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| Soulfire |
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Hey all
I'm kitting my EL fairmont, so I want to lower it from tractor spec, but i don't want it low enough to scrape or it might break the kit. I had an EL XR6 before... and I figure that ride heght would be pretty good. Should I just go for king low spings? Or should I do something else? The wreckers near me have an EF XR6, I could try and source the complete suspension package from that... would that work? Juts want to make sure it looks good but is practical. |
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| Gaz |
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lows are comparable to tickford suspension..
let me get this right, you sold a manual el xr6 for a el mont? 
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| Southy |
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Go super lows. they look ten times better than lows
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| Soulfire |
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Gaz wrote: lows are comparable to tickford suspension..
let me get this right, you sold a manual el xr6 for a el mont? Hahaha, Yeah, I couldn't afford to run the xr6 anymore, sucks but that was that - thought i'd sell it before noone wanted them before the petrol was too expensive and it wasn't worth much. and southy, i live with a fairly decent incline coming into the driveway and i have to drive over heaps of speed humps, i don't much feel like cracking my bodykit. |
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| the_scotsman |
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You couldnt afford to run an EL XR6 so you buy an EL Fairmont
...the running costs would be near enough identical surely?? |
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| Soulfire |
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the_scotsman wrote: You couldnt afford to run an EL XR6 so you buy an EL Fairmont
...the running costs would be near enough identical surely?? Not on an LPG fairmont :p. And the way the XR6 made me want to drive was also expensive lol. |
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| downingj |
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soulfire wrote: the_scotsman wrote: You couldnt afford to run an EL XR6 so you buy an EL Fairmont ...the running costs would be near enough identical surely?? Not on an LPG fairmont :p. And the way the XR6 made me want to drive was also expensive lol. I can see where you're coming from. Mate, suspension out of an "EF" XR??? s**t, next you'll be wacking on the EF front and re-trimming the interior with the "op shop" blue and purple EF XR trim... 
Nah, in all seriousness, why don't you just cut your springs? Commodore drivers around here do it and think it's cool.... (FYI: this is a joke. I do NOT reccomend cutting of the springs...) In all PROPER seriousness. Ask STEADY-ED. He seems to know what he's talking about when it comes to suspension kits. |
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| Pulco |
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ive got xr suspension in my ef mont and its fine! low enuff to make a diff while still bein practical
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| WagonDad |
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Hey soulfire, just fitted Lovell's Sport Low's (FFL-47) to my EF wagon, brings it down to XR height about 30-35mm lower than standard. Not to low but low enough to look good, very happy with the firmer ride.
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| arm79 |
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King lows are the same height as tickford at the front, but a little lower than tickford at the rear.
I have a complete XR setup from my EL Ghia thats for sale. Only done 120,000km. |
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| Steady ED |
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arm79 wrote: King lows are the same height as tickford at the front, but a little lower than tickford at the rear.
I have a complete XR setup from my EL Ghia thats for sale. Only done 120,000km. Is there anything you haven't got for sale?
If you're changing springs, depending on how many k's the cars done, id do shocks as well.
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| Alaskan EL |
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Im tossing up whether to lower mine at the moment, i want xr spec for practicality, but i want superlows for the looks, tough choice
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| arm79 |
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Steady ED wrote: arm79 wrote: King lows are the same height as tickford at the front, but a little lower than tickford at the rear. I have a complete XR setup from my EL Ghia thats for sale. Only done 120,000km. Is there anything you haven't got for sale? Nup! Come on man, just remember who your talking to! 
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| EBTS50 |
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my mate had a EL Xr8 and put king spring super lows in it and never hit
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| hans hartman |
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arm79 wrote: King lows are the same height as tickford at the front, but a little lower than tickford at the rear. I have a 95 spec. factory tick. race set up-police ordered,have 100mm clearance under sills,exhaust just scraps on truck humps,guard to wheel clearance my be 25-30mm,no body roll,but had to put caster-camber kit in,had -3.5* each side,great for racing ,but very hard on tyres,after kit -1* acceptable.just starts to wear on inside first,ideal setting is-1\2* be aware when you drop it,kits $170-300,i run 225sx16
I have a complete XR setup from my EL Ghia thats for sale. Only done 120,000km.
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