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Hey guys.
Just wondering what the best spring & shock setup would be on my el xr8. I wanna lower it but still keep it somewhat legal.. Any suggestions? |
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| XRFan101 |
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Koni shocks, and Bilstien (spelling?) springs they are both pretty good quality products; i think most people here would recommend bilstien and Koni.
Pretty expensive thou. Other alternatives are King springs, KYB Sports Gas shocks, Munroe, Pedders these would be considered the cheaper options. 
As for being legal there is a specific clearance that you have to consider when lowering however super lows prolly still qualify as being legal i guess.  But i would just go with lows as you may get scraping issues when lowering the car to a greater extent.
Hoped that helped
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| fairmont1998 |
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Being an XR8 if you put 'lows' in it you will notice no difference. To lower an XR you need to install 'superlows'
I have King superlows and KYB shocks in my Fairmont and I am very happy with both products. The car sits at a nice low height, is firm, but not uncomfortable and handles well.
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| Bassfreak55 |
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fairmont1998 wrote: Being an XR8 if you put 'lows' in it you will notice no difference. To lower an XR you need to install 'superlows'
I have King superlows and KYB shocks in my Fairmont and I am very happy with both products. The car sits at a nice low height, is firm, but not uncomfortable and handles well. Good stuff.. How much clearance do you have from the lowest point of ur car? Its just that i dont wana have 2 rip em out when the coppa says "nup, too low" and hands over a fine & a defect notice! Cheers. |
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| 4.9 EF Futura |
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Lol, it's so hard to tell with superlows. For example, a recent cruise we had in SA we were comparing 3 cars side-by-side, with same springs and similar shockers. 3 different ride heights with at least 1.5inch difference between highest and lowest.
I doubt if mine's legal height (check user gallery FYI) but others who have superlows would be fine.
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| fairmont1998 |
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As Martin said, it's hard to say. I don't know the road rules interstate, don't some states go by ground clearance? If that's the case I think mine would pass ok.
In S.A. they go by suspension travel/bump stop clearance, you can only reduce it by 1/3. In this case mine is on the wrong side of legal...
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| XRFan101 |
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Ive got the stock ticky suspension and im happy with the way the car sits all i need is some fat a** mags now
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Sportsrider Springs and Shocks all round have worked very well and are legal height. I got the guards rolled to be safe, whichn didnt cost much, and it sits at a height i'm happy with 
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| Bassfreak55 |
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fairmont1998 wrote: As Martin said, it's hard to say. I don't know the road rules interstate, don't some states go by ground clearance? If that's the case I think mine would pass ok.
In S.A. they go by suspension travel/bump stop clearance, you can only reduce it by 1/3. In this case mine is on the wrong side of legal... Yep, nsw law goes by ground clearance, 10mm from the lowest point of the car to be exact! And i think that might include 4 people in the car and a full tank of petrol? Correct me if im wrong? |
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Bassfreak55 wrote: fairmont1998 wrote: As Martin said, it's hard to say. I don't know the road rules interstate, don't some states go by ground clearance? If that's the case I think mine would pass ok. In S.A. they go by suspension travel/bump stop clearance, you can only reduce it by 1/3. In this case mine is on the wrong side of legal... Yep, nsw law goes by ground clearance, 10mm from the lowest point of the car to be exact! And i think that might include 4 people in the car and a full tank of petrol? Correct me if im wrong? http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/registration/ ... i_dl1.html Try VSI 05.
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| matt351 |
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i put bilsten shocks and super low king springs in my old el xr6 it was great the best handeling car ive ever driven
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