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Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 11:18 pm 
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does anyone know if the front & rear springs/ struts/ shocks from an ef 6cyl will fit an nf 6cyl fairlane? :?

 

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Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 11:25 pm 
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It'll love it!
But it'll render the self leveling suspension useless.

 

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Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 2:43 am 
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What if you ditch the self levelling stuff ?
Will it fit ok?

 

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Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 6:08 am 
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Yeah should fit just fine, just dissconnect the self leveling suspension at the compressor and take out the fuse for it(leave compressor in car though, pain in the a*** to remove) and it should be all good

 

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Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 9:53 am 
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Yeah should fit just fine, just dissconnect the self leveling suspension at the compressor and take out the fuse for it(leave compressor in car though, pain in the a*** to remove) and it should be all good


the compressor is piss easy to take out.

the suspension is a straight swap over, i have done it in about 45 minutes.

 

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Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 9:57 am 
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{USERNAME} wrote:

the suspension is a straight swap over, i have done it in about 45 minutes.


45 minutes!!! Whats that, like 11 minutes a corner
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Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 10:24 am 
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This might seem like a stupid question, but, if you lowered the front on a fairlane would the self levelling suspension lower the rear? :?:

 

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Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 6:33 pm 
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Ahhh, i dont know actually, i wouldnt think it would, it may a little but not a great deal. It would prob put a lot of stress on the compressor if you done it that way though. By now the compressor is prob already half stuffed from its constant actions.

 

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