kyteler Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 s'alright/weird. Also, brown hides the dirt. Sunny as brown carpet also. 110 will have no carpet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoozin Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Get super shag pile like mine/ky's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldturkey Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Unsure if they have a super shag pile option, but if they do then ken as. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 I imagine they're all tight loop pile. Boo, but better than nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hezath Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Stoked to see this thread up and running again. Cream interior w/ brown carpet is sexay. EDIT: That parts car of yours, does it have the orange reflectors on the rear guards? I really need some for my car! I've just got the crappy black blanking plastic things haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldturkey Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 I shall have a look for you, getting it on monday. Its a sedan though. I am eager to see what you are planning to do to get more travel in the front, I am beginning to realise its a problem for these! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hezath Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 I have heard of machining a spacer between the lower balljoint and the lower arm/wishbone. I'm tempted to give that a crack. But I'm also going to raise my car a fraction (both front and rear) because it isn't all that practical how it is haha. On the front mine has 290mm between the centre of the hub and the wheel arch. You won't get that with the unmodified standard bumpstop in place. Would also be really keen on getting some plastic B-pillar trims off that parts car if they are in good condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Its exactly the same problem I had when I got it really low first up - I had the top of the 195-50-15's almost in line with the top of the wheel arch in the front and when you hit anything more than a casual undulation and the arm would smash into the chassis. Roads around Wellington are shit-house with all the sunken manhole covers and trenches dug across the road and not filled properly. It would bend the car in half in a couple of months if I left it.. Stock height with low pro tyres and 15" wheels.. First lowering job - chopped standard springs.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Requiemk Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Has the ball joints been flipped? you gain 2inch drop same travel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 What do you mean by flipped - do you mean swapped to the other side of the arm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Requiemk Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 I have forgot the exact details and pictures cant seem to be found but changing the mounting of the ball joint from underneath to ontop of its chassis location gives you a drop spindle type effect. I did it to 3 of my cedrics all without any issues although it needs to accompany good shocks or uprated springs to reduce all the suspension travel Edit: lower ball joint. memory fading with old age haha. picture shows original location and if mounted on top where the nuts are gives you drop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldturkey Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 I'll have to check that theory out... Would be sweet if you could Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Not trying to be a sad sally but I would worry about how much stress it would place on the bolts as there is no longer a support on both sides of the bolt. I reckon the twisting force on the bolts would be substansially increased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicker Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 I was gonna do something similar with my ute but I was gonna chop up some old bj's and have what was left in the original position then have the new ones on top with a long bolt going through them both I didn't bother in the end cos it was just reducing the travel right down as the ball joint bracket was thicker than my bump stops lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durty Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 wouldn't it also chuck the bottom arms even closer to the road? or am I imagining it wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Yeah it does but that is OK because they move with the wheels so won't hang up unless you do some serious Krypton Factoring in your car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durty Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 now I can picture it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hezath Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Yeah it's a little funny to think about. You would really want the old balljoints as well to chop up and install some very high grade bolts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Lowrance, turns out I'm staying with ur woman's brother in Perth haha. He was all look at this car my sister just got and showed me a pic and bam the rest is history. He flats with my sister Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldturkey Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Fuck random, but how did it suddenly become her car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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