2016 VF SV6 Twin Turbo

[Talidorian]

Strut spacers are not the same as a body lift on a full chassis vehicle. I think they would create more underbody clearance.

hmm, I'm honestly more confused now than I was before.
According to pedders catalog, they make a set of springs (KHFS-150) which in theory are standard height+10-20mm, buuut according to other sources they are just standard height on a VF commodore, and only 4x4s and fords would get an extra 10-20mm height.
So maybe in conjunction with these springs and some strut spacers I could achieve some safer height.

 

[crew_man]

Springs are a whole different kettle of fish, as the shaft length on the shock remains the same - you can change the length of the spring as much as you like but the shock assembly has a maximum mount-to-mount length, whereas when you add a spacer you are increasing that mount-to-mount length.

Adding a longer spring will only affect preload and reduce sag in the shock, rather than increasing it's physical length.

 

[Talidorian]

Springs are a whole different kettle of fish, as the shaft length on the shock remains the same - you can change the length of the spring as much as you like but the shock assembly has a maximum mount-to-mount length, whereas when you add a spacer you are increasing that mount-to-mount length.

Adding a longer spring will only affect preload and reduce sag in the shock, rather than increasing it's physical length.

Hmm i guess my next problem will be that no one makes strut spacers for VF commodores.

 

[Talidorian]

Yeah as I thought, I can find spring spacers, but not strut spacers.

 

[crew_man]

Yeah they won't help to increase ride height noticeably as the shock will still be the same length.

Might be worth looking into higher side-wall tyres also like I said earlier so as not to ruin the appearance.

I imagine that getting custom strut-top bushes would be expensive but I would recommend contacting Mackay, as they do a lot of custom and one-off stuff if you wanted to go down the strut-spacer road

 

[Talidorian]

So i have been looking around online, at vf front struts, and i just can't see how you would even make a spacer to work with the VF struts.

 

[426Cuda]

I'd be seeing someone else about the turbo plumbing setup first. E.g. even if the pipes need to be routed under the subframe, can they be a flater style, rather than round. It just seems like a massive compromise to me to have the pipes being the lowest point on the front end. I'm no expert on the subject. But, I wouldn't have accepted that as a setup. Failing that, I'd consult a suspension shop e.g. Pedders.

 

[saroadie]

I'd be seeing someone else about the turbo plumbing setup first. E.g. even if the pipes need to be routed under the subframe, can they be a flater style, rather than round. It just seems like a massive compromise to me to have the pipes being the lowest point on the front end. I'm no expert on the subject. But, I wouldn't have accepted that as a setup. Failing that, I'd consult a suspension shop e.g. Pedders.

Totally agree. I'd be looking for any way to modify the piping and increase clearance before resorting to raising the car.

I hope you find a way to achieve this to a point where the car can be lowered rather than raised. Hopefully the installers will work with you to make this happen. After all, a requirement to raise the car would be a deal breaker for many prospective customers.

That said, well done for going ahead and doing something different.

 

[br77]

no tramission upgrade？can the stock auto hold the torque the turbo is producing

 

[arronm]

Throw in 3.7 diff