VS Suspension Change

[CJ - 1995]

im looking to change my VS's suspension mainly to better ride quality. i want to stiffen suspension and lower it slightly roughly 20mm and 30mm rear. whats a good setup to achieve this? it still has stock suspension atm

cheers

[CJ - 1995]

would low king springs suited to my car and monroe gt sport shocks work or would it be lowered to far?

[nathanVY]

better ride quality and lowering don't go anywhere near each other. if you want it to ride better, put stock 15s on with really good tires (pirelli or the like), new struts and shocks all round, maybe new springs and bushes if you're still not happy.

[CJ - 1995]

well i want a stiffer ride i should have said sorry its like a boat in the corners swaying all over the place. i want more performance than comfort

[Krilnik]

It'll be stiff, no doubt about that. As soon as you lower it a little the ride will be stiff, bumpy and firm.

[nathanVY]

Ahh well in that case go lovells lows (slightly lower than king lows) all round (different heights in the front and back apparently make your steering a bit funny.... although mine has low front and sl back and I can't tell the difference )

with KYB or Monroe GT sport shocks and struts. Say goodbye to body roll.

[old mate]

i would be going a set of kings lows or similar with a quality set of shocks, kyb agx or a set of koni's plus a set of swaybars, for good street handling. dont forget good tyres though.

[nathanVY]

yeah true tyres make the biiiigest difference

[CJ - 1995]

how much would that setup lower it? i only have a certain amount of room before im sitting on the tires and i want a small gap i dont want it super low or anything

[adrian123443]

If your interested I'm selling a set of FE2 rear springs out of my berlina for 50 ONO apparently they lower the car around 30 mm

[justbad4you]

id also put a strut bar in the engine bay i had this on my old ute( bloody thing in the end drove like it was rails the strut bar helps tighten up the front end just that little bbit more,nolathain make a good 4 point 1 for the vs

i would be going a set of kings lows or similar with a quality set of shocks, kyb agx or a set of koni's plus a set of swaybars, for good street handling. dont forget good tyres though.

[nathanVY]

King lows drop it about 30mm, Lovells i think are 35-40mm.

Keep in mind being new springs they will take a month or two to settle and will sit slightly lower after they settle.

Super low is 50mm+

[old mate]

once you go too low your steering/suspension geometery will go out the window and your handling will suffer. also, going too low will give you a too high spring rate to have good street handling.

[CJ - 1995]

yeah ok wb standard king springs with monroe gt would that lower it much or at all cuz the shock may help lower it a little and thats all i want

[CJ - 1995]

where would i find a strut bar? im also gonna replace the rubber bushes would i pick them up from holden or just like supercheap or something?

[boganracing]

i wouldnt get king springs unless you can get them for cheap i had some lowered kings in my old vs and sure it was stiff and handle good when i first put them in but went soft within a few months, ive also had mates with this problem

[CJ - 1995]

ok thanks what spring would you recomend then? btw i like your ride haha

[boganracing]

haha yours is newer than mine lol, i guess pedders or lovells would be good ive only ever had a lowered car once and that was my old vs with the king springs but have been told pedders and lovells are good

[CJ - 1995]

ok thanks for your help ill have a look at those springs

cheers

[hsv91ss]

I find Pedders Sports Ryder springs to be firmer then kings, I have Pedders sports Ryder with Monroe GT all round and it does feel smoother and much less bounce then my mate who also has a VS on King Superlows with same shocks.

[CJ - 1995]

ok thanks for that hsv91ss ill look into them

cheers