tnt013 New Member 7 Member For: 9y 9m 1d Posted 13/09/23 11:16 AM Share Posted 13/09/23 11:16 AM Long story short, I've replaced the shock absorbers and installed a whiteline sway bar on my f6x. Upon installation I discarded all the old pieces like an idiot and now have had an issue arise. I cant work out the issue for the life of me but the vehicle has dropped itself about 5" at the front. As a result it's so low upon driving it blew up both the front cv joints. I thought only springs would affect the cars ride height but something else is affecting it as I retained the stock springs. Would an upgraded swaybar affect ride height?. Anyway, this one has baffled me. Any suggestions? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboBurbo Silver Donating Members 48 Member For: 2y 9m 4d Gender: Male Location: WA Wheatbelt Posted 13/09/23 01:59 PM Share Posted 13/09/23 01:59 PM (edited) Damn. 5 inches on both sides? Sway bar shouldn't affect ride height. What model/brand are your new shocks? Haven't accidentally been give a set meant for a sedan have you? Top mounts are identical, bottom might be too. *Quick squiz online, KYB front shock listing on sparesbox say the falcon shock is 10cm shorter than the territorys. Might just be the box though Edited 13/09/23 02:08 PM by TurboBurbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 29,092 Member For: 16y 8m 24d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 13/09/23 02:39 PM Share Posted 13/09/23 02:39 PM holy crap... take it to suspension place and get them to figure out why it's changed the height so much, as shockers and swaybars basically make no difference to sitting height... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnt013 New Member 7 Member For: 9y 9m 1d Posted 14/09/23 12:54 AM Author Share Posted 14/09/23 12:54 AM Thanks for the feedback. The shocks are Chinese specials from eBay so it could be the leading factor. I'm fairly certain the bottom mounts are unique for the AWD territorys so definitely not a Falcon one. Im going to buy a good set now, whats the recommendation on good shocks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natho Member 10 Member For: 14y 3m 3d Posted 09/05/24 02:02 PM Share Posted 09/05/24 02:02 PM I think the length of the spring changed with the SY2. Mismatching shocks and springs will probably cause this. I don't know if there's many options for the territory these days. Shocksworks might be worth looking into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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