ms700 Moderating Team 10,170 Member For: 22y 11d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 20/05/08 03:16 AM Share Posted 20/05/08 03:16 AM where's saleen when you need him, and his arse-pec jokes..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 9m 17d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 20/05/08 03:53 AM Share Posted 20/05/08 03:53 AM lolSurely there's gonna be more than one bite! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-SPEC You are a dead set goose Silver Donating Members 3,968 Member For: 19y 2m 12d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 20/05/08 04:08 AM Author Share Posted 20/05/08 04:08 AM The F6 above looked low enough to my eye, but I guess we all have different tastes (or it could have been the angle of the photo). Like most others here, I went for the 'level sill' effect by using KFFL-57 and KFRL-68SSL King Springs front and rear respectively. The front looks good, but the rear has settled too much for my liking (the top of the tyre is just beginning to disappear under the guard - and I'm not a fan of the 'dumped' look). This spring combo is what King Springs recommended in their catalogue for XR series cars (the current catalogue has changed part number names a little).They also recommended using KFRL-68SL springs on the rear of non-XRs, and in hindsight I think this would have been the best option for me. The SSLs meant I had to cut off some of my bump stop, which indicates to me that it's too low. I may well remove my SSLs and replace them with SLs in the near future - this will still be lower than normal XR height with a firmer spring rate to boot, but not as low as it currently is.It's just the back I want to change. The front looks great (even if it is a gimmick). I only want it to sit as the front does. Looking at arch height, the tyre is in line with the top of the arch, and the back sits a little higher. All I want to do is equal them out, so it looks like the a pair of SLs for the rear is the way to go for me then.Thanks for your help bugster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugster70 Donating Members 1,326 Member For: 19y 9m 9d Location: Canberra Posted 20/05/08 04:12 AM Share Posted 20/05/08 04:12 AM No worries mate, that would be my inclination too. Remember also that it'll take a while for the springs to settle - I was initially happy with the ride height of the SSLs, but after they settled it was too low for me. Anyway, good luck and let me know how you go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobrav8 Member 1,969 Member For: 19y 10m 19d Gender: Male Location: New Zealand Posted 20/05/08 04:42 AM Share Posted 20/05/08 04:42 AM I have an XR6T BA mk2 - standard springs in front and SSL rears. Here is a photo - shows the ass down a bit, but to be honest it is more level than this photo shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVYDF6 Built F6 & VE SS-V Donating Members 582 Member For: 17y 6m 19d Gender: Male Location: Melb Posted 20/05/08 05:03 AM Share Posted 20/05/08 05:03 AM lolSurely there's gonna be more than one bite! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Here since the start... Lifetime Members 10,282 Member For: 21y 9m 17d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 20/05/08 07:41 AM Share Posted 20/05/08 07:41 AM The F6 above looked low enough to my eye, but I guess we all have different tastes (or it could have been the angle of the photo). Like most others here, I went for the 'level sill' effect by using KFFL-57 and KFRL-68SSL King Springs front and rear respectively. The front looks good, but the rear has settled too much for my liking (the top of the tyre is just beginning to disappear under the guard - and I'm not a fan of the 'dumped' look). This spring combo is what King Springs recommended in their catalogue for XR series cars (the current catalogue has changed part number names a little).They also recommended using KFRL-68SL springs on the rear of non-XRs, and in hindsight I think this would have been the best option for me. The SSLs meant I had to cut off some of my bump stop, which indicates to me that it's too low. I may well remove my SSLs and replace them with SLs in the near future - this will still be lower than normal XR height with a firmer spring rate to boot, but not as low as it currently is.Since you R-Spec owners have BF MkII's you can forget about all of the above. He's talking about a BA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugster70 Donating Members 1,326 Member For: 19y 9m 9d Location: Canberra Posted 22/05/08 12:52 AM Share Posted 22/05/08 12:52 AM Since you R-Spec owners have BF MkII's you can forget about all of the above. He's talking about a BA.Not necessarily. Can't speak 100% for any differences between an XR6T and an F6, but according to the King Springs catalogue, spring applications are the same for both BA and BF vehicles. I would imagine they would be the same for FPV equivalents too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 18y 4d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 22/05/08 01:12 AM Share Posted 22/05/08 01:12 AM there is a difference bugster, Jman recently had SL's but in his BF, the springs were actually the BA part and the front of his ute was almost touching the ground! It was mentioned somewhere else that BF2 is different again I'm pretty sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugster70 Donating Members 1,326 Member For: 19y 9m 9d Location: Canberra Posted 22/05/08 01:15 AM Share Posted 22/05/08 01:15 AM I stand corrected, thanks for the clarification senna. Someone ought to alert King Springs to this oversight in their catalogue then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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