Guest FUKD50 Posted October 26, 2004 Share Posted October 26, 2004 Hmmm, sum good points there. Or how about getting airbags for $3000. that way you can be high or low. hahaha. I love airbags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerm Posted October 26, 2004 Share Posted October 26, 2004 are compressed springs illegal? i reckon it depends cos i have ridden in leons car and it rides pretty shit.. but on the other hand i rode in mk1 eskys car the otehr day which had 1.5 inch lowering blocks and compressed fronts and it rode like a dream.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zep Posted October 26, 2004 Share Posted October 26, 2004 It also depends on your shock/spring setup. Some will be more bouncy than others. My shocks are sports ones made for stiff setups, that's why they suck with the compressed springs as they are very soft. Plus, I got my springs compressed 60mm which is fucking heaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowlancer Posted October 26, 2004 Share Posted October 26, 2004 60mm is a fuck of alot. Compressing springs needs to be certed? I know plenty of people who havent got certs, in fact I know of no one who had to...And reset leafs are only 75 bucks down here for both Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toucan Posted October 26, 2004 Share Posted October 26, 2004 Is it worth getting leafs reset? What do they actually do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushrod Posted October 26, 2004 Share Posted October 26, 2004 IT can be worth getting the leaves done putting blocks in the back can promote axle tramp which aint good and means you get ass all traction on heavy take off's I went low like Zep on my old 1600 sport with a 60mm drop all round but I had blocks in the back and custom front springs and it was really nice a bit hard but good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trunk-rattlin Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 im thinking about going reset rear leafs. Does it make the rear suspension harder or is it just fo sho? Guess i be needing new shocks aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidian Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 dont think reseting your leafs will stiffen it up much. new lowered leafs cost about as much as resetting your ones. check the king springs catalogue if they stock ones for your car- they have the catalog downloadable from their site. wether you need new shocks or not depends how much you lower it, if you need to its easy enough to just shorten them when youre taking the leafs out anyways. regardless theres a place in penrose that does the resetting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowlancer Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 I don't give a fuck about performance, I don't speed, and don't drive like a racer, so re-setting it is all good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FUKD50 Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 Compressing your springs make them shorter when they are sitting on the ground. I mean the hight of the is lower. Which means that when they're in the shocks they will flop around,Thats illegal. If you shorten the shock so that the spring is captured then they are Legal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter Posted November 4, 2004 Share Posted November 4, 2004 It also depends on your shock/spring setup. Some will be more bouncy than others... Bingo! When ever you alter your springs' characteristics (travel, length, firmness) by any significant amount you need to change your shocks to match, or you have handling problems. Choping: In my experiance you can reasonably safely chop off one ring from most car's springs (provided you don't bodge the job) and improve it's stock handling. It's almost certainly not legal, and it won't sack your ride out, but it will sharpen things up reasonably safely. And the drop will probably be less than 1/2 inch so if you do a tidy job and paint the spring chances are no one will notice anyway... Rear Leaves: As for rear leaves you can have the firmness, and height reset to suit your needs. Far better than blocks and it used to be pretty cheap (about a $100 if you took the springs out yourself) a few years ago... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 A no $$$ trick to keep your springs captive with a cut/reset/shorter spring, is to remove the screw in bit in the top of the strut leg , and place a peice of pipe on top of the strut rod. Then when the jack is jacked up/ gets airbourne, the travel down will be limited, and the spring wont be able to come loose. Eh bro! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Mk1 Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 Handy tip. Hook me up with some pix of your Vals if you have any!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowlancer Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 How does that work? I don't get it...Take screw off top of strut...but what from there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest escort_boy Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 i was thinkin the same thing?? maybe its just us lowlancer lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sentra Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 if ya got hydrolic shocks, theres that big gland nut where the stainless rod comes out, take it off and put a bit of copper tube over the stainless rod, then put the gland nut back on. copper so it doesnt scratch anything if you wanna firm up the ride put some thicker oil in while ur there (same amount that came out), and make the free length compression real tight. works pretty good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowlancer Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 Nah Im lost, I know fuck all about suspension shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sentra Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 you probibly got gas shocks, its pretty self explaintory when u have a gander 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oLdSkOoL1 Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 I have superlow lovells. the ride is so fukin hard bounces all over the place and its about 75mm off the ground at the chassis rails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowlancer Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 Nah I got that other kind, and yeah I get it now. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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