Hey guys...

Being extremely new to this XR (read-Ford) thing and having had the modification bug bite me hard I am looking to do anything and everything to my new car and well... currently it looks like a I have put a lift kit in, so am looking for ideas, set ups, costs, whether you like your modified set up or think it's too soft or too hard... not streetable or rides beautiful... I wanna know!!

How low is too low? Anything special I need to know when having it done? Who's stuff should I use and who's is crap/I should keep away from...

Thanks heaps in advance

Jack

I have Koni's all round as the standard shocks were not up to par for my type of driving.

I also have LOW XT King springs that are the same height as the factory T springs but 30% stiffer. I needed to raise my car as it was scraping on my driverway.

I spent $1300 all up and after 6 months the bloody thing is scraping again. I think I will need to get RTV springs next.

Cheers... so you reckon lowered is gonna scrape everywhere? Not very interested in that... though my 'factory lowered' HSV Senator used to scrape on anything and everything it didn't like the look of... (insert-matchstick) the softly sprung POS... I'm after something that doesn't 'float' over every undulation in the road... feels like it's planted. Know what I mean? Hopefully...

That animated dude in your signature is just plain wrong... no other word for it

Though in saying that I must say deep down I reckon it's hiliarious...

Nice one

Jack

If it's the gaps in the guards that bothers you just go a set of 19s and some brakes... that will fix the visual problem

I put Whiteline Control springs in (from a mate who didn't want them, not low enough) and as well I have added Bilsteins all round with a Camber Caster Kit and Urethane brushes. Total cost was just under 2k. Shahin now handles like she is on rails and cornering has now become something of a joy.

Regards

M G

bump stops lol.

Camber/Caster kit?

For the front or for the rear?

I fitted a K-Mac Camber kit to rear of my Senator because of the pathetic tyre life (read 3/4's of a new tyre outside/down to the belt on the inside 1/4...) I was experiencing even at 'standard/crap/floaty' HSV height... shall I expect the same pathetic tyre life from the front/rear of my XR if I lower it?

And to XXXR6T... god I want 19's even 20's (ha ha)... but my 'home loan' has told me that I am only allowed to do things a $1000.00 at a time...

Can I lower/stiffen up my XR for that kind of money? Or to quote 'The Castle' am I dreaming

Jack

I got king spring SSL's all round in my ute. dropped about 2.5' at front and about 3.5' at the rear.

looking at installing some billstein shocks in the bum to help get some traction..

And to XXXR6T... god I want 19's even 20's (ha ha)... but my 'home loan' has told me that I am only allowed to do things a $1000.00 at a time...

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Well, my suspension was $2000 fitted, wheels were $3600 (20"Lenso Argis) so do it $5600 at a time :tosser:

Pedders Xtreme adjustable coil-overs

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Well, my suspension was $2000 fitted, wheels were $3600 (20"Lenso Argis) so do it $5600 at a time 

But I get impatient... It's hard being a participating member of the I want it right now generation... I'm even thinking of taking on a second job just feed my new found addiction

Has this same irrationality afflicted all you guys too? It's just crazy...

Jack

Edit- That's a phat green meany you have there matey... nice

Edited November 13, 200520 yr by XR6T8_U