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Lowering vy on 20's

Discussion in 'VY Holden Commodore (2002 - 2004)' started by Adrian Dening, Oct 31, 2012.

  1. Adrian Dening

    Adrian Dening New Member

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    Hey everyone,
    I own a VY ll V6 and i am planning on buying a set of lexani lx10 20" 20x8.5 5x120 wheels with Achilles ATR Sports wheels 245/30/r20 tyres.
    Now before or after i buy those i want to place coilovers in the front and bag the rear, will i need to roll any guards? will i need lowered shocks? anything else i should know? should i place all the lowering gear in first then do the wheels or other way around?
    Sorry, i am a complete novice when it comes to this and not sure how i should go about it.
    Thanks guys, Adrian
     
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    Yes

    You will need to Roll your guards
    Yes you will need lowered shocks
    Wheels first, Then lower as you may find its not low enough / too low ect.

    Wouldn't bother with coilovers in a V6 ( Just stick with a SL or SSL springs and shortened shocks and bag the rear or if you have the money bag front and back. )

    Ethan
     
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    I've got SL springs in mine and when I put 20s on it the rear scrubbed pretty badly.
    Had to get my guards rolled to fix it.
    Hit up Phill B for this, he's awesome at guard rolling

    It does sit nice though on sls with the 20s, check my ride thread for pics

    If you want to be safe I'd get your guards rolled first, lower it, then get your wheels

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    Also as naystro said, don't bother with coilovers on a v6, no point

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    Okay thanks heaps, is your vy legal height HERONVY?
    i was wanting my wheels to be tucking at the rear so i would need ssl's?
     
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    the tyre will be level with the guard with sl's in it... if you want to be tucking the rim the only decent way to do it is to put bags in it front and back
    sure you could go ssssl or whatever it is that morons put in to get it that low but it looks retarded
     
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    Pretty sure i've decided to go with just sl's all round, so it should look pretty sweet once the wheels are on! Now time to rack up the money haha.
    I have two 12" subs in my boot along with a custom box, will they affect any scrubbing on my back tyres? Aswell as having a full backseat and full tank of fuel?
     
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    as long as you get the guards rolled you'll be sweet otherwise you may have some issues
     

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