My New Wheels

[Falchoon]

  Tancxr6 said:

  Falchoon said:

http://www.kingsprings.com.au/King_Springs...alogue_2003.pdf

Front KFFL-57SL

Rear KFRL-68SL

how low do these springs take it??

any idea how much the parts only cost?

Springs alone would retail for about $150pr, maybe cheaper if you shop around.

[Mommers]

That looks very good...for 19's. I usally think 19's start to look a bit too big but this is an exception

[Lumpen]

Jags are running 20"s now!and I read in motor some guy in the US(of course)is making and marketting 22 and Bloody 24 inch mags!!!!!!makes 19's seem little now...and as for my 14"s!

[oz_utester]

broaden your horizon's boys, street machines vu ss ute "vu4u" is running 24's at the back and 18's at the front and the fronts look like go kart tyres

[ms700]

in 5 years time, 19's and 20's will be the norm. we will be driving around on 24's and 25's. shudder to think about tyre prices!!! I put 18's on one of my falcons 5 years ago and I got instant legend status! now they dont even cut the mustard next to 19's!!!

I dont think the ba's could take much bigger than 20's, my 19's only just miss one of the suspension arms on the front end. look at the top of your tyre, and you will know what I mean. I cant fit my little finger between the tyre and this arm when the car is on a hoist. I think 20's would foul this arm.

I'd like to think I will find out!!!!

[Dagabond]

Funny isnt it, soon we'll back to runnin wheels like these:

:lol:

Not knockin it, look's grouse

[Lumpen]

Meanwhile Me and my XF will be all cool old school with our 14's!!!

Ill be in good company though.All you guys will have 14's too...albeit the brakes...but still

[Guest Mr Walker]

Falchoon,

So I take it that you and Saleen have the same springs?

What's the "also available KFRL-68SSL" mean? Is this an even lower rear spring?

Saleen, your's looks lower than Falchoon's - do the 19's have a bigger overall diameter than the 18's?

[Falchoon]

My springs were purchased through Herrods. I suspect that they are just King sold for big $$ markup.

19s should make the car sit a tad higher. At the Canberra Cruise I noticed my car with 18s was very similar height to other standard XRs with 17s.

[Falchoon]

  ms700 said:

in 5 years time, 19's and 20's will be the norm. we will be driving around on 24's and 25's. shudder to think about tyre prices!!! I put 18's on one of my falcons 5 years ago and I got instant legend status! now they dont even cut the mustard next to 19's!!!

I dont think the ba's could take much bigger than 20's, my 19's only just miss one of the suspension arms on the front end. look at the top of your tyre, and you will know what I mean. I cant fit my little finger between the tyre and this arm when the car is on a hoist. I think 20's would foul this arm.

I'd like to think I will find out!!!!

I think the Hillier gullwing BA ute runs 20s or maybe bigger, I'll check the magazine article I have about it when I get home and see if they modified the suspension. I know they had to modify the suspension on the VY Late model camira ute with 24s in Street Machine magazine. Looks I reckon, especially with such large wheels on the rear and "only" 18s or 19s on front.