VX Berlina II Quicksilver, need some ideas

[daNc]

im pulling you leg with the no springs bud, the ride is horrid, and is not good for the car i would presume..

realy its how low your willing to go / take bumps slower / angled

i only ever scraped on one bigggg speadbump with SSSL Compressed rear - no bumpstops and SSSL front

do you know how mm i would sit from the ground if i went SL's on front and SSL's on rear with 19" SSV's? and would i need shocks or a new camber at all? i have a VX Berlina series 2, the camber was upgraded in the series 2 wasnt it? does that mean i dont have to upgrade it?
thanks

[scott-95]

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...uzxWnyjCk7mV2R Thats SSL's all round on 19's
pic from on here somewhere so front would be a little higher

And remember you have a 2 week sagg time!

[daNc]

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...uzxWnyjCk7mV2R Thats SSL's all round on 19's
pic from on here somewhere so front would be a little higher

And remember you have a 2 week sagg time!

i thought with the same all round, the rear is meant to sit higher not the front? on my car at the moment the rear sits noticeably higher then the front, not sure if its stock or not

[scott-95]

yeah, depends what's in the boot to.. like 2 subs and a good box add a fair amount of weght,


i would get your wheel's then springs to suit, if your real fussy. That way you just mesure how far you want it to drop, off the rim and get XXmm lower then stock's.

OR, you just look through other peoples pictures and find out what springs there running

and i would get shortend shocks..
did a frends VS today, altho it was dogey cut springs style to drop it.. Sl's with 3 coils cut Tucks tire half sidewall on 18's

[showbags]

That's SL's all round.

[DAKSTER]

I will never understand why people think scraping your arse on the ground is cool. Why dont you just buy motorised skateboards if you dont like having clearance? Each to his own though, just because I dont understand it doesnt mean it aint right for you.

I wouldnt ask anyone what they think you should do if I were you. For every person that tells you to do one thing, there will be another 4 wanting you to do something else. Just make the mods that YOU want to make.. then you have personalised it. Doing whatever anyone else suggests is having them personalise it. Let em personalise their own car, do yours any way YOU like.

[daNc]

yeah, depends what's in the boot to.. like 2 subs and a good box add a fair amount of weght,


i would get your wheel's then springs to suit, if your real fussy. That way you just mesure how far you want it to drop, off the rim and get XXmm lower then stock's.

OR, you just look through other peoples pictures and find out what springs there running

and i would get shortend shocks..
did a frends VS today, altho it was dogey cut springs style to drop it.. Sl's with 3 coils cut Tucks tire half sidewall on 18's

yeah thanks, i do plan on getting my wheels first and dont think im going to worry bout subs or anything, got my type r splits for the front amped at the moment and will get some 6x9's for the rear at some stage, nothing heavy

[scott-95]

Could even go bags or adjustible coilovers if you have coin?
Im going for theas or bags myself.. - There not the best but they are tested
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[GEN3RATD]

If you drive properly and not take speedhumps head on at 30kms you'll be fine, just dump it and ask questions later

I've seen cars supposebly on SL's that don't even look lowered

[GEN3RATD]

Could even go bags or adjustible coilovers if you have coin?
Im going for theas or bags myself.. - There not the best but they are tested
Performance Car Parts - D2 Holden/HSV VT/VU/VY/VZ Sedan Adjustable Coilovers Suspension (Street Spec)

They are absolute arse.

If you have money bags are the only way, if anyone has any questions feel free to pm.

[scott-95]

ive seen them in use, there not that bad.
bags are 7-9k shop done tho?

[GEN3RATD]

They are the cheapest dirtiest shittiest coilovers on the market.

Try 5k lol

[M1LMO3]

Guess you could raise it on fluro green 17's, but I know what I'd prefer.

As Adam said SSL front SSSL rears

as good as it looks i dont think i would want to go that low, would piss me off scraping every speed hump there is, i was thinking just superlows or something, also to get the car to sit level would i go ssl's on rear and sl's on front? or the same all round

If you don't want to go that low then try SSL's all round as said SL's aren't worth the hussle really.

Should sit something like this..

[FORGIVEME]

dude if you go into my profile my ss has sl front ssl reals with 19's man but my springs are lovells not kings

[daNc]

updated pic is up in first post, its not much yet but its an improvement. Wheels next!

[daNc]

really starting to wish i waited a little longer and bought a supercharged Calais instead of my standard v6 berlina, seeing as ive bought all the chrome parts and i want calais headlights, foglights, no spoiler >.<
cbf reselling and buying one though, wouldnt get my money back on what ive spent on it so far, grr...

[daNc]

easy enough to drop in a super 6 or v8 into standard v6, if i dont just buy a new super 6 calais then maybe in the future i can just swap motors over when the current one has had enough? really dont know

[666-GMH]

do you know how mm i would sit from the ground if i went SL's on front and SSL's on rear with 19" SSV's?

First pic is SL Front SSL Rear, 95mm on 19's, Massive sub box for two subs, probably weighs 50kg, Stock exhaust (lowest point)
Second pic is SL Front and Rear. 110mm. same shit as before. (Except it has white walls so it looks a little closer to tucking.)

Also take into account the camera angles are different.
SL rear is actually higher than that.

I never scraped on SSLs on 19's. (had 17's and i sat at 60mm; different story)
I hate SL rears, no tuck...SSL rears, Tucks in drive
In their defense, a tad comfier to drive in and legal.

STILL; Compressed sssls are tough as ####.
If you dont care about laws, Slam the ####ing shit out of it.

[daNc]

hey thanks for that, them pics do like quite similar but anyway to get a level look seeing i have nothing in the boot im thinking ill have to go SSL rear and SL front. with the stock height i have scraped the front end about 3-4 times in the 3 months ive had it (driveways, not real steep and high gutters in super market lol) gonna have to be real careful when i lower it i guess

[daNc]

HOLDEN COMMODORE VX CALAIS CHROME DOOR MOULDS | eBay
chrome door moulds good idea? seeing im getting everything else to look calais lol, soon ill be able to just put a calais badge on and no one will know the difference, wish i just bought one in the first place

[daNc]

Holden VT VX Commodore Berlina Calais LED Interior Light Kit | eBay

thoughts? comes with rear reading lights, dome lights, dome reading lights, boot light (no blue footwell lights , Blue LED
never been in a car with these blue led lights, not sure if they are very bright or if you can still read things in the dark? i know they do look a heap better though

[Kuksta]

Those wheels look the part you should get some like that!
Then get bags for it and yea those r my thoughts.

[daNc]

my type r splits and amp are finally getting put in today, they been sitting in my room for the last 3 months, should sound so good since im used to just hearing the 2 left stock speakers working

[daNc]

getting my 19" VE SSV wheels put on saturday with kumho KU31's, only $1750 including machining, fit/balance, wheel allignment from tyrepower, damn good price i think the guy stuffed up the price for the tyres because after that he was suggesting other options lol will put pics up when they on

[daNc]

Finally just got my set of wheels VE SSV's good price off ebay and they are immaculate, still need tyres though, with lowering is this gonna be my best bet? eBay Australia: Buy new & used fashion, electronics & home d havent been to any shops yet so im not sure how much i would be saving buying off ebay