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Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 5:43 pm 
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hey just baught an nl fairlane just wondering if my lowered el suspension will fit in it wuld matter about the size of engine or wuld it el is 4.0 fairlane 5.0 cheers

 

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Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 5:47 pm 
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V8's have firmer springs so if you were to put the V8 springs in a 4.0 you'd notice the ride would be firmer with next to no body roll. But yeah......It would fit straight in.

 

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Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 8:38 pm 
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and vice versa to what revcore said = 6cyl springs in a v8 will lower it a bit more - not by heaps though.

Also, if the rear of the NL still has the air shocks (sls) you will need to replace them with the ones from the EL, and disconnect the SLS fuse/relay to stop the compressor working and getting error msgs...
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Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 2:02 am 
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i got dobinson 50-65 mm lower spring in my el now with brand new shockies all round and the el is a 4.0 litre so it shuld be fine to put the suspension from my el in to the 50 litre nl fairlane

 

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Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 2:04 am 
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correction 5.0 litre

 

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Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 1:33 pm 
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Falcon rears in a lane are soggy, lane rears are 50-100lb heavier.
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Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 2:42 pm 
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so it will be s**t if i use them springs wat will happen if i do use them

 

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Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 3:48 pm 
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elfalcoon wrote:
so it will be s**t if i use them springs wat will happen if i do use them


Just a bit soft and soggy in the bum like a lot of women.......lol
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Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 4:00 pm 
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i got um monroe gt gas shockies there pretty hard handle great wuld that help with the soggy a** ahah lol like some women

 

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Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 5:42 pm 
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Shocks will be fine, just springs, get a lane set, for the $100 bucks they are worth, its worth doing.
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Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 6:15 pm 
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just the rears the front shuld be fine aye

 

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Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 5:45 pm 
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you will need V8 springs. im in the same boat, i had an EF fairmont with pedders super lows, when i sold it i put the stock items back in. i now have a DL LTD 5 LTR, i was hoping i could use the springs i have but i rang pedders gave them the part numbers and i was told that if i used the springs i have in a V8 it would destroy the car so its not worth the risk
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Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 9:42 am 
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Can usually get away with the front as long as the coils weren't oringinally on its guts low, just remember to get bumpstops for the rear conversion though, they wont have any & most replacement shocks wont come with.

 

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