I believe ya. Just the fact that Stuart is involving himself here on a forum speaks volume. This alone make me want to support his future products. Hopefully mine will get sorted out soon.

 

FYI: H&R springs lowered my car to 26.5” in front and 27.25” in the rear. Perfect from a handling standpoint, but aesthetically I prefer the typical VAP stance.

 

yeah...for some, I know the 26.5” drop is preferred. Personally, that’s a little too much for me because we’re talking about a Jag and not a Honda...lol. Too much drop seems a little too “artificial” of a stance, taking away that subtle elegance that is a Jag.

 

I can assure you...Vivid Racing and VAP are not even close to the same company On the Porsche Forums (Rennlist, and 6Speed) no one will even respond to their posts. They are pretty well hated by most, and no one will do business with them (Just FYI). Hopefully they will take care of you though! Maybe ask them to send you RWD springs, as that seemed to be my problem.

Good luck.
DC

 

Wow, that is a disappointing news to hear. I didn’t know that about Vivid. I only used them because they also carry the Quicksilver exhaust I wanted. Hopefully they’ll
work with me. So far, not impress with the email support at all.

But regardless of where I bought the parts, I am hoping the mfg will stand behind their products. And I am hoping VAP will do the same thing. We’ll see.

 

Just referencing the above post since there appears to be some confusion. The above image from our website shows the BEFORE measurement for the springs, not the 'After'. Our expectation based on the data we had would be that you would see 27" on that measurement, not 28". So it looks like the drop was 1.5", there or thereabouts on both your cars (hard to say exactly, we do see some variance in OEM heights.)

It's worth noting - there's a standard industry tolerance of 4mm or 5/32". So for example if you had a 'high' tolerance on an OEM spring, and a 'low' tolerance on an aftermarket one, it's possible to see 8mm or 5/16" difference in drop from one car to the next. That's still more than the 1/2" I can see here, but it's also why it's only really possible to alter the ride heights by 10mm increments or so.

 

My stock measurement was slightly lower than 28” - had the front springs taken off by the shop and they measure right at 250mm so based on the data provided by Stewart the VAP coils should be good. Shop manager’s initial measurement forced him to call and tell me it may rub with the 15mm spacers - I assured him that the geometry was optimal and there shouldn’t be an issue especially after seeing so many with VAP coils and the lower H&R’s and running 17mm spacer (I have 15mm). The only downside is that the cars wheelbase prevents it from going up their alignment rack so I guess I will have the dealer do it when I have my annual service in a few weeks. My dealer was recently remodeled and I thought I recalled seeing the floor-level alignment system which would accommodate just about anything. If not, I have to find a specialty shop to do it.

 

I just want to say that Stuart is such a stand-up and an ethical person. He’ll stand behind his products and will go the extra mile to make sure his customers are happy. I have no doubt that I would support his products again and again no matter what kind of problem I may have with it. At the end of the day, its not just about a product that a company produce, but how strong of a commitment they make to ensure the end user is happy, and I think Velocity gave me that confidence. Kudos.

 

Thank to Stuart for providing measurements - I had factory springs taken off and measured un-sprung to confirm fitment. Coils went on without an issue and look ideal with the 15mm spacers. I dont have photos to post yet but the rear does seem to sit a bit higher than others although all cars have slightly different geometry and my initial front measurement was slightly lower than others reported.

 

Well...My new front replacement springs are finally on the way! Excited to get them on. Will post pics when done, and if any interest from the forum/group, can produce a DIY document with images like I did for the Differentials....

More to come soon!

DC

 

Yes please, DYI information is always appreciated.

 

Will do! Looks like I will have them by next Monday, I hope....Then will install and do the write up with photos for front and rear.

DC

 

Got them all installed and made a DIY located HERE. Final springs were just as I hoped for. Appreciate the help from VAP and especially Stuart.

DC

 

So in the end you had to use front springs from RWD instead of AWD to solve your issue?

 

Yes...That is correct. It appears that Jaguar put RWD front struts/springs on my car, even though it is an AWD.

Crazy....But Stuart and VAP were able to help me out by me taking measurements and photos, and comparing them to others... and they turned out to be the exact same springs from the JLR RWD F-Types. No idea why....Maybe they were just using them all up on their production runs before switching? At any rate....It works!

DC

Comparison below...Left is AWD Springs....Right is RWD Springs

 

Thanks for the clarification.
How did VAP handled springs exchange (cost wise)?
Asking just in case, because I bought from them same set (AWD) but not installed it yet (still looking for R AWD) - yes, I know it sounds weird

 

VAP took care of me very well. I doubt you will have any issues with AWD springs on AWD though. Mine was an oddity/anomaly....AWD with RWD springs. Very unlikely.

DC

 

+1 - Stewart was great about providing their specs with the info from The Rock, I am also fortunate to have found a very flexible shop that did the fronts first and communicate with me throughout so we could verify measurements. Very helpful. This board has been an amazing source of info and some of the detailed info that is hated makes modifications so much easier. IVe been modifying cars for a long time and have done all kinds of work (mechanical, paint, stereo, fabrication etc) but I always welcome additional help and input.

I’ll also take this opportunity to thank Stewart and The Rock again for sharing information - very helpful.

 

Perfect stance IMO.

 

I second that.