MINT VS-S s2

Have you had a look at the suspension to suss it out??? the rears are piece of piss you will be able to do them without a drama.. pretty much just 2bolts each side (shock absorber) and the front is a couple extra… il see if i can get some pics of what bolts to undo in my car to help you out a bit.. well its your choice on what wheels you think you should get there are heaps of rims out there that suit VR/VS models. just go to google and search vs with rims or something along those lines and there will be lots of vr/vs models with different rims on there that you can pick but i cant find my favourite ones and im not to sure what they are called lol...

 

Im not 100% sure if it does but im guessing it should be similar.. just undo the 2 bolts that hold the shocks in and u can push down on your diff which will allow you to just pull the spring out.. well thats what its like on live axle but maybe irs you might be able to push the axle down and not the whole diff.. take some pics and il have a look… the front you undo the top bolts on the strut top under the bonnet then there are 2 massive bolts that are bolted to a bracket thing behind the disc and then it just comes out but make sure you twist the brake hose off the struts tho

 

Its different with IRS you need to take the shock of to do it properly and best use spring compressors so you dont have a spring under tention fling out and smack you in the leg while your jumping on a jack handle. If you go to a place like BURSONS use to be motor traders you get the parts pretty cheap, my springs cost me

$115 for the rear King springs any size
$99 for the front king springs
Front struts were $106 each
Rear where $103 for the pair
Ended up costing me $530 i did it all myself so thats all it cost and ill align it myself at work as im an aligner.

You may not get it that cheap but normally if you go via a mechanic or pedders they put at least 15/20 % markup on everything plus fitting, so your best just buying parts and getting them to fit them. Also id also make sure when its lowered it gets aligned by someone who adjusts camber not just some clown who toes cars up and thats it.

If someone that knows what there doing does it you dont have to worry about it falling apart on you its all done properly and at once, and normally you can get an alignment cheaper when you get the person to fit them. Check your swaybar links as well while its apart if there not to crash hot might be worth while changing.

I was looking at this kit on ebay.
$620 posted is pretty good, prob another $120/$150 to have it fitted and aligned as well

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Doesn't matter what you get it will be stiff, If you dont want a stiff ride dont lower it, if you have really soft comfy springs when you lower it, at 80km you go into a dip or out on the open road its just going to bounce around and more likely to bottom out. im sure they would be fine going over speed bumps when you basically stop though...

 

I have king springs in mine and it rides ok except for when i hit a bump in the road then its a B***h.. Down the highway or smooth road road it isn’t to bad but as soon as you hit one of those dodgy ass council road fix ups then it can be annoying..

 

Lol yeh i wanna get rid of mine and sit it a little higher with better shocks.. But just be careful because then other stuff on the car absorbs the shocks n bumps etc which can be quite expensive.. Aka buckled rims etc so just be careful if you see a hole and cant go around or whatever just slow right down hahaha even if you hold the traffic up for 2secs lol

 

Awesome.. Extractors next???

 

Nice VS man

 

very clean vs mate!
wheels suit it as well

s packs are the best haha.
is it me or does your bonnet not close properly in the first few pics?
just asking cause ive got the same problem with mine haha