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mrpayner
20-07-2003, 04:49 PM
....and loving it!!!

Looks great..
Handles great....
Gets even more looks!

Click the "Readers Ride" picture below to take you there..

:D <---- Permanently!

Adam
Cosmo Dude
20-07-2003, 05:00 PM
Lookin' SWEET 8)

I'm now sparke green with envy :wink:

Rod
JynX
20-07-2003, 06:37 PM
Lookin good, now all you gotta do is fix the pea shooter and youll be lookin sweet
sik astina
20-07-2003, 10:48 PM
What did u do? it still looks the same :wink: :lol:

j/k buddy. its lookin very nice.
Rupewrecht
21-07-2003, 02:25 AM
hey, looking good :)
Trav
21-07-2003, 01:38 PM
hmph - lowered - hmph

mum - it's not fair - Adam got his lowered!!!!

Looks good buddy !!!

Looks like I'm putting the saving shoes on a little tighter now :)
Toyboy
21-07-2003, 01:54 PM
Looking sweet man :wink:
pr1mo
21-07-2003, 03:53 PM
hmph - lowered - hmph

mum - it's not fair - Adam got his lowered!!!!

Looks good buddy !!!

Looks like I'm putting the saving shoes on a little tighter now :)

i think u better after getting a quote on the bilstien package your after!

cheers mike
mrpayner
22-07-2003, 12:40 PM
Hey thanks fellas....

I put the strut bar on last night as well and it is certainly more direct on the tighter corners that's for sure.... :D

Still loving it..

Adam
BigBoyLemonade
22-07-2003, 12:53 PM
Yeah makes the car look completely different! Congrats!

you got a sway bar yet?
mrpayner
22-07-2003, 06:13 PM
you got a sway bar yet?

Yes i do... it went in with the springs.. :)

I've got a small creak in the rear springs, particularly the drivers side so over the weekend I'm going to remove the whole boot lining to make sure the nuts on top of the struts are tight... Otherwise I might have to get some of the coil insulator from whiteline that supposedly silences noisy coils.. They reckon it's caused because the coils are progressive at the rear.. We'll see..

Adam
BigBoyLemonade
22-07-2003, 07:37 PM
Ah dont worry about it! they just need to seat properly
bRaDiNhO
31-07-2003, 11:22 PM
Adam, whats the ride like? Of course its going to be hard, but is it compliant at all? Or feel every little bump, like in mine. Just wondering; my bro is looking to do the same (also sparkle green 8) )

Cheers

Brad
Dutchy
01-08-2003, 10:32 AM
looks sweet as dude ..... and ive seen it for real... oh and been in it..

and brad. (not that my names adam or anything haha :roll: )
but the ride is mint. its really quite smooth!!! 8)

just brilliant! :D
Critter
10-08-2003, 08:56 AM
Now that's real progress!
Sweet, moit....
mrpayner
10-08-2003, 11:36 AM
Adam, whats the ride like? Of course its going to be hard, but is it compliant at all? Or feel every little bump, like in mine. Just wondering; my bro is looking to do the same (also sparkle green 8) )

Cheers

Brad

Hey Brad, sorry, i must have missed this post.. Yeh mate.. the ride is quite nice, not too harsh at all.. The rear springs are progressive so i've found t hat it doesn't twitch like it used to around corners plus with the addition of the rear sway really tightens things up..


Thanks Chris for the comment.. All I gotta do now like Jim said is get rid of the pea shooter.. Next few weeks..

AP
mrpayner
10-08-2003, 01:29 PM
Actually, I should add also that now that I have it lowered I'm finding that the side of the bolt pictured below is hitting the passenger side of the front sway bar..

Is it safe to cut off the un-threaded part??

http://www.amihotornot.com.au/album/photos/18162-200381420256.jpg

AP
SehnKhan
10-08-2003, 02:49 PM
Thanks Chris for the comment.. All I gotta do now like Jim said is get rid of the pea shooter.. Next few weeks..

AP


YES YOU DO, don't you :twisted:
JynX
10-08-2003, 05:19 PM
you want urself a nice phat pea CANNON. Or as the trend seems to be in our neck of the woods... 2 :)
Cosmo Dude
10-08-2003, 07:59 PM
Cut it, I can't see you needing to remove that nut :P .
The shape looks as though its designed to aid the assembly on the production line. If the sub frame needs to come out then the nut removal will help in its replacement.
If the subframe needs to come out then that one bolt will be the least of your concern :lol:
BigBoyLemonade
10-08-2003, 11:26 PM
Maybe its not the nut and bolt that is the problem.. maybe you need new replacement rubbers on the sway bar
mrpayner
11-08-2003, 01:17 PM
Well, funny you should mention it.. When I had the springs put in it was doing the same thing.. we finally found that the bolt was indeed hitting the sway bar and I don't kwow what he did but he must have moved the sway bar slightly.. Obviously it's moved back to where it was...

With new rubbers is it likely to stay more in position.. ie away from the sway bar? I've read the forums on the Netherlands and they mentioned this bolt hitting the sway as well. Apparently they just cut it off..

AP
BigBoyLemonade
11-08-2003, 01:42 PM
hmm thats interesting... I cant say for sure what new rubbers would do but I am sure it would prevent excess flexing...
Cosmo Dude
11-08-2003, 09:14 PM
Please don't use rubber, Nolothane will bolster the front sway and be lots cheaper than OEM.

Rod
BigBoyLemonade
12-08-2003, 07:51 AM
I meant Nolthenaene but didnt know how to spell it properly :?
Cosmo Dude
12-08-2003, 09:17 PM
I meant Nolthenaene but didnt know how to spell it properly :?
I didn't either :lol:

Rod
Rupewrecht
12-08-2003, 11:32 PM
or Nolathane, even :) :wink:
mrpayner
13-08-2003, 12:41 PM
so I have one of 2 options...

- get new Nolathane bits..
- chop off the bottom of the bolt then sing and dance "Hooray for silence!"

Hhmmmm. toughy! :D

AP
sik astina
13-08-2003, 01:44 PM
its really if u wanna spend the money to fix it or be a tight arse. haha


only kiddin :lol: :wink:
JynX
13-08-2003, 01:53 PM
cut the bitch off....
Rupewrecht
13-08-2003, 02:01 PM
just cut it - it's too much of a hassle just to replace those front bushes
:Jear:
03-09-2003, 08:04 PM
Adam, after you had the springs installed, did you have to have any sort of realignment? (what was the cost of install too?) Im keen to get some whiteline springs, as from what I can tell they seem to be the lowest for the BG, and the fact that adding the rest of the whiteline stuff later on would be better (sways, strut etc)
SehnKhan
03-09-2003, 08:46 PM
Yeah, he had a complete wheel alignment check done
mrpayner
14-10-2003, 07:24 PM
Adam, after you had the springs installed, did you have to have any sort of realignment? (what was the cost of install too?) Im keen to get some whiteline springs, as from what I can tell they seem to be the lowest for the BG, and the fact that adding the rest of the whiteline stuff later on would be better (sways, strut etc)

Dude.. sorry I didn't see this post sooner.. I got it all installed at The Tyre Factory at Sunshine.. I got a re-alignment done too as my brother said.. It would be best to add a rear sway bar at the least to the BG as it will certainly help reduce the body roll.. works a treat!

AP
Cosmo Dude
14-10-2003, 10:09 PM
I had my whiteline rear bar fitted at lunchtime. I like it and it is far and away better than the stock, but it is a little too firm for my liking. I will now tickle the front and try to find a compromise. On tight turns it now picks-up the inside front wheel causing a traction problem.
On the bright side I can corner faster and more comfortably with less noise from the tyres;)

Rod
Rupewrecht
15-10-2003, 10:59 AM
camber pins and a strut brace!