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Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 8:18 pm 
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Im looking to lower an XB Falcon UTE with coil on the front and leaf on the back. But am unsure as how to go about it in terms of hieght, brand and cost. Is it a job you can do yourself and how do u go about lowing leaf?

any help would be much appreaciated!
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Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 9:18 pm 
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what brand depends on how much you wanna spend
how low depends on personal opinion and practicality
leaf springs can be lowered by either getting them re-set at a suspension shop, or you can use lowering blocks

 

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Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 9:40 am 
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With my XB I fitten new Pedders sports rider shocks all round. Same with the front springs. I had the rear springs reset. Don't go blocks, the car will not handle as good!
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Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 1:48 pm 
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How much do you want to spend?
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Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 5:25 pm 
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LTDHO wrote:
With my XB I fitten new Pedders sports rider shocks all round. Same with the front springs. I had the rear springs reset. Don't go blocks, the car will not handle as good!


That sound like the go, how much did it cost and how much did it drop it?


Can i get a range of price like 500-20000 and then ill tell you how much i want to spend
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Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 8:20 pm 
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liverpool springs in moorebank will reset your leafsprings for around 120-140 a side including putting an extra leaf or 2 in there to stop any tramp aswell, you take them out and drop them to him first thing in the morning and he will have them ready for you in about 3 hours. just let him know how much lower you want them and they will be spot on.

for the front you have heaps of choices, my personal preference is lovells, with billsteines shocks.

 

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Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 8:46 pm 
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Well, I have a wagon, and in the front I have pedders, I happy with them, also not as low as I wanted them to bed...

As for the back, car came with lowering blocks, and Im still getting around to getting them reset.. steer away from lowering blocks. They aren't bad in the short run, but in the long run they need tightening, sometimes they start sliding out :shock: .... But yeah, Ive got pedders all round suspension the bushes and stuff, and its all good except for the lowering blocks..

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