wombatG6ET Bronze Donating Members 707 Member For: 12y 5m 19d Gender: Male Location: cherrybrook Posted 29/01/13 06:38 AM Share Posted 29/01/13 06:38 AM Do I need to get camber kit when I get xa coilovers Some people say I do, some people say I don't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellato Donating Members 2,713 Member For: 14y 1m 12d Posted 30/01/13 01:30 AM Share Posted 30/01/13 01:30 AM Depends how low you go mate! Front I wouldn't worry about, just shim up the brackets that come in the car. As for the rear you should be able to drop an inch or so and end up with neg 1 degree of camber (give or take), which isn't much to worry about. Being coilovers though its not hard to just lower till you get camber, see how it goes after they settle. Then if you want to go lower and worried about camber then get the adjustable upper control arms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matsfgxr6turbo Member 388 Member For: 14y 9m 26d Posted 30/01/13 03:19 AM Share Posted 30/01/13 03:19 AM pedders are totally sh*te I had a set of springs and shocks on last falcon they lastes about 20k km and they were buggered they are just munroes painted red get bilstiens ftw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 19y 2m 8d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 30/01/13 03:24 AM Share Posted 30/01/13 03:24 AM I've had Zero issues with my Xa's, they have around 20k km's on them at the moment 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 9m 24d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 31/01/13 12:05 AM Share Posted 31/01/13 12:05 AM Hit and Miss it seems...Some people love them, others have a really bad run with them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 19y 2m 8d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 31/01/13 12:10 AM Share Posted 31/01/13 12:10 AM I put that down to properly adjusted shock lengths P@ If you where to fit them out of the box the rear shocks would blow out in the space of a week.The 4 or 5 blown front shocks I have seen have all been fitted to cars that are very low and have had the ride height adjusted via the spring seat instead of the base height.adjuster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 9m 24d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 31/01/13 12:18 AM Share Posted 31/01/13 12:18 AM You're right Luke, that is more than likely the issue. The problem I have is that Pedders stores themselves are installing these things incorrectly too! Longevity would be my main concern with them though. Knowing the oil capacity and (old kits admittedly) the quality of the seals, I would be surprised if a daily driven car lasted much longer than 18 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 19y 2m 8d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 31/01/13 12:21 AM Share Posted 31/01/13 12:21 AM Agree, luckily for me mine are gen2's and I also wouldn't trust my local pedders to fit new shoe laces!Don't spose you'd know the nitrogen precharge in them? (or a rough guess as to what it might be?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 9m 24d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 31/01/13 12:31 AM Share Posted 31/01/13 12:31 AM No, not sure - I dare say it gets a quick squirt and off they go. Last time I saw a cut away it had a Nitrogen section that was about 3/4 of an inch deep, compared to around 4 inches of oil tube. Another half inch of that oil tube was taken up by the piston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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