phantom xr6t Talks Cheap, Let's Race Member 596 Member For: 18y 1m 24d Gender: Male Location: Atherton, FNQ Posted 28/03/12 08:18 AM Share Posted 28/03/12 08:18 AM who did it?mine needs doing and I want the whole rear done at once, fronts have all been done.Fulcrum cairns did mine, cost $3442.10 to do the lot. drives like a totally different car now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexual harrassment panda I see a red door and I want to paint it black Donating Members 5,919 Member For: 15y 2m 13d Gender: Male Location: Far north queensland Posted 28/03/12 08:20 AM Share Posted 28/03/12 08:20 AM thanks mate, they did my front end for me. Seem like a good bunch of blokes.they did give the t a bit of a squirt last time but I don't mind that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie2256 Donating Members 7,441 Member For: 16y 1m 17d Gender: Male Location: SE Melbourne Posted 28/03/12 08:21 AM Share Posted 28/03/12 08:21 AM What I mean is that the cost cutting has gotten bad enough to really comprimise on making a decent car, now it seems you buiy a brand new car and have to replace the crap that they have fitted because they have cut costs on parts that dont even last the first few services. You buy a car and within the first year you deal with brake shudder, and the steering wheel vibrating your hands until you fix what ford have done from the factory.it was one of the main reasons for me spending the money on the suspesion, I was sick of having brake shudder and a shaking steering wheel with a car that had only done 50kSomeone on here said the factory shocks are gone after 20thou kms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillz Three pedals are better then two.. Donating Members 15,637 Member For: 17y 7m 13d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 28/03/12 08:25 AM Share Posted 28/03/12 08:25 AM Ok I will spill the beans...My bill was around $3500. I had just about everything done, full super pro bushes, camber kits front and rear, bilstien shockers, etc, etcDo I regret it? no not at all. im glad to now have the car driving how it should have come from ford. Ford should be ashamed of themselves for putting such serious cost cutting in front of producing a good car. And I still beleive that there should have been a recall on those control arm bushes that fall to bits by the first 50kI do agree but a Falcon has never been built to handle like a Jap or Euro and it never will, if they were they would probably cost the same.These cars are a straight line car only and they do it well so might as well stick to that. We all know suspension upgrades will help you get it moving but will bushes (asside from diff) help too? And if so, how much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantom xr6t Talks Cheap, Let's Race Member 596 Member For: 18y 1m 24d Gender: Male Location: Atherton, FNQ Posted 28/03/12 08:35 AM Share Posted 28/03/12 08:35 AM thanks mate, they did my front end for me. Seem like a good bunch of blokes.they did give the t a bit of a squirt last time but I don't mind thatNo probs mate, I left the valet tune in my car so no fun was had Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozking1 Donating Members 79 Member For: 15y 9m 28d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, Vic Posted 28/03/12 08:38 AM Share Posted 28/03/12 08:38 AM The cost shouldnt change because Japs and Euros cost the same as Falcons in pretty much every other country lol Ford are just pathetic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FG50T Member 568 Member For: 20y 10m 26d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 28/03/12 09:31 AM Author Share Posted 28/03/12 09:31 AM I'll tell you how much it's worth when I do it Dillz. May as well have a crack at making the car fun driving even without hitting boost...the cars got everything else covered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino1980 09JET Member 1,510 Member For: 15y 6m 19d Gender: Male Location: E. Maitland Posted 28/03/12 08:43 PM Share Posted 28/03/12 08:43 PM That's good and all, but everyone wants these cars as cheap as possible, and then complain theres cost cutting?? What other family sedan are you going to buy with such a great motor for the same price?You're right but it would cost f*ck all to install decent bushes in the things whilst they were being built... Surely it wouldn't add much to the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradles024 Donating Members 1,145 Member For: 15y 1m 25d Gender: Male Posted 28/03/12 08:54 PM Share Posted 28/03/12 08:54 PM Not really, until you look at the volume of cars being sold. Compared to the number of people who actually care enough to change the things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratter Member 6,793 Member For: 18y 7m 12d Gender: Male Location: @ my laptop Posted 28/03/12 10:46 PM Share Posted 28/03/12 10:46 PM Stiffer bushes etc promote more NVH through the car, the mum/dad type new car buyers would not want this so ford will, as any manufacturer will, target their main buying group, I know there are are few here, but how many people here have bought their car new? If us performance oriented customers where their main buying group, then possibly Ford would build a car that suited us better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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