Hey guys ,
Lowering my VL this week sumthing,
Puttin some FE2 lowered springs in that i got for free, they were in a VL turbo before hand, i've currently got monroe Gas struts and rear shocks all around 2 years old, i havn't touched my suspension bushes apart from the panard rod bushed which or noelothene,
I just wanna put springs in and not have to touch anything else, i'm running 15" calais rims on 215 60 series g-grid tyres.
Questions i wanna ask are.
1. Will i need a camber kit?
2. Can i get by with the monroe rear shocks as they are newish and i dun really wanna replace them for shortended ones?
3. Do i have to hav a adjustable panard rod?
4. I need new bearing plates, what brand/type should i get and i want a good cambur so the tyres don't scrub?
5. Does a lowered car reduce body roll ?
cheers
1. You won't need a camber kit. Camber is effected by the strut tops, not by spring height.
2. For FE2 height your standard shocks will be perfect. Lowered shocks are much better for super low and lower suspension.
3. With your wheels an adjustable panhard bar is not needed, the FE2 will only change the diff position a pooftenth(you won't notice it). If you were to get wider wheels/tyres and/or go superlows or lower then it would be required.
4. Just get standard factory type bearing plate but with polyurethane bump stops. But if you need to replace them anyways you might as well get some adjustable bearing plates, won't cost that much more and you will be able to get some positive caster going and improve handling.
5. A lowered car will still have the same body roll. Its not the height that effects body roll. Its the spring firmness, shock firmness and rate and also swaybar(roll bar) stiffness.
Actually thinking on Q5. if you wanted to decrease body roll and get the car handling as a VL should. Hopefully the FE2 springs your getting are still in good nick and not fatigued and your shocks sound like they are good. Now you want to spend to minimal money, but for the cost of about $600-650(for parts delivered to door from whiteline) you could get it handling better than any factory HSV. So if your've got your shocks that are will perform well on the street and hopefully decent springs. 22mm rear and 30mm front swaybars which will very noticeably decrease body roll and there adjustable strut tops. Your VL will handle like a new car. Also check your main bushes out and replace any that arn't in good nick.
PS. Don't forget to get a wheel alignment and get them to run max positive caster while still having guard clearance.
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Originally Posted by grug
Actually thinking on Q5. if you wanted to decrease body roll and get the car handling as a VL should. Hopefully the FE2 springs your getting are still in good nick and not fatigued and your shocks sound like they are good. Now you want to spend to minimal money, but for the cost of about $600-650(for parts delivered to door from whiteline) you could get it handling better than any factory HSV. So if your've got your shocks that are will perform well on the street and hopefully decent springs. 22mm rear and 30mm front swaybars which will very noticeably decrease body roll and there adjustable strut tops. Your VL will handle like a new car. Also check your main bushes out and replace any that arn't in good nick.
PS. Don't forget to get a wheel alignment and get them to run max positive caster while still having guard clearance.
Thanks Grug
Well the springs are all good, gave them a coat of paint, and the shockers are all done, the bushes are all good..but yeh i dun really want to spend much more on this car.
Lookin at heavy duty strut tops and i'll put the springs in and see how it all goes....
cheers
Ok guys i have got a few quotes
had conflicting stories on bearing plates one guy said nothlohene r crap, and to get rubber ones, other placed said nolothane are much better, i quoted $140 for adjustable nolothane bearing plates and $160 for fit them with the FE2 front and rear springs so $300 all up...i'm not to fussed on labour costs just want the correct plates to be installed and i don;t want to have to change them again cos i choose the wrong ones.
cheers
Got my car lowered finally, they stock springs r so skinny , the FE2's mad the car handles alot betta, also put in the adj nolothence bearing plated along with front swaybar nolothane as the original rubber ones were shot, the whole front is firm now and can go over bumps etc without havin the front shake, doesn;t scrape either but sits at a nice height.
cheers
