The wagon thread.

PSI250 · Post by **PSI250** » October 11th, 2009, 12:18 pm

93edxr6 wrote:thanks benj great post.

so can you buy lowerd leaf springs or do you have to get them reset? load helper things look like a good idear. did the sway bar make much of a diffrence? is there a need for shortend shocks? have you had to cut your bump stops?

id probly want the same stance mabey a tiny bit lower as PSI250 but as stiff as i can get it...

you can buy lowered leaves thru king springs, you can also send yours off to be reset.

i'll sell you my wagon, its already done!!

BenJ · Post by **BenJ** » October 11th, 2009, 1:27 pm

King Springs sell a set of leaf springs, but only in Lows. So reset will be the way to go for anything lower.

The sway bar has made a lot of difference. I made some comments in my build thread.

As for bump stops, there are three. One on each side above the diff housing, and one in the middle above the pinion. At this stage I have not cut the bump stops, but they do appear to be getting a bit of use. That is probably from my trip to QLD from Sydney a few weeks ago.

I will say that at this height, with four adults in the car, and hard acceleration in first and 2nd, the tailshaft does hit the floor. Using Lowering blocks makes this worse, as they magnify the twist of the diff.

Shortened shocks will be needed if you have the leaves reset, but if you use blocks, you need to keep using standard length.

At the moment, my shocks are stuffed, and I will be getting some HD shocks in the next month or so, I hope.

Cheers
BenJ

PSI250 · Post by **PSI250** » October 11th, 2009, 4:50 pm

BenJ wrote:King Springs sell a set of leaf springs, but only in Lows. So reset will be the way to go for anything lower.

King springs actually sell both low and superlow to suit E series wagons.
Part numbers
FOR-618 for the superlows
and
FOR-607 for the lows.

Phillis · Post by **Phillis** » October 11th, 2009, 5:57 pm

i reckon my shocks are shagged. i put some floating flooring, about 100kgs, in the back of my car today and it dropped easily 1 1/2 inches- group buy on shocks?

BenJ · Post by **BenJ** » October 11th, 2009, 5:59 pm

Shocks only control the spring movement, and would prevent some rear end bounce with a load, not how far it drops.

BenJ

YBHVE4 · Post by **YBHVE4** » October 12th, 2009, 8:12 am

here are some pics of my Liberty wagonfrom Saturday night:

Kenaz · Post by **Kenaz** » October 12th, 2009, 8:23 am

YBHVE4 wrote:here are some pics of my Liberty wagonfrom Saturday night:

I love it!

apoc · Post by **apoc** » October 12th, 2009, 11:57 am

Looking neat as!

YBHVE4 · Post by **YBHVE4** » October 12th, 2009, 12:08 pm

cheers.

i rolled the guards on saturday morning and threw on the new rims for the cruise. wheels just tuck in

Wagone · Post by **Wagone** » October 12th, 2009, 12:45 pm

Updated list for this thread:

Phillis - EF XR6
EFFalcon - Frankenwagon
BROCKYB8 - EF GLi
BLKPHN - AU II FUTURA
Commando - Candywagon
Bomber - EB Ghia 5.0
wolf - EB
Pete - EB GL
efman - EF GLi
gerbzjen - EF GLi
MontXR - EB Fairmont Wagon
Benji - EB Ghia 4L
Schmee - LTD EB Ghia 4L and EB Ghia 4L
Frost - EA Spak
WaghoonEF - EF
BenJ - EB Ghia
EDXRSW - ED XR6
efman -
PSI250 -
Wagone - AU forte

YBHVE4 · Post by **YBHVE4** » October 12th, 2009, 1:25 pm

Wagone wrote:Updated list for this thread:

Phillis - EF XR6
EFFalcon - Frankenwagon
BROCKYB8 - EF GLi
BLKPHN - AU II FUTURA
Commando - Candywagon
Bomber - EB Ghia 5.0
wolf - EB
Pete - EB GL
efman - EF GLi
gerbzjen - EF GLi
MontXR - EB Fairmont Wagon
Benji - EB Ghia 4L
Schmee - LTD EB Ghia 4L and EB Ghia 4L
Frost - EA Spak
WaghoonEF - EF
BenJ - EB Ghia
EDXRSW - ED XR6
efman -
PSI250 -
Wagone - AU forte

is this a ford only list?

nothin suss · Post by **nothin suss** » October 12th, 2009, 1:45 pm

Updated list for this thread:

Phillis - EF XR6
EFFalcon - Frankenwagon
BROCKYB8 - EF GLi
BLKPHN - AU II FUTURA
Commando - Candywagon
Bomber - EB Ghia 5.0
wolf - EB
Pete - EB GL
efman - EF GLi
gerbzjen - EF GLi
MontXR - EB Fairmont Wagon
Benji - EB Ghia 4L
Schmee - LTD EB Ghia 4L and EB Ghia 4L
Frost - EA Spak
WaghoonEF - EF
BenJ - EB Ghia
EDXRSW - ED XR6
efman -
PSI250 -
Wagone - AU forte
Nothin Suss - BF2 XT

BROCKYB8 · Post by **BROCKYB8** » October 12th, 2009, 2:02 pm

Updated list for this thread:

Phillis - EF XR6
EFFalcon - Frankenwagon
BROCKYB8 - EF GLi
BLKPHN - AU II FUTURA
Commando - Candywagon
Bomber - EB Ghia 5.0
wolf - EB
Pete - EB GL
efman - EF GLi
gerbzjen - EF GLi
MontXR - EB Fairmont Wagon
Benji - EB Ghia 4L
Schmee - LTD EB Ghia 4L and EB Ghia 4L
Frost - EA Spak
WaghoonEF - EF
BenJ - EB Ghia
EDXRSW - ED XR6
efman -
PSI250 -
Wagone - AU forte
Nothin Suss - BF2 XT
YBHVE4 - suby Liberty wagon

Bomber · Post by **Bomber** » October 12th, 2009, 3:18 pm

Dont insult Lalin's ride its a RS liberty scotty its not just some some everyday liberty!!!

Phillis - EF XR6
EFFalcon - Frankenwagon
BROCKYB8 - EF GLi
BLKPHN - AU II FUTURA
Commando - Candywagon
Bomber - EB Ghia 5.0
wolf - EB
Pete - EB GL
efman - EF GLi
gerbzjen - EF GLi
MontXR - EB Fairmont Wagon
Benji - EB Ghia 4L
Schmee - LTD EB Ghia 4L and EB Ghia 4L
Frost - EA Spak
WaghoonEF - EF
BenJ - EB Ghia
EDXRSW - ED XR6
efman -
PSI250 -
Wagone - AU forte
Nothin Suss - BF2 XT
YBHVE4 - suby RS Liberty wagon

YBHVE4 · Post by **YBHVE4** » October 12th, 2009, 5:44 pm

Bomber wrote:Dont insult Lalin's ride its a RS liberty scotty its not just some some everyday liberty!!!

LOL...all good. slight alteration:

Phillis - EF XR6
EFFalcon - Frankenwagon
BROCKYB8 - EF GLi
BLKPHN - AU II FUTURA
Commando - Candywagon
Bomber - EB Ghia 5.0
wolf - EB
Pete - EB GL
efman - EF GLi
gerbzjen - EF GLi
MontXR - EB Fairmont Wagon
Benji - EB Ghia 4L
Schmee - LTD EB Ghia 4L and EB Ghia 4L
Frost - EA Spak
WaghoonEF - EF
BenJ - EB Ghia
EDXRSW - ED XR6
efman -
PSI250 -
Wagone - AU forte
Nothin Suss - BF2 XT
YBHVE4 - suby RS Liberty wagon & XW Falcon Wagon

YBHVE4 · Post by **YBHVE4** » October 13th, 2009, 8:07 am

and here is a pic of my XW:

MRE-50L · Post by **MRE-50L** » October 13th, 2009, 5:25 pm

Updated again

Phillis - EF XR6
EFFalcon - Frankenwagon
BROCKYB8 - EF GLi
BLKPHN - AU II FUTURA
Commando - Candywagon
Bomber - EB Ghia 5.0
wolf - EB
Pete - EB GL
efman - EF GLi
gerbzjen - EF GLi
MontXR - EB Fairmont Wagon
Benji - EB Ghia 4L
Schmee - LTD EB Ghia 4L and EB Ghia 4L
Frost - EA Spak
WaghoonEF - EF
BenJ - EB Ghia
EDXRSW - ED XR6
efman -
PSI250 -
Wagone - AU forte
Nothin Suss - BF2 XT
YBHVE4 - suby RS Liberty wagon & XW Falcon Wagon
MRE-50L - EA GL ,5/88 3.2 5spd

Heres My wagon WIP atm

and when we got it home the day we brought it from yass , Ebay special 700$ with 11 months rego

Post by **EFFalcon** » October 14th, 2009, 7:59 am

fairlane fronted wagons are coming back!

apoc · Post by **apoc** » October 14th, 2009, 8:16 am

Is that a 3.2L I6? I have seriously never seen one of these lol

BenJ · Post by **BenJ** » October 14th, 2009, 8:27 am

As he purchased it it had the 3.2l and 5 speed, factory fitted.

As to what is in there now?

I guess MRE-50L can tell his own story.

BenJ

MRE-50L · Post by **MRE-50L** » October 14th, 2009, 5:24 pm

thats a 3.2L I6

and now it has the original 4L & 5spd from my grey EL

it mite end up getting all the enteria from my old ltd minus the leather seats

BROCKYB8 · Post by **BROCKYB8** » October 15th, 2009, 9:05 am

Whats the widest and biggest rims everyone got on a e sereis wagon.

Ive had 18 x 9.5 with 295 on mine

lk5chn · Post by **lk5chn** » October 18th, 2009, 10:49 pm

Hey guys this is my ED XR6 wagon

real stock atm
only got stereo system in it
thinking about some 17" tickford rims but i dono yet
also thinkin about twin subs but i havnt really seen too many setups in wagons

BenJ · Post by **BenJ** » October 18th, 2009, 11:21 pm

Hey, nice ED XR6 Wagon.

Looks to be in good nick too.

Cheers
BenJ

gerbzjen · Post by **gerbzjen** » October 19th, 2009, 3:42 pm

Nice car man.
Twin subs are the way to go...what else are you gonna use that cabin space for

lol
I've got twin subs, check it out if you're after an idea...

waghoonEF · Post by **waghoonEF** » October 19th, 2009, 3:48 pm

gerbzjen wrote:...what else are you gonna use that cabin space for lol
...

A spa will fit nicely

gerbzjen · Post by **gerbzjen** » October 19th, 2009, 3:50 pm

waghoonEF wrote:
gerbzjen wrote:...what else are you gonna use that cabin space for lol
...
A spa will fit nicely

That'd be awesome, cut the top off and you'd be set

waghoonEF · Post by **waghoonEF** » October 19th, 2009, 3:54 pm

Yeah, put one of those soft tops like on those mazda shades.....siiiccckkkk

Phillis · Post by **Phillis** » October 19th, 2009, 4:48 pm

just dont brake. ever. or take a corner. ever. or go up hill. or downhill. ever.

ps- im in the market for some new shocks. whos got what in their wagons?

BenJ · Post by **BenJ** » October 19th, 2009, 5:04 pm

Hey Fellas.

Here is a couple of pics of my Wagon on the back of Mount Panorama that I took last weekend.

And on Sunday I installed a Wade 1673 cam.

Cheers
BenJ

Wagone · Post by **Wagone** » October 20th, 2009, 6:56 pm

Updated again

Phillis - EF XR6
EFFalcon - Frankenwagon
BROCKYB8 - EF GLi
BLKPHN - AU II FUTURA
Commando - Candywagon
Bomber - EB Ghia 5.0
wolf - EB
Pete - EB GL
efman - EF GLi
gerbzjen - EF GLi
MontXR - EB Fairmont Wagon
Benji - EB Ghia 4L
Schmee - LTD EB Ghia 4L and EB Ghia 4L
Frost - EA Spak
WaghoonEF - EF
BenJ - EB Ghia
EDXRSW - ED XR6
efman -
PSI250 -
Wagone - AU forte
Nothin Suss - BF2 XT
YBHVE4 - suby RS Liberty wagon & XW Falcon Wagon
MRE-50L - EA GL ,5/88 3.2 5spd
lk5chn - XR6

El_Poochino · Post by **El_Poochino** » October 20th, 2009, 9:28 pm

EF XR6 with EL front and factory 5 speed

Phillis · Post by **Phillis** » October 20th, 2009, 9:37 pm

yours?!

OHMYGOD...A BROTHER! FINALLY!

El_Poochino · Post by **El_Poochino** » October 24th, 2009, 8:29 am

Lonley at the top Phillis?

Bad news is that pic was before some kents from Cronulla gave it a small thumping. Needs much cosmetic TLC which should hopefuly happen next year.

wolf · Post by **wolf** » October 24th, 2009, 10:58 am

BenJ wrote:Hey Fellas.

Here is a couple of pics of my Wagon on the back of Mount Panorama that I took last weekend.

Cheers
BenJ

all sorts of sexy right there

BenJ · Post by **BenJ** » October 25th, 2009, 9:20 pm

wolf wrote:all sorts of sexy right there

Thanks mate!!!

This weekend, with the help of a couple of mates, we installed an Electric Sunroof.

There are details of the install in my build thread.

Cheers
BenJ

MRE-50L · Post by **MRE-50L** » October 25th, 2009, 9:49 pm

gerbzjen wrote:
waghoonEF wrote:
gerbzjen wrote:...what else are you gonna use that cabin space for lol
...
A spa will fit nicely

That'd be awesome, cut the top off and you'd be set

lol just like this

Post by **EFFalcon** » October 26th, 2009, 7:17 am

you're an odd man Dave.

BROCKYB8 · Post by **BROCKYB8** » October 26th, 2009, 7:56 am

Lol well Started a few little mods on mine on the weekend after the box went BOOM
Ill get some pics up in the next couple of weeks.
All these are really cheap mods as this is only my daily .

YBHVE4 · Post by **YBHVE4** » October 26th, 2009, 10:00 am

BROCKYB8 wrote:Lol well Started a few little mods on mine on the weekend after the box went BOOM

as Mark (Bomber) would say....needs more 6 speed