My AU V8 Fairlane

by **Eb Barbie** » August 18th, 2010, 10:58 am

Have had the lane since December so thought it was time I post a thread on it. It's stock at the moment, has black leather interior, sunroof, v8, came with custom plates etc.
Bought it off an older guy who kept it under a plastic cover inside the lock up garage and never driven in the rain. Was his baby/2nd car. Clean as and well looked after.

Plans are to put exhaust on and lower it. I will post better pics once this is done.

Here's some for now

by **Eb Barbie** » August 18th, 2010, 10:59 am

Oh also a question, I have lowered springs to go in it with pedders gas comfort shocks. Will I need a compressor to fit them?

by **NUT347** » August 18th, 2010, 11:05 am

Spring compressors?- yes.

Beth - viewtopic.php?f=9&t=16799 do it!

by **Eb Barbie** » August 18th, 2010, 11:07 am

Lol Josh, would so love it! One day, that or charger

by **KR1STO** » August 18th, 2010, 11:52 am

Nice Beth...!
But I am a little biased.... :drinks2:

You'll need spring compressors to take the old springs out, but the lowered springs will be able to go on without having to be compressed...

by **Eb Barbie** » August 18th, 2010, 12:46 pm

Anyone know anyone with compressors we can borrow or who wants to do it for me? Pedders will do it but can't do that when the rears are in the car :S

by **67rce** » August 18th, 2010, 1:07 pm

Rears you don't need compressors for, I didn't anyway.

by **Eb Barbie** » August 18th, 2010, 1:15 pm

You're all confusing me, getting mixed msgs from mates and on here lol

by **KR1STO** » August 18th, 2010, 1:23 pm

67rce wrote:Rears you don't need compressors for, I didn't anyway.

Yours was an XR yeah...? I'm sure the XR's have "factory" lowered suspension.?
I know when I did my lane, the rears needed to be compressed as well...
They are quite a long spring on the fairlane's?LTD's at the rear, from what I've noticed.
Hence why they sit so high at the back!

by **pHaT`eL** » August 18th, 2010, 2:12 pm

You can come help then lol

by **KR1STO** » August 18th, 2010, 2:15 pm

hahaha..
I thought you already had someone doing it...
You never know, if I'm not flat out, I may come past and help out.. :grin:

by **67rce** » August 18th, 2010, 2:15 pm

Kristo, yes mine is an XR, but it was an early S1, and was really high. I had a similar ride height as Beth's Lane.

by **KR1STO** » August 18th, 2010, 2:23 pm

hmmm. fair enough then...
Unless mine had raised springs...???
I doubt it though....
It sat like this..

Either way you're gonna need spring compressors, at least for the front!!

by **67rce** » August 18th, 2010, 2:59 pm

How mine sat, I only needed spring compressors on the front

by **Eb Barbie** » August 19th, 2010, 9:22 am

Might get fronts compressed and just try rears without compressing and see how it goes?

by **KR1STO** » August 19th, 2010, 9:54 am

You going to be using air tools or hand tools....?

by **LOW_XR** » August 19th, 2010, 10:17 am

Pfft you don't need compressors. Take them out and undo the top nut and shoot the spring wherever your pointing it! Lol. That's how bentleys ba had a nice dent in the boot :-p

by **Eb Barbie** » August 19th, 2010, 12:09 pm

That's what Pete suggested to do, haha.

by **needfordspeed** » August 19th, 2010, 12:12 pm

Yeah i've done that before as well, just put a cloth or something in front the nut so it doesn't go flying and it'll be sweet.

by **Kenaz** » August 19th, 2010, 6:40 pm

needfordspeed wrote:Yeah i've done that before as well, just put a cloth or something in front the nut so it doesn't go flying and it'll be sweet.

Yep I can vouch for this method too... Such a time saver!

by **Dansedgli** » August 19th, 2010, 6:46 pm

Whats the IRS setup look like though? Can the springs be taken out without being compressed?

Fronts are easy done. Just undo the nut slowly and watch which way it goes.

Im sure Kev is pretty good at springs by now. Send it to him?

by **Sunboost** » August 19th, 2010, 7:36 pm

Looks good, but 2 shit pics from almost the same angle is gay!

Better pics stat.

by **MMD** » August 19th, 2010, 7:50 pm

Dansedgli wrote:Whats the IRS setup look like though? Can the springs be taken out without being compressed?

The whole AU irs setup is easy to take out, from memory the 2 bolts in the trailing arms and there were 2 bolts at the rear that bolt up into the floor pan. lift the car up get a jack under the diff center and undo the shock towers and lower it down. (take car with the brake cable's, ABS sensor wiring if you do it that way)

by **67rce** » August 19th, 2010, 8:22 pm

MMD wrote:
Dansedgli wrote:Whats the IRS setup look like though? Can the springs be taken out without being compressed?

The whole AU irs setup is easy to take out, from memory the 2 bolts in the trailing arms and there were 2 bolts at the rear that bolt up into the floor pan. lift the car up get a jack under the diff center and undo the shock towers and lower it down. (take car with the brake cable's, ABS sensor wiring if you do it that way)

That's not what Dan meant.

Dansedgli wrote:Whats the IRS setup look like though? Can the springs be taken out without being compressed?

Fronts are easy done. Just undo the nut slowly and watch which way it goes.

Im sure Kev is pretty good at springs by now. Send it to him?

Undo the 4 upper strut mount bolts + the lower shock mount bolt, the spring/shock just slides out.

by **BROCKYB8** » August 20th, 2010, 6:21 pm

Well needs a exhaust def quick sounds too soft last time i heard it .
Needs some noise to it . :drinks2:

Will look good dumped

by **Dezza** » August 20th, 2010, 11:27 pm

It is a mint car. Love the AU Lanes.

by **BROCKYB8** » August 21st, 2010, 10:50 am

well i look forward to seeing it out next time

by **nothin suss** » August 21st, 2010, 8:35 pm

I invested in a proper strut spring compressor... best tool EVER

10 years of grief with those stupid clamp threaded bar ones broke my spirit!
Go 4ths or 6ths between a few of you guys down there?? Similar to below but for Ford/Holden
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Mercedes-Coil-Sp ... 485wt_1211

by **Eb Barbie** » August 23rd, 2010, 9:39 am

Thanks all for advice and BIG thank you to Bentley, Kester and John for your work yesterday. BBQ and catch up was great too

I'll get some pics of exhaust and lowerage once I actually clean it. It's going back to exhaust joint Saturday for few final touches so will bring it to mini meet next Tuesday

by **BROCKYB8** » August 23rd, 2010, 10:33 am

sounds like it be nice looking now then beth

by **bentls** » August 23rd, 2010, 11:00 am

Sounds good and sits much nicer now. Rear springs are 10x easier to fit than e series rear springs lol

by **67rce** » August 23rd, 2010, 11:58 am

I said they were piss easy. AU IRS rear spring changes FTW!

by **bentls** » August 23rd, 2010, 12:19 pm

Ba is easier

by **[Sterling]** » August 23rd, 2010, 1:46 pm

BA alot easier all you gotta unbolt is the wheel lol

by **pHaT`eL** » August 23rd, 2010, 5:41 pm

Heaps better now, got a few WTF looks from people on the way home

by **KR1STO** » August 23rd, 2010, 7:54 pm

PICS!!!!!

by **Eb Barbie** » August 29th, 2010, 6:27 pm

With thanks to Bentley, Kester, John and Pete, here is a pic of the lane lowered:

BEFORE

AFTER

It also now has a 2.5" cat back exhaust dumped at diff with twin pipes. Here's a pic, I will post others when photobucket wants to be friendly!

by **EBOOST** » August 29th, 2010, 6:28 pm

do u like the sound of it dumped at the diff?
needs different wheels imo.
cheers josh.

by **LUXO_8** » August 29th, 2010, 6:29 pm

nice work!.. looks great!

by **Dansedgli** » August 29th, 2010, 6:30 pm

I can see your flaps. Not a good look.

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