Guest KiwiXR6T Guests Posted 12/12/02 07:15 AM Share Posted 12/12/02 07:15 AM Who are the main players in Australia, specifically Melbourne, when it comes to aftermarket springs and shocks? I'm as keen on upgrading the handling of my car as I am on increase the power...... Can you imagine what these cars are gonna look like dropped and Inch or two?...... Not really a 'rip the gutts outta your engine' kinda guy, but when I lowered my R33...... it made a HUGE difference to the feel of the car. Just felt so much smoother and safer...... and it looked damn good too!Does anyone else plan to lower their car? Don't tell me.... in about 3 years???!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJF077 The Noble Leader Administrator 4,786 Member For: 22y 2m 6d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Australia Posted 12/12/02 08:23 AM Share Posted 12/12/02 08:23 AM as it is my car scrapes going up my drive. I dont think i will be lowering it in the near future.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richdave SLOJAM, Gone but not forgotten Lifetime Members 1,841 Member For: 22y 2m 8d Gender: Male Location: Outer east - Melbourne Posted 12/12/02 10:37 AM Share Posted 12/12/02 10:37 AM it's low enuff for me standard. Besides at 128mm it will already have clearance probs in sme places as CJF077 has discovered in his driveway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo_nick some guy... Member 277 Member For: 22y 2m 4d Posted 12/12/02 12:14 PM Share Posted 12/12/02 12:14 PM I wouldn't drop that car by more than an inch!I dropped mine 2" front and nearly 3" rear, but AU wheelarches are massive compared to BA. If you lower it by more than 1.5" you might have serious front guard clearance issues.As for the main players, can't go past King Springs. Give them a buzz and I'm sure they'll be able to tell you when are they anticipating to release new products for the BA.One thing that all of you might want to consider as well are swaybars! I'm not sure what kind of swaybars the BAs have, but I'm quite sure they wouldn't be very stiff. Beef them up a bit and you should notice a HUGE difference in high speed stability, less bodyroll, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Member 453 Member For: 22y 16d Location: Kurrajong, Sydney Posted 12/12/02 10:55 PM Share Posted 12/12/02 10:55 PM Who did you get your sway bars through? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest harasn Guests Posted 13/12/02 09:19 AM Share Posted 13/12/02 09:19 AM you've hit on a pet topic of mine! Tickford/FPV spend thousands of hours and dollars developing the suspension systems on these new cars. By using complex measuring equipment and computers they come up with the best package they can with the best ride and handling being the goals. And you think you can go down to the local brothers suspension shop and order some springs and shocks to improve it. Its not like in the old days when they were set up really soft. With the BA IRS they are able to set it up seperatly for ride and handling. The handling is awesome on the BA XR's. I have driven around a few long sweeping corners at way over the speed limit in the wet and they just hang on and on. If you need better handling than the XR's then you need to go and do an advanced driving course, learn to drive and then just set the car up for track days. that's the only time you need different suspension. My BA XR would scrap to easily if it were any lower. As it is I have to be very carefull and had to re-educate the wife on how to drive over speed humps and the like.I'll get off the soap box now!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richdave SLOJAM, Gone but not forgotten Lifetime Members 1,841 Member For: 22y 2m 8d Gender: Male Location: Outer east - Melbourne Posted 13/12/02 10:02 AM Share Posted 13/12/02 10:02 AM Tickford/FPV spend thousands of hours and dollars developing the suspension systems on these new cars. By using complex measuring equipment and computers they come up with the best package they can with the best ride and handling being the goals. And you think you can go down to the local brothers suspension shop and order some springs and shocks to improve it.... I must admit I agree with you here. Maybe I'm conservative but I say leave well enough alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djelibeybi Code Monkey Member 265 Member For: 22y 1m 7d Location: Canberra, ACT Posted 13/12/02 10:16 AM Share Posted 13/12/02 10:16 AM Its going to be weird enough getting used to being in a low car again after 4 years in a 4WD... there ain't no way I'm gonna lower the car any more! Though, the most fun I had was driving an old BMW 333i (real old shape) that had been modified for racing. I swear, that thing couldn't have been more than about 5cm off the road. Freaky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMoffat Member 744 Member For: 22y 11d Posted 13/12/02 11:06 AM Share Posted 13/12/02 11:06 AM I agree with the factory is best opinion on the ride height. I'm more woried about getting the thing into/over the driveway!I have approx. 120mm clearance on the front spoiler of the EF2.This means I have to go over slow. OK, between the sheets, but a pain when running late of a morning.The Turbo's clearnance anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richdave SLOJAM, Gone but not forgotten Lifetime Members 1,841 Member For: 22y 2m 8d Gender: Male Location: Outer east - Melbourne Posted 13/12/02 11:35 AM Share Posted 13/12/02 11:35 AM The Turbo's clearnance anyone? The standard XT has 160mm clearance and the XR6 sits 32mm lower IIRC, so that makes clearance 128mm. Whoa you'll have an extra 8mm to play with now :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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