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Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 5:11 pm 
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I just got 4 superlow Kingsprings on my EF Fairmont and i like the height from the front end but the back end is higher than id like...does any one reckon it has anything to do with the shockers or anything else.....?

 

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Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 7:50 pm 
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have u a full tank of fuel, let them settle a bit.
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Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 7:54 pm 
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Let them settle as joolz said because thats where the fuel tank is and when its full will settle the springs a bit more.

 

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Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 8:36 pm 
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Falcons are born with that rake angle.
The Sprint has the rear lowered more to flatten it out, I'm not sure if other XR's did, and I know for a fact Whiteline have lower springs for the E-Series a** end to level it out.
Wait till they settle, and see how they look then.

 

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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 12:37 pm 
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ive alraedy let them settle for about 1 week and there still the same, i asked the guy who did it and he said that my rear shockers were f***ed so new ones could lower by 10mm...what do youse reckon?

 

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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 1:16 pm 
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r u running super lows springs with standard shocks

 

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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 8:50 pm 
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Well if there f**k, you have to replace them anyway.
How much of a difference in height between back and front is there? Pic would be good.

 

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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 9:36 pm 
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JUST REMEMBER THAT THE FRONT END IS A LOT MORE HEAVIER THEN THE BACK WITH NEW SHOCKS ALSO WEIGHT THE BACK DOWN FOR ABOUT 1 TO 2 MONTHS BY THIS TIME THE a** SHOULD START SETTING IN
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 12:28 am 
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i would not have a clue wat shockers and springs i have in mine. but the a** of mine sits low as fuk! lower than the front maybe even. all i know is that the shockers and springs are blue.
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 5:11 pm 
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They are standard shockers and the difference between them is about 15mm from the frond end to the backend, havea look at the pic.

 

 

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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 7:23 pm 
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i have lovells superlows all round on myne and the back is an inch lower than the front. blue is lovells!

 

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Yeah superlows should be a bit lower then that.
Shockers are probably fully compressed.
Get a prescription for new/shortened ones and see us in a week ;)

 

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if u try to bounce ur car and it doesnt then u know ur on the stoppers...or u have hard a** springs

 

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i would not have a clue wat shockers and springs i have in mine. but the a** of mine sits low as fuk! lower than the front maybe even. all i know is that the shockers and springs are blue.


what you have are lovelle's, i just put some rear superlows in my EB and it sits the same height as yours on stock shocks (were monroe gas stock?) anyway when i get my gasket replaced i'll be able to see how good they are, and also gotta get the front springs in......anyone got some spring compressors i can borrow :)

 

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Why is it that people think shocks change the height of the rear of the car? Unless theyre sls, or pneumatic they wont change a thing.

 

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