CHLAXN Donating Members 932 Member For: 16y 6m 7d Gender: Male Location: north QLD Posted 05/11/11 12:07 PM Share Posted 05/11/11 12:07 PM I have had no probs with mine its an 2010 fg auto ute.. have pedders lowered leafs and also had lowering blocks in with no problems.. pulled the blocks out the other day before my tune though.. if anything is going to brake it will be now with 409rwks lol.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01txr Member 861 Member For: 17y 10m 15d Gender: Male Location: QLD Posted 10/12/11 02:05 PM Share Posted 10/12/11 02:05 PM Lowering blocks act like a lever worsening axle tramp as it causes the leaf toBind up making the spring look like a s shape under heavy load (acceleration). I learned of this years a go from a suspension seminar I attended. Couldn't believe it was doing it till my friend viewed it when I wot beside him. He stated the slightly exaggerated sketch shown to us was no exaggeration. The other issue is that the pinion also raises which all adds up to the cv problem issue as well axle tramp. There is one way of stopping the spring from doing it which is by fitting traction rods eg Caltrac. You may even be able to dial in enough preload with the traction rods to help correct the tailshaft geometry. Your best off having the springs reset then taking the cheap option of fitting blocks. Just wondering what affect do you get if you reverse one of the leaf spings. Something guys use to do years ago as well. Has anyone tried it. If so how much lower did it make it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henz Tampon inserted, Auto Acquired, next purchase a new handbag Donating Members 9,946 Member For: 16y 8m 9d Gender: Male Location: Vic Posted 10/12/11 08:55 PM Share Posted 10/12/11 08:55 PM Flipping the leaves. A guy I used to work with did it and his ute was fairly low, at a guess Ild say 3-4". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01txr Member 861 Member For: 17y 10m 15d Gender: Male Location: QLD Posted 11/12/11 05:02 AM Share Posted 11/12/11 05:02 AM Did he flip the whole spring or just the 3rd leaf. Just curious as person I know wants to lower his but he has said he heard it causes some squeaking sounds which I think would be the extruded circular pads. I said for him to just give it a try and if it does start to squeak then to grind down the circular pads so the friction won't be concentrated on it. And viewing it anyway if you flip the 3rd leaf the circular pads would only contact if carrying a load. Other option would be to get a second bottom leaf from another set and swap it out for the 3rd leaf. May have to find some new leaf clamps to do it safely. Also suggestion to you guys who want it scraping the center muffler but want to be able to raise it to carry a load. Expensive no labour is fit airbags. Cheap is fit the lowest spring available but have spring saddles made with multiple holes so you can adjust it to suit use. Also do same with front pivot so pinion angle can be corrected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FGMAN Member 70 Member For: 13y 2m Posted 13/01/12 08:52 AM Share Posted 13/01/12 08:52 AM Just fitted king springs sssl and pedders super lows leafs pretty happy with the result, the rear need lowering blocks though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Outsider Donating Members 1,205 Member For: 13y 6m 14d Gender: Male Location: Burwood, NSW Posted 13/01/12 05:19 PM Share Posted 13/01/12 05:19 PM Just fitted king springs sssl and pedders super lows leafs pretty happy with the result, the rear need lowering blocks thoughpics?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber Carnage on the Garage Floor Donating Members 3,994 Member For: 14y 6m 18d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast Posted 21/02/12 07:34 AM Share Posted 21/02/12 07:34 AM Super Low FrontsSuper Super Low FrontsCan anybody see a difference ?Just cozCalled in at the Kings factory today as I noticed they no longer list an 'SL' for FG. Yes you can still get it, but people complained it wasn't low enough. So, the 'SSL' is the standard lowered spring now. On a sedan, they still recommend the SSL for the rear also, unless you want more squat and take the rake out. That combo should give 345mm hub to guard. I'm currently at 370ish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillz Three pedals are better then two.. Donating Members 15,637 Member For: 17y 6m 3d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 21/02/12 10:11 AM Share Posted 21/02/12 10:11 AM Lol told you SL was a waste of time.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber Carnage on the Garage Floor Donating Members 3,994 Member For: 14y 6m 18d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast Posted 21/02/12 08:45 PM Share Posted 21/02/12 08:45 PM Waste of time? No everybody wants them slammed mate but I hear what you're saying. I will measure a couple of cars before I decide on the fronts. Rears will be the SSL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam_boss260 Member 24 Member For: 12y 10m 2d Gender: Male Posted 21/02/12 09:38 PM Share Posted 21/02/12 09:38 PM Bomber, from what I can gather, the SL's are going to be the LEAST change in height for the fronts. I don't particulalry want to have the front standard whilst I change the springs in the rear. So, it's pretty much SL's on the front, and whatever - SSL's or SSSL's on the rear, or leave it stock standard.But I would be keen to hear what you come up with ride height wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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