Ultra lows all round or super lows for the front and ultra lows in the rear??
And yes I know I need center caps on the wheels, a new front end, and clean the car etc lol
Chopped my springs...
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Chopped my springs...
by Jake » November 8th, 2010, 4:33 pm
... now I'm wondering what springs would these be equivalent to?
Ultra lows all round or super lows for the front and ultra lows in the rear??
And yes I know I need center caps on the wheels, a new front end, and clean the car etc lol
Ultra lows all round or super lows for the front and ultra lows in the rear??
And yes I know I need center caps on the wheels, a new front end, and clean the car etc lol
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Re: Chopped my springs...
by holmsy » November 8th, 2010, 6:01 pm
about ultras all round i would think
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Re: Chopped my springs...
by pHaT`eL » November 8th, 2010, 8:45 pm
Id be goin with Supers.. KENAZ8 was on ultras and that was heaps lower 
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Re: Chopped my springs...
by holmsy » November 8th, 2010, 8:57 pm
can be many different things to.
like in the front shortened struts will make a big difference. mine changed 30-40mm
like in the front shortened struts will make a big difference. mine changed 30-40mm
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Re: Chopped my springs...
by Jake » November 8th, 2010, 9:44 pm
Yeah its got standard shocks all round, the rear shock hats were extended which is giving me a pretty good ride... was bottoming out on the bump stops before.
Front has 1 coil cut off, rear were some yellow springs out of an EA that looked standard height but had heaps more coils than my original springs so I cut 2 coils off which has given me the exact height I want.
The ride isn't bouncy like most cars I've seen with chopped springs, I'm thinking maybe because I have about 90% (11 coils out of 12 i think it was on front, 8 coils out of 10 on the back) of my spring left unlike a subaru where they only have like 4 coils, you cut a coil off and you have 75% of the spring left and they keep bouncing when they hit bumps.... my car actually handles alright, just slightly stiff and a bit rough... but not bouncy.
Also, the diff / tail shaft doesn't hit my car at the moment... well the tail shaft rubs but I can't really tell when it does it, its only very light rubbing... I know this is a problem in most lowered falcons, but its hard to imagine the diff would be able to hit the car with standard shock hats on my car though so I'm not sure why its not hitting already, its about as low as it would go with standard shock hats... could maybe go 1cm lower I reckon and be compressing the rear bump stops. Anyone got any ideas why mine doesn't hit?
Front has 1 coil cut off, rear were some yellow springs out of an EA that looked standard height but had heaps more coils than my original springs so I cut 2 coils off which has given me the exact height I want.
The ride isn't bouncy like most cars I've seen with chopped springs, I'm thinking maybe because I have about 90% (11 coils out of 12 i think it was on front, 8 coils out of 10 on the back) of my spring left unlike a subaru where they only have like 4 coils, you cut a coil off and you have 75% of the spring left and they keep bouncing when they hit bumps.... my car actually handles alright, just slightly stiff and a bit rough... but not bouncy.
Also, the diff / tail shaft doesn't hit my car at the moment... well the tail shaft rubs but I can't really tell when it does it, its only very light rubbing... I know this is a problem in most lowered falcons, but its hard to imagine the diff would be able to hit the car with standard shock hats on my car though so I'm not sure why its not hitting already, its about as low as it would go with standard shock hats... could maybe go 1cm lower I reckon and be compressing the rear bump stops. Anyone got any ideas why mine doesn't hit?
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Re: Chopped my springs...
by SNR » November 8th, 2010, 11:01 pm
its probably got a bump stop just behind the pinion above the diff.
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Re: Chopped my springs...
by Dumpsta » November 9th, 2010, 8:13 pm
Mine with King SL's and 18's sat with about an inch between tyre and guards.. waay to high. Cut springs ftw.
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