]

I run Proflex on the rear of my road rally car, wasn't cheap but car is a hell of a lot stabler than on the billies, lot better under braking aswell.

People may say stick with billies as it's only a road rally car, but its much more benefical to you in the lanes compared to your average single venue. When I bought mine 3 years ago Andy baker mentioned the reigers were still in development but very close to Proflex, although seen as he now uses reiger I'm guessing they've cracked it.

[brumster 135 1 Cars]

I have Proflex on the back also.

 

Originally I was running Grp.A bilsteins all round and that was fine for single venue stuff but you needed to always be wary over anything remotely jumpy. When we started considering Epynt it was time to uprate the back end, so I put 3-way Proflex on there (and left the front on Billies).

 

It made a massive difference on the jumps, the stability on landing was much more confidence inspiring - it's a lot of dosh for what in reality is a pretty minimal difference over the course of a whole rally stage. But when you're doing road rallies, or rallies over places like Epynt or closed roads, it comes into it's own. In your case I think it would be money well spent.

 

I've since moved to Reigers on the front, which has been another leap in terms of capability, but I've never got round to changing the backs from Proflex. To be honest I don't need to, but a part of me thinks it would be nice to have a consistent set around the whole car (ie. Reigers all round). I think Reigers still work out a little more than Proflex and I'm not sure I'd notice any more stability over the Proflex, so it's hard to warrant spending the money just for the sake of it.

[matt.f 16]

How much are proflex rears?

[matthewm 1]

Approx £1478 for the pair, and £200 to have them refurbed.

[Powers 13]

Is it best to get them reconditioned by Proflex? Are there any other alternatives?

[EdCherry 34 1 Cars]

I should be able to rebuild them for you.

[hudson 10]

spoke with andy baker and he said the proflex and the rieger are much of a muchness to be honest one thing though the rieger are cheaper i asked about the front ones and he said that there was nothing wrong with a proper set of platform billies on the front problem with the big coil overs on the front is the travel that can do your shafts he has got them cracked but like already said a very expensive item for little if any benefit the problem with the 205 has always been the rears i think ill be opting for just the rear end sorting andy did say they where just on with developing the riegers for the front anyway and until he had tested them thoroughly he wouldnt be selling them the newer version ones that is id say you could get the older models but be sodd law youd buy them and the new ones would come out and be better for the same cash

[welshpug 1,655]

another way to achieve higher damping control without expensive dampers is a vertical damper conversion, depends on the regs you need to adhere to though

[brumster 135 1 Cars]

Won't get away with that, the car regs are the same for road rallying as stage (more or less - if anything, a little more stringent!)

[matt.f 16]

What are you running now?

Andy baker also said the same to me for road rallying hence why I said you cant go wrong with new gp/n billies.

[Craigb 2]

Listen to the Silverback (AB) . Putting Proflex on the back of my road rally car meant that you didn't have to lift for the bumpy yellows and they are built for the whites .

 

I also kept the coilover billys for the front . It seemed to work well

[hudson 10]

cheers lads