KING Springs - SL or SSL? - Page 2

blackers10 · 24-11-2005, 06:31 PM

have you got a pic of urs riding on SL's AU-MUSTD??

i also have 18" rims so wanna get nice n close to them!!
id say ill prolly end up going SL all the way around.. keep it nice n even..

n for those that followed my user car thing..
im not putting the hydros in as finance company and insurance wouldnt of liked it sadly..

blackers10 · 25-11-2005, 01:40 AM

that looks good and level dont it!!

what size wheels are they??
and how many mm off the ground is it??
i wanna be just above if not right on 100mm..

BJMXR · 25-11-2005, 03:30 PM

Has anyone got pics of their XR with SL front and SSL rear?

That would be good to see. I think ive made the decision on the SSL rears however, but photos evidence never goes astray!

FRIKA · 25-11-2005, 05:17 PM

my car is on pg 119 of the show n shine try the second lot further down the page. ssl front and rear

galaxy xr8 · 25-11-2005, 09:04 PM

That AU fairlane does look good, as long as the vehicle sit's level, that's how I like em, I hate it when people lower the front and have the rear end sitting high up in the air.

TICK4D · 25-11-2005, 10:15 PM

Well all this talk of springs finally got to me. I bought a set of Ultralow king springs for the TS50 front and back. Got them home and took me an hour to put the back ones on by myself, and boy does she look great.
I think the fact that it has the lowest AU kit helps alot too, and now the 19's don't look too small any more. You guys had me worried with all the talk of scraping and bottoming out, but she is all good, rides exactly the same as I kept the factory Koni shocks.
She went from (centre of wheel to top of the rear wheel arch) 355mm down to 325 so far. Should go lower as I only took her around the block.
Fronts will go on when I can take her down to my suspension guy. Might get them re-set when I get my new wheels though to sit exactly where I want it to.
For the T-series guys, definitely do it, not too low, and looks better.

BJMXR · 02-12-2005, 02:06 PM

Hey guys, thanks for all your comments...

I bought and installed the spring myself, got some good prices for the springs, and all up only cost me $240. I went for the SL front and SSL rear. At the moment, handles better for sure, a little bit rougher ride, but only marginally and the car sits beautifully and still drives great. Maybe the reat is about 5mm lower than the front, but hardly noticeable. Ill let it sit for a few weeks and see where it settles to and potentially put SSL in the front if need be.

And its not too low to be impractical either. So thanks, and for anyone whos thinking of doing it. So far (after 1 day) im fully happy...

blackers10 · 03-12-2005, 04:59 AM

and still nobody can tell me how far off the ground at the lowest point is??

from reading specs of my AU 1 fairlane the lowest point at the moment is 160mm off the ground(im guessing its the muffler) give or take

will SSL put me BELOW 100mm?
also how much have people been paying for camber kits for the IRS.. it is for the IRS isnt it? not the front? as whiteline list a front end camber kit but not a rear one..

TCK-098 · 04-12-2005, 09:52 AM

I dont think you can get a camber kit for the rear my Ghia has one on the front and damn the differance that makes to handling-1.5 camber all round anyways i have lovells SSL springs on front and SSL king springs on rear only thing ive had to replace is the sports exhaust due to hitting things"wasnt done right the first time".

It comes down to personal preferance i think but my car looks great with the suspension and MK2 XR8 rims.

Casper · 04-12-2005, 09:58 AM

Its very unlikely the IRS will need a camber kit. I know on the XR6 the adjustment it more then enough to compensate for SL's. Front had enough adjustment too on mine.

blackers10 · 04-12-2005, 07:55 PM

in the other old spring thread everyone was on about camber kits to fix the camber??
dunno wether they talked about front or rear..

BJMXR · 05-12-2005, 11:01 AM

Well after 4 days now of having the SSL rear and SL front and having had a 4 wheel alignment done i can tell you that no camber kit needed to be purchased. I was told this by a guy who works for ford and also by those who did the alignment at K-mart Tyre and Auto. Apparently the E series needed kits because the adjusting bolts on the fronts were shorter, ford changed this on the AU onwards and now isnt a problem. Also the IRS i was told has plenty of adjustment.

And my car handles amazingly well now... turns in great and has eliminated alot of the push/understeer i used to have with factory springs... plus it looks sensational.

blackers10 · 05-12-2005, 01:33 PM

thanks guys

BJMXR · 05-12-2005, 01:46 PM

Thought id show you all a pic of how she sits now... as i said SSL rear SL front and its a dream to drive aswell. Im a proud XR driver at the moment... loving it... might go for the Herrod or JM Cat back this week... factory exhaust sounds good... but could be better!

BJMXR · 08-12-2005, 02:10 PM

Just another update on the handling....

I've become amazed and overwhelmed by the increase in cornering speed and stability. Turn in is so precise and the fairly aggressive understeer on factory springs is pretty much eliminated. Much less body roll too.

Just thought id let you all know as im having a GREAT time cornering at the moment!

xr8 007 · 08-12-2005, 02:37 PM

Yeap just put sl all round in my AUII XR6. Feels good and looks even better!!!

BJMXR, how long did it take for your springs to settle down??

BJMXR · 08-12-2005, 03:09 PM

Don't know if they've settled down... its only been 1 week so far, but they don't seem to have changed much at all. I wouldnt say they've become significantly lower over the past week, maybe they will... but it appears not. In a way i hope they stay exactly how they are as the ride height is great now...

Bobman · 08-12-2005, 07:48 PM

My BA has SSL on the rear and SL up front, it looks okay but BA's are always naturally higher on the **** end...

Nice car BJMXR!

SIKSIX · 08-12-2005, 08:47 PM

hey BJMXR my brother put in SSL and i took a while (month or 2) to settle down as i noticed with my brothers and, nice choice of combo but i rekon that the SSL look tuff..........but i got the pedders equiv. of SL and i like my guards as ford intended lol....

FRIKA · 08-12-2005, 09:06 PM

personal opinion still prefer SSL front and rear. my guards are still their.

BJMXR · 09-12-2005, 01:29 AM

XR AYTE, i almost would agree with you there. The car currently sits flat, but because of the actual guard heights (front being a little higher than the rear) it almos gives the impression of the back being lower. So im going to give it another two months and see if it changes much. If not i might consider changing the fronts to SSL. But i DO love it as it is.

Oh and im yet to bottom out on anything either

FRIKA · 09-12-2005, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by BJMXR

XR AYTE, i almost would agree with you there. The car currently sits flat, but because of the actual guard heights (front being a little higher than the rear) it almos gives the impression of the back being lower. So im going to give it another two months and see if it changes much. If not i might consider changing the fronts to SSL. But i DO love it as it is.

Oh and im yet to bottom out on anything either

youre car does look very nice. I was very impatient and couldnt wait for my car to settle. it still hasnt settled problem is i dont drive it to often.

AUIIForte · 09-12-2005, 09:49 AM

wow, BJMXR you've got a really nice ride there!

I want to lower my forte, was wondering how much would it cost to get it done and everything?

BJMXR · 09-12-2005, 12:04 PM

If you can find someone with a workshop and a spring compressor you can get out of it for a total of $250, thats all it cost me. Kept the factory shocks in (70,000 km, so ill replace them soonish anyway) but yeah, thats it. Took us about 2 hours to do, otherwise id imagine you'd be looking at $200 labour if you paid someone.

Either way, it was fully cheap, fronts cost me $120 for the pair and rears $130 delivered.

And again, i still havent scraped or bottomed out (so far!)

xr8 007 · 10-12-2005, 08:50 PM

I've done mine with sl all round and noticed a bit of negative camber in both the front and rear. Has everyone else had this problem?? Is it an issue or am i just paranoid!!??

rs2k · 18-12-2005, 04:19 AM

Just Lowered my Au2 With SL and pretty pleased how it came out. But i am pretty sure the rear is sitting lower then the front. Only i am running straight lpg so i'm carry a full load when this pic was taken.
Tell me what you think??

Bobman · 18-12-2005, 09:31 PM

Dude, car looks nice

But mudflaps.......................... noooo :(

galaxy xr8 · 18-12-2005, 10:33 PM

That does look real low in the rear, are they SL or SSL's??.

FRIKA · 19-12-2005, 01:05 PM

The back looks lower than the front?????????

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rs2k · 20-12-2005, 10:18 AM

They are just SL's. But I am running straight LPG and have a few subs and amps. Mudflaps are gone, only reason they were there was the photo was taken 5 seconds after the work was finished.