We got hauled up at the latest WOF for springs that moves slightly side to side....dad argued with them as well...they hardly moved

Quote: Originally Posted by NZ_BT1 We got hauled up at the latest WOF for springs that moves slightly side to side....dad argued with them as well...they hardly moved Sounds like you don't have a dodgy warrant place at hand, I passed without even a comment about the noise.

Quote: Originally Posted by NZ_BT1 We got hauled up at the latest WOF for springs that moves slightly side to side....dad argued with them as well...they hardly moved Modified lower shock mounts Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

dad does my warrents lol

We can get WOF's at garages here no problems....but id prefer my car to be safe....for the sake of a dodgy brake hose or something....small price to pay to not crash ya car

still to ma local garage here out west never fails since i been driving lol various cars..

im not happy with the ride its too rough and am thinking of going back to factory springs

Quote: Originally Posted by NZ VL com im not happy with the ride its too rough and am thinking of going back to factory springs What shocks are in it? I've never had good results from doing cheap lowering jobs. Coilovers have become my standard for daily drivers now

munroe front and rear but fell that the springs are just too stiff, what are coilovers worth?

Lots. Nah it won't be the springs, it's the combination of lowered springs with bad shocks. Monroe make ok straight replacement shocks, but are no good with lowered springs Your best bet would be to get some Koni or Bilstein inserts made up to suit the springs. If you want it low with decent ride quality you need to make sure the springs and shocks are matched

ok think i will just go back to what i know works, the old setup

Monroe GT Gas shocks are no good in Commodores. Lowered or Standard. WAY to much compression dampening.

got a pic of my VL, how do I put it up? cheers

i have vl v8 shortened shocks,rides nice

Quote: Originally Posted by madrx3boy got a pic of my VL, how do I put it up? cheers www.photobucket.com (http://www.photobucket.com)

ok here it is. cant figure out how to get it bigger so you'll have to click on it. Anyway this is what it looks like with Monroe Gas GT Shocks (shortened) with Dobi Superlows. 1300 fitted at Mag n Turbo incl Nolathane panhard rod. And its on 225/50R16's Handles a lot better than the boat it used to be. But still not happy with it. Still leans a fair bit round corners (I guess that'll be fixed once i chuck a fat front swaybar in?). And still nose dives a fair bit when braking. Mind you, my daily car has Tein Adjustable Coilovers in it, so maybe Im being a little judgemental on the old VL Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by calais3L Monroe GT Gas shocks are no good in Commodores. Lowered or Standard. WAY to much compression dampening. I put a set in my old work car (Legnum VR4) with Dobi lowered springs thinking it would be good enough for a daily driver. I took it back to Autolign after a few days and they admitted it didn't ride well so they put a different model in free of charge, Sensor-Track or something, but they were still shit. After 3 weeks I thought fuck it, pulled the lot out and got custom built Koni coilovers made up for it. I've since put coilovers in every car Quote: Originally Posted by madrx3boy #### use photobucket dude, imageshack is crap You can get VL's to handle well, it just costs a lot of cash. A big front bar will help, as well as urethane bushes I have Tein coilovers in my work car, I reckon you can't go past them for a daily use. What car are yours in?

Tried photobucket but that just puts the link into the post. not even a thumbnail. Maybe you culd explain how to do it? Um the Teins are in a 94 honda Prelude

Copy the IMG Code

Quote: Anyway this is what it looks like with Monroe Gas GT Shocks (shortened) with Dobi Superlows. 1300 fitted at Mag n Turbo incl Nolathane panhard rod. And its on 225/50R16's Exactly the setup I had on my Berlina, it transformed the car, i was willing to put up with the hard ride simply because of the way it handled when I drove it hard, and I mean HARD, still a bit of pitch in the corners, but perfectly balanced, crisp turn-in and I loved the way you could just float it from corner to corner right on the limit, yet feeling safe as houses. It suited my driving style.