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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Adelaide
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Hey guys just bought an au 3 forte, and want to lower the car, are king springs anygood, or is the ride quality poor? wanting to maintain the nice comfortable soft ride, but lower it about an inch, I think the same as tickford height?
Whats everyones opinions? |
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Flairs - Truckers Delight
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Brisbane Northside Likes: Opposite Lock
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I think King Lows are pretty much the same springs and same height as stock XR springs.
If you lower your car in any way at all, you will almost certainly compromise your ride comfort, unless you start spending real big dollars. It may be only by a small amount, and this may be an acceptable trade-off to you for the look or handling or whatever the perceived benefit of lowering a car is.
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Join Date: Aug 2005
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probably just go with king low's.
i have sl in the front and low in the rear. i had sl's in the rear, it looked good but with the gas tank and 2 passengers in the back, driving anything over 80kmh on a slightly bumpy road was unbearable, that was on normal sealed country highways. the low's still look good, sits level with the lpg tank. |
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Melbourne
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For those with no LPG, SL on the rear are needed to make it sit level with lows on the front. GK
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Adelaide
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well I don't have lpg! and will be going lows in the front,
I actually have kings lows and supers from my xf for the au, super low = low for au, and ultra = super. Checked out the king springs catalogue so that's a bonus not having to buy rear springs/ |
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Au Falcon = Mr Reliable
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: North West Slopes & Plains NSW
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The trade off (in ride quality) aint too bad depends on how much air you've got in your tyres also.
cheers, Maka
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