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Re: The wagon thread.

Posted: October 11th, 2009, 12:18 pm
by PSI250
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!!

Re: The wagon thread.

Posted: October 11th, 2009, 1:27 pm
by BenJ
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

Re: The wagon thread.

Posted: October 11th, 2009, 4:50 pm
by PSI250
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.

Re: The wagon thread.

Posted: October 11th, 2009, 5:57 pm
by Phillis
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?

Re: The wagon thread.

Posted: October 11th, 2009, 5:59 pm
by BenJ
Shocks only control the spring movement, and would prevent some rear end bounce with a load, not how far it drops.

BenJ

Re: The wagon thread.

Posted: October 12th, 2009, 8:12 am
by YBHVE4
here are some pics of my Liberty wagonfrom Saturday night:
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Re: The wagon thread.

Posted: October 12th, 2009, 8:23 am
by Kenaz
YBHVE4 wrote:here are some pics of my Liberty wagonfrom Saturday night:
I love it! :good:

Re: The wagon thread.

Posted: October 12th, 2009, 11:57 am
by apoc
Looking neat as!

Re: The wagon thread.

Posted: October 12th, 2009, 12:08 pm
by YBHVE4
cheers.

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

Re: The wagon thread.

Posted: October 12th, 2009, 12:45 pm
by Wagone
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

Re: The wagon thread.

Posted: October 12th, 2009, 1:25 pm
by YBHVE4
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?

Re: The wagon thread.

Posted: October 12th, 2009, 1:45 pm
by nothin suss
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

Re: The wagon thread.

Posted: October 12th, 2009, 2:02 pm
by BROCKYB8
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

Re: The wagon thread.

Posted: October 12th, 2009, 3:18 pm
by Bomber
Dont insult Lalin's ride its a RS liberty scotty its not just some some everyday liberty!!! :P

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

Re: The wagon thread.

Posted: October 12th, 2009, 5:44 pm
by YBHVE4
Bomber wrote:Dont insult Lalin's ride its a RS liberty scotty its not just some some everyday liberty!!! :P
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

Re: The wagon thread.

Posted: October 13th, 2009, 8:07 am
by YBHVE4
and here is a pic of my XW:
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Re: The wagon thread.

Posted: October 13th, 2009, 5:25 pm
by MRE-50L
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 :D
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and when we got it home the day we brought it from yass , Ebay special 700$ with 11 months rego
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Re: The wagon thread.

Posted: October 14th, 2009, 7:59 am
by EFFalcon
fairlane fronted wagons are coming back!

Re: The wagon thread.

Posted: October 14th, 2009, 8:16 am
by apoc
Is that a 3.2L I6? I have seriously never seen one of these lol

Re: The wagon thread.

Posted: October 14th, 2009, 8:27 am
by BenJ
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

Re: The wagon thread.

Posted: October 14th, 2009, 5:24 pm
by MRE-50L
thats a 3.2L I6
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and now it has the original 4L & 5spd from my grey EL
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it mite end up getting all the enteria from my old ltd minus the leather seats

Re: The wagon thread.

Posted: October 15th, 2009, 9:05 am
by BROCKYB8
Whats the widest and biggest rims everyone got on a e sereis wagon.

Ive had 18 x 9.5 with 295 on mine

Re: The wagon thread.

Posted: October 18th, 2009, 10:49 pm
by lk5chn
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

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Re: The wagon thread.

Posted: October 18th, 2009, 11:21 pm
by BenJ
Hey, nice ED XR6 Wagon.

Looks to be in good nick too.

Cheers
BenJ

Re: The wagon thread.

Posted: October 19th, 2009, 3:42 pm
by gerbzjen
Nice car man.
Twin subs are the way to go...what else are you gonna use that cabin space for :P lol
I've got twin subs, check it out if you're after an idea...

Re: The wagon thread.

Posted: October 19th, 2009, 3:48 pm
by waghoonEF
gerbzjen wrote:...what else are you gonna use that cabin space for :P lol
...
A spa will fit nicely :grin:

Re: The wagon thread.

Posted: October 19th, 2009, 3:50 pm
by gerbzjen
waghoonEF wrote:
gerbzjen wrote:...what else are you gonna use that cabin space for :P lol
...
A spa will fit nicely :grin:

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

Re: The wagon thread.

Posted: October 19th, 2009, 3:54 pm
by waghoonEF
Yeah, put one of those soft tops like on those mazda shades.....siiiccckkkk :D

Re: The wagon thread.

Posted: October 19th, 2009, 4:48 pm
by Phillis
just dont brake. ever. or take a corner. ever. or go up hill. or downhill. ever. :mrgreen:


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

Re: The wagon thread.

Posted: October 19th, 2009, 5:04 pm
by BenJ
Hey Fellas.

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

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And on Sunday I installed a Wade 1673 cam. :grin: :grin: :grin:

Cheers
BenJ

Re: The wagon thread.

Posted: October 20th, 2009, 6:56 pm
by Wagone
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

Re: The wagon thread.

Posted: October 20th, 2009, 9:28 pm
by El_Poochino
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EF XR6 with EL front and factory 5 speed :grin:

Re: The wagon thread.

Posted: October 20th, 2009, 9:37 pm
by Phillis
yours?!

OHMYGOD...A BROTHER! FINALLY!

Re: The wagon thread.

Posted: October 24th, 2009, 8:29 am
by El_Poochino
Lonley at the top Phillis? :P

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.

Re: The wagon thread.

Posted: October 24th, 2009, 10:58 am
by wolf
BenJ wrote:Hey Fellas.

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

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Cheers
BenJ

all sorts of sexy right there

Re: The wagon thread.

Posted: October 25th, 2009, 9:20 pm
by BenJ
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.

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There are details of the install in my build thread.

Cheers
BenJ

Re: The wagon thread.

Posted: October 25th, 2009, 9:49 pm
by MRE-50L
gerbzjen wrote:
waghoonEF wrote:
gerbzjen wrote:...what else are you gonna use that cabin space for :P lol
...
A spa will fit nicely :grin:

That'd be awesome, cut the top off and you'd be set
lol just like this
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Re: The wagon thread.

Posted: October 26th, 2009, 7:17 am
by EFFalcon
you're an odd man Dave.

Re: The wagon thread.

Posted: October 26th, 2009, 7:56 am
by BROCKYB8
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 .

Re: The wagon thread.

Posted: October 26th, 2009, 10:00 am
by YBHVE4
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