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I can get pedders springs installed leaving the standard shocks for $800 and $300 more for pedders sway bar installed - what's a good budget lowering kit?

 

10 hours ago, mightbuyaford said:
Try and avoid king springs. They are not matched to they weight if the car and will sag. Spring rates are non exsistant in the king vocab. 

 

Do you have a budget for suspension?

 

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I love the color. I havent seen that on a g6 before. Nice. How much u get it for if you dont mind me asking?
 

 


They had $26888 and I got it for $23000 - Titan ford - one owner bought and traded there...

 

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Heaps of us run king springs... are they the best spring ever probably not.. but are you honestly doing it because you want the best possible handling for your open diff turbo taxi or because you want it low?

They're like 240 bucks for a set all round off eBay. I've had no problems with mine in 2 years

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Having driven (and owned) a few Falcons with different suspension setups I'll throw in my recommendation for a set of Shockworks coilovers. Hands down best Falcon suspension setup for a street car. Very comfortable and compliant on the streets and hands down the best handling, even on the track. Very versatile and worth the $2k price tag. Hit up @JETURBO for a deal, as he can get you a good price, apparently.

 

Love the new car though bud, classy limo!

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It's worth mentioning the Shockworks kit are made by the guy (Brett) that engineered the suspension set up in the FPVs (was it all Falcons?), so are effectively a coilover designed specifically for this chassis, instead of a generic aftermarket one that has the right fittings attached to physically connect up.  Ford rejected the design because it was not soft feeling enough for what are usually road only cars rarely driven fast.

 

Having said that I run Koni Reds with King Springs because the whole lot I got for $1200 and fitted it myself.  If I chose again I'd save for the Shockworks kit!

 

Front swaybar makes the most difference, do that before touching the rear swaybar.

 

Also remember that too much lowering actually reduces the handling/grip of these cars, plus puts extra strain on CVs (and probably other suspension components as well) causing them to fail more easily.

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Replaced mine with whiteline non adjustable, the smaller sized one whatever that is, can't remember the size in mm.

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