how to lower the crap out of a standard front end.

[J]

I dont particularly wanna fork out $800 for a new set of springs.
any other ways?

[ipg]

get your angle grinder out and lop off coils until your happy with its new found loweredness

[Trev]

$800 , firstly don't go back to that shop .
I paid about $300 for heavy duty lowered springs and shocks, then cut a coil off the springs , Trev .

[stinky]

What Trev said, but if you must cut coils off standard springs don't cut too many or you'll get the "bobby ricer" ride where the car is pitching all over the place and you need a kidney brace to go to the local shops
Keep an eye on swap meets and IPG's favourite online auction house
Another option is the wrecking yards, take one of your springs and go looking for something in the same diameter but shorter. HQ shocks are shorter than old holden, might be a good place to start.

[my70wg]

and IPG's favourite online auction house

[Trev]

I'm pretty sure springs upto HG will fit, Trev .

[dave68]

$800 I got a set made up for 150 HD and lowerd 2in. Got to be a spring guy over that side that does the same.....

[FB MAD]

Yep, what they said .

And,

Cut your bump rubbers in half and reshape them into a cone shape again ( I used a bench grinder to reshape mine ) and this will restore some progressive bump instead of a bang when you hit a bump and you will gain an extra 1 inch of suspension travel.

Or, if you have a HR front end, you can buy shortened polyurethane bump rubbers from ..............

from...........

from...........


a place I can't remember , but you can get them.

[ben]

J Wikinson suspension in bayswater does HD springs for under $200

[mrs ratbox]

for $800 i'll fly over and bring springs and my grinder with me. whoever gave you that price has got to be kidding

yor car already looks lowered so take the springs out and cut a bit more off

FB MAD i think it was fulcrum suspension you said does the lower bump stops

[FB MAD]

Yep, thats where I got 'em from Rat.

[Devilrod]

:Cut your bump rubbers in half and reshape them into a cone shape again ( I used a bench grinder to reshape mine ) and this will restore some progressive bump instead of a bang when you hit a bump and you will gain an extra 1 inch of suspension travel.

Or, if you have a HR front end, you can buy shortened polyurethane bump rubbers from ..............

from...........

from...........


a place I can't remember , but you can get them.

Good to know, but I'm worried mine might drop more

[Harko]

Just for you youger blokes , if someone takes the advice and somehow messes up you could be liable blah blah blah .

Those who have read this and have no brains but are willing to attemp any mechanical workmanship , go work in retail.

[J]

ahhh i dno how much exactly but it was some ridiculous amount like that. Give or take a few 100 including labor to fit and do wheel allignments n shit :S

ummmm no idea what ur on about harko but i work in retail?
i dont have much mechanical knowledge but im learning as i go along :S

sooooo pretty much cut the shit outa my coils. Or buy HQ ones and choppem...

for the ass end im going to get springs reset, then if i want il put the blocks in but they are quite dodgy for some reason :S

[stinky]

Or buy HQ ones and choppem...

That's not what I wrote, get your measuring stick out and head down to a wreckers, a good place to start a comparison would be HQ, dunno if they fit or not.