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sorry if its a vt thing but i'll say wat kmart told me
short travel shocks for the back - superlows all around fitted + allignment = $790.00
the guy said that camber kit may not be needed but they would measure it anyways and if its needed it would be about $400 extra ...
this is for a vx ... - just wanted to know if this is the right price - too high? too low?
cheers
alex.
Err i got supper lows fitted etc etc for around $400 so if the shocks are worth another $400 just for back then it sounds rightOriginally Posted by Ev0LuTioN
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mmm thats good - so u didnt change ur shocks or fitted a camber kit?Err i got supper lows fitted etc etc for around $400 so if the shocks are worth another $400 just for back then it sounds right
like im not saying that im thinkin of doin that to a vx cause they guy said u can use springs only BUT ur tyres are gonan be fu*ked in few weeks so yer ...
LoL a few weeks? maybe if u drive 24/7 and brun a bit of ruber... haha nah i am going to have a camber kit fitted but u dont HAVE to change your shocks... and again im going to for a smoother ride.. all on the "TO DO" list for 2006
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maybe i should make me self 1 of those listsall on the "TO DO" list for 2006, well on top of the lists is lowering
, then painting, then god knows - gotta think but too late now hehe
Lovells low front + lovells superlow at rear + rear shocks + rear 4 pt camber kit + alignment = $950 WA Suspension for ME
How do I find the part number on the springs guys? I'll check em out ASAP.
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holy crap lol - how cheap is thatLovells low front + lovells superlow at rear + rear shocks + rear 4 pt camber kit + alignment = $950 WA Suspension for ME, wish we had something like that here on gold coast
Sorry for the bump, but how would I check part numbers on springs?
personally i would go down to a suspension place, (obviously not the one that "installed" your current ones) and ask them to tell you.
a 2 second look under car they will be able to recognise
ok i still cant make sense of it. ive read so much different stuff and called so many places but everyone gives me different answers.
I've got a VT SS 5.0L (so ser1) that I want to possibly put king lows in the front and super lows in the back. Further up I read that if you put in super lows that you WILL NEED shorter shocks but some guy at the tire factory just told me because of the IRS you DEF WONT need shorter shocks so wtf ?
I've read some of the other threads and I've just gotten more unclear as to what you do/dont need to do.
The one think I am certain of is 4pt C/C kit
If your car has high kms - I'd be replacing the shocks anyway. My VX has done 160,000 and the shocks that came out of that were horrible. I'm unsure if shorter shocks were put in my car though, they were replaced with monroe.. dunno if height difference.
SUPERV6 13.299@101.44
I dont know how these 'expert' tyre/suspension fitters get away with what they do and the facts they quote :my:....
SIMPLE FACT : Kings Superlow springs in the rear NEED shorter travel shocks (see pic I posted earlier) or you risk the chance of the springs falling out over large bumps. Yes you can use the stock length shocks to save $$$ but its false economy and giving you a half assed job. New shocks aren't that expensive to do the job properly and SAFELY.
Also zandahar, if you are thinking of only using Lows in the front you are effectively replacing what you already have (ie: FE2 = LOWS). To make your car lower in the front you will need to use superlows in the front to see a visual difference
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heh thats another bit of information that has varied from place to place. some say lows in front of vt with fe2 with drop 15mm some say it wont drop at all. Either way doesnt matter ive found a few guys on here and another commo forum that have the same car on superlows and it looks exactly how I want it.
In the last few days ive been chasing up a few more mobs around town and he recommended putting ultima shocks at least in the rear if I was going superlows. Anyone else heard of these before ? I don't doubt they are good shocks as ive been in the guys lowered ute and vx ss and they both ride pretty nice considering theyre both very much on thier guts.
btw no bagging out all the tire factory stores but the one near me the guys there dont know shit from clay and ought to be shot...but thats just my opinion
just adding to the Fe2 ride height. When i went to holden and pedders they both said it drops the car 20mm.
HSVLADY
Hey Sammy, I've lowered my car on king springs 40mm all round, but looking at other peoples cars my backside is up much higher. Why would that be?
Phil
I just fitted 30mm lower King Springs and KYB shocks on my VT 5.0 Calais. I also fitted a Nolathane camber kit on the inner control arm linkage. Did the install myself, and seemed okay after the local shop did a wheel alignment (except for it being backed into at the shop).
When running at 80+K's and the engine gently loaded, like on a long hill, a drone comes from the rear of the car. I can't work out if it's exhaust (did I crack it while doing the camber kit?). Or have I got the drive shafts out of alignment?
The Nolathane pack say's to only fit to the inner mount on VSII onwards, but the Web site says to fit inner and outer if at FE2 or lower?
Any ideas?
up tha commodores!
no way! i wouldnt buy it for that much... i payed $5300 for my 1999 series II commodore and it had 150000 on the clock, bought it off a girl in her mid 20s who i knew fairly well.
lowering my VT
i just purchased a VT executive wif VT ss wheels on it alreadii and i just wanna know which would look better..super lows or super super lows??
when i lowered my wagon i had after market 17's they fit allright then i droped it on ssl i had to roll the guards abit, thing is with the camber kits if you go low you will stille wear the tyres out on the insides as vt's where the wrost for camber when lowered, mine still has -2 camber on both sides with sedan supers in the rear
What type of bodykit is that? Ive been trying to find one the same but am having no luck also do you have more pics of the front and rear bar?
Best way to show you..
Stock Springs & Suspension
With SuperLow Springs & Stock Suspension
Overall with SuperLows All round & Stock Suspension
Also invest $4XX is a camber kit... will save you alot in the long run
hey guys, i wanna lower my vt, its a 1998 exective, just wondering how much will lows lower it? and how much will super lows lower it?
Sounds a bit expensive, my 98 VT Exec with 118000km, full service history, full log book of trips and repairs was $5500.
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