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Those look like a very very cheap looking copy of a work equip 05

Electronic brake controlled fitted Removed wing Removed bonnet and side stickers got picked up and getting a deatil tomorrow, so really just needs wheels and low

Played with wheels in the rain, not a lot, but only got it yesterday Really wanted to put my Work Rezax on it, abet with differnt sized tyres on. I really liked the look, but no way 18x9-4/10+0 wre going to fit It came on 19in lenso's, ones on grass on the left, but not my cup of tea. So they are for sale if anyone is interested. I tried on some 17in BBS RS, but the centerbore was too small and needed way too much spacing to clear the falcon hub. So ended up with just some V35 skyline stock 17's with 8/5mm slip on spacers for now till I lower it and buy some weaker sized 18/19s

I just did a bunch of test fits with rims I had laying around, First of was a set of rezax off my s14 Rear a 18x10+0 had a good inch poke. My ute is stock height, this would normally camber in a touch when lowering, but due to solid rear im guessing it will just look mexican and more than likly munch the gaurds on compression once lowered, Similar case with the matching front being a 18x9-4 it too poked a good inch, though at least this would come in a bit with natural camber after lowinging it The main issue seems to be that the tub actually recceses back in, so from the top doesnt look like a lot of poke but actually is, like the opposite of a pumped gaurd Shame as I think they would actually suit it once lowered with appropriate tyre size and would save me buying another set of rims I then tried some 17x9+20 BBS RS, looked good. Th issue was they required too much spacing as center bore was too small to actually drive on them. By the time they were spaced out they were at a 9+12 and just inside the gaurds. There was no use to try much else I had as they are all 17x10 in neg offsets and would have no chance Unfortuantly the rain started to get heavier so I forgot to take pics. But im going to aiming for a pretty boring 18 or19 9.5+15ish rear and 9+12ish fronts as want to minimise chance of scrubing while towing. At least this is a fairly common size and easy to find something non china

Thanks for the clearup, used to forums where you can delete your own stuff So as long as the new springs arnt riding on bump stops it should be sweet (which hopefully full replacement springs like king super lows wont be doing)

Sorry for the multi post Website froze up, and for some reason I cant delete or edit the posts?

any info?

Not really an update, but bought a BF2 today. Was thinking resets, being 380 drive in/drive out or 250 If I remove/reinstall but still a bit concerned about this. So leaning towards king springs as I can get rear set of replacement leaves and front springs for ~$550. Main question is has anyone used them with load assist bags my main concern is "These bags need minimum 65mm space to sit deflated which is about the bump stop height" So if I am looking to get springs that sit the car 2in lower in the rear, if I have greater than the 115mm from diff to bump stop currently it should be fine, or are the king springs a different shape/softer Ie something like this

Ok first off I have been doing a LOT of reading as I dont like doing one of these typical 'new guy posts' Im looking at buying a BA/BF XR6T ute in the coming weeks for a new tow/daily. Inevitably im at least going to lower it and put wheels on. It needs to still be able to tow my track car as I'm getting over my VT v6 wagon. Besides that Ive had quite a few imports, mostly nissan, so Im used to the ease of just buying decent coilovers, rear camber and toe arms and you are set suspension wise for a basic setup so rear leafs are a bit of an unknown Just after some suggestions/clarification. Front -This seems straight forward as im guessing coilovers would be a little too expensive/ overkill for what im after. -I think something just like a king spring and guessing its best to replace the shock. anything else I should be looking at doing whilst im under there? Rear- This is where im getting a bit lost -It seems lowering blocks are a really cheap, but pretty dodgy solution -I know Kings springs do a replacement leaf, but unsure how this would go height/handle towing -Reset leafs seems to be a common way of going. I suppose it depends on how low they are set too but is this still a 'dodgy' way of doing it ? Will it still be able to handle the load. I was thinking lowering and getting some kind of air assist in the back when towing. Both my old tow cars suffer from the usual nose in sky rear tucking syndrome with the trailer/car behind Id be loolng it just the basic ones that you use a compressor/servo to inflate. Can these still be used/fit with lowered/ reset leafs ? Is there anything else besides shocks I should do at the rear as well? Sorry for the million questions but thought Id try and get a straight answer as I have been reading for hours and seem to be going in circles. Im really just trying to get a rough figure of exactly what I can/need to do so I can budget to get it all done pretty much straight after purchasing the car, as the cost too will also effect the budget to get the car in the first place.