I am going to fit new suspension to my VL turbo it has santard FE2 suspenion. I have heard that pedders sports ryder is to hard and might lead to buckled rims is this true or just an over statement. I have 17"s on the car, prices and advice would be muchly appreciated. Cheers

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Pedders are probably one of the best value for money. Probably worth while going with the VRD instead of the gas ryder. I will still handle, There is such a thing as being too low. Coil overs are the go.

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..potholes = buckled rims ..never heard of anyone getting a buckled rim coz they're suspension was too firm. More a problem with low profile tyres and alloy rims.

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pedders make decent suspension if you want the best then shop around and ask plenty of questions but it all comes back to cost if u have the cash get coil overs but make sure u also get castor camber kits aswell no matter whether u get coil overs or not find a good suspension mechanic to set it up as u will benefit more from it done properly!

That is good advice boostfreak. I wish you told me that when we did my cal Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Its not what you get but rather how well it works together, If i was going to mine again, I would go whiteline and do it all at once. Mine is a bit of a multi-brand setup and seems to work for me but who am I to say, I dont really have anything to compare to. also important that you dont overuse urethane for the bushes, some parts are best left as rubber, ie diff upper arm mounts, at very most use a soft urethane bush and dont go too low with 17s unless the offset is perfect for the car, youll probably at least need to chop/roll guard lips (maybe bumper too) and fit an adj panhard rod

the only thing nolathane are my panhard rod bushes, only because i forgot to ask for rubber when he fitted it and adjusted it.

I got all nolathane front and rear, and she rides like a go-kart.

I reckon Nolathane bushes are great. I did all my bushes in Nolathane ones and now it rides like its on rails. Plus you get these cool red bits poking out everywhere Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

nolathane is generally better for most bits (ie non pivoting parts) but rubber will allow for a bit of squirm, this is helpful for off the line traction and also for reducing the burden that some suspension components recieve, ie rear upper arms on diff. Mounts can be ripped off the chassis instead of the rubber absorbing the force. nolathane bushes also transfer a lot more noise into the cabin, after replacing the rear upper arm bushes (as above) with the softest urethane bush I could find (softest of three levels) a slight whine was introduced to the cabin at certain speeds. diff is fine. I can only imagine this would be a lot worse with the hardest bush this is another aspect to consider when modifying suspenson setup.

I have no bushes left in my car and I need ear plugs, at top speed the driveline etc screams

Get off the drugs Chilled.... this is in the right area.... ? :roll:

ive got a complete sports ryder plus kit , (of a damaged car so dont know whats it woth ) white line sway bars adj camber plates and a mix of rubber and nolethane bushes , it makes a huge diffference i use the car for occasional hill climbs and its always in the top few cars so it does handle well . It can be a little stiff but thats a small trade off for a lot better handling .

you don't want all suspension parts too tight. Believe it or not, rubber helps your car turn in a fraction, and it doesn't squeak like nolathane.