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Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 6:04 pm 
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what do you guys think of the lower front higher rear as i was thinking of lowering the front and not the rear to get this look are there any problems with this

i spose if i dont like it i can always lower the rear as well

 

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Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 6:05 pm 
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before you ask it an xf

 

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Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 6:07 pm 
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it really depends dude on if you like it or not!!! :P

 

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Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 6:08 pm 
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Just go and buy some air shocks, that way you can pump them up when you want to

 

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Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 6:12 pm 
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doing it is usually the best way to find out if i like it i suppose

 

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Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 6:24 pm 
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just get a bunch of mates to lift rear... or push on bonnet and see what you think ?? :P

 

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Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 6:30 pm 
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Be careful, when I had me EL lowered (superlows all round) the front is lowe than the rear.

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Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 9:36 pm 
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personally i reckon it'd look like a half done job.....

 

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Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 3:11 pm 
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- And your handling would be up s**t creek

 

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Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 3:58 pm 
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- And your handling would be up s**t creek


Spot on!
When i had my XF a while ago, i had the front lowered 3 inches and left the back stock as a rock! The front had about 7cm ground clearance!
At the time i liked it.. for some odd reason?! ..mates laughed at it!
My handing was also s**t!

Get 'em both lowered.. Looks much better. *loves the look of dropped xfs*
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Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 6:28 pm 
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yeah i think yous are right even if i just lower the front to lows to level out the car as the front seems to sit a little higher than the rear

 

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Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 7:09 pm 
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The look from the 70's & early 80's. Have had that look in the past on a couple of cars. It looks Ok if the rear tyres are wider with higher profile tyres than the front. Will look cool on the X series cars but bizzar on the E's & later fords.

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Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2005 1:44 pm 
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It ends up looking like this, even though it doesn't look like it, that car handled good (surprised me too), it used X series cut V8 springs, pedders short sports frt shocks, whiteline 24mm front swaybar, heavy duty 4wd rear gas shocks and original rear springs, I towed a lot of things I shouldn't have, especially with that tow bar, so that is why I never got around to lowering the back.

 

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Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2005 1:58 pm 
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@ Damage- Scotty P doesnt want to find out that when lowering his xf he may also find himself married with a dog and two kids.

 

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Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2005 12:57 pm 
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@ Damage- Scotty P doesnt want to find out that when lowering his xf he may also find himself married with a dog and two kids.


:lol: That's a good one!

Only the dog was mine :wink:

 

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