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Old 17-12-2007, 08:47 PM   #1
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I've just put 20's on my AU3 XR8. Thanks to GLENBA for the wheels. They scrub a little but it's going in tomorrow to get the gaurds rolled and coil overs all round.

I'll be posting up some pics tomorrow when i get it back.

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Old 17-12-2007, 08:48 PM   #2
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can you even get coilovers for an AU?? i didnt think you could ??


glad to hear they went on no probs!

what tyres are on them?
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Yeah the guys at City Suspension in springwood are doing them tomorrow for me. Not sure on the brand of tyres but there 225 on the front and 245 on the back.
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Old 17-12-2007, 08:54 PM   #4
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id look at getting 245/30 profile rubber all around
keeps it legal .. and load rated and your front rims wont get smashed on driveways if you dont turn tightly into them
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Old 17-12-2007, 09:34 PM   #5
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can you even get coilovers for an AU?? i didnt think you could ??


glad to hear they went on no probs!

what tyres are on them?
You used to be able to. I had a set of king adjustable coil overs on my AU2 Forte V8. Around 25mm worth of adjustment up and down on them - was great for lowering for track days, and raising for around town.
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Old 17-12-2007, 10:48 PM   #6
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I've just put 20's on my AU3 XR8. Thanks to GLENBA for the wheels. They scrub a little but it's going in tomorrow to get the gaurds rolled and coil overs all round.

I'll be posting up some pics tomorrow when i get it back.
Looking forward to seeing some pics! Mate of mine just put some 20's on his AU two weeks ago.. looks mad, his got to do a bit of gaurd rolling too haha
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Old 17-12-2007, 11:10 PM   #7
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yeah mines lowered 3 1/2 inchs already so hopefuly i can keep it that low with coil overs. It looks unreal. I love it. I'll take some pics tomorrow arvo when it's all done and post them up.
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Old 18-12-2007, 10:18 PM   #8
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Well i got all wheels put on today. Didnt get the coil overs in the end they wanted 2300 for king coil overs i think i'll just go koni adjustables they should do the job instead. I took a few pics but there not real clear in the dark so i'll get some tomorrow and post them up.

For anyone thinking of doing this my car has king ultra low springs that have been reset 1 inch lower again (thats 3 1/2 inchs lower than factory) and with the gaurds rolled (cost $100 for all 4) they dont even scrub. This is with 225/35/20 on front and 245/30/20 on rear. Rears did scrub before rolling the gaurds just a little on bumps.
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Well i got all wheels put on today. Didnt get the coil overs in the end they wanted 2300 for king coil overs i think i'll just go koni adjustables they should do the job instead. I took a few pics but there not real clear in the dark so i'll get some tomorrow and post them up.

For anyone thinking of doing this my car has king ultra low springs that have been reset 1 inch lower again (thats 3 1/2 inchs lower than factory) and with the gaurds rolled (cost $100 for all 4) they dont even scrub. This is with 225/35/20 on front and 245/30/20 on rear. Rears did scrub before rolling the gaurds just a little on bumps.
Sounds good.

The only comment I have is in thinking that your car is 3.5" lower than standard. In AU2/3 form the difference between Forte and XR is only 25mm to 30mm (that's standard to low). The difference between low and super low is no more than 15mm, and SSLs (also known as Ultra lows) are only another 10mm lower than that. With your springs reset another 25mm lower, that makes them a total of 50mm (2 inches) lower than your factory sports suspension on the XR, but a total of between 3 and 3.5" (roughly) than a forte. So yes, 3.5" lower is right-ish, but only when compared to a Forte, not an XR.
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id say his 3.5" lower is just what kingsprings list it at in their book
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Old 19-12-2007, 01:44 AM   #11
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Yeah it is 3 1/2 inchs from a forte sorry. I make the mistake of comparing it to my other car which is a 99 forte. Front wheels just clear front guards on full lock and dont seem to scrub at all.
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Old 19-12-2007, 09:02 PM   #13
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This thread is useless without pics :
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Im trying to work it out. Took a heap of photos but i dont have the software to load to the computer so i cant get the photo's of my phone. Im going to get the software tomorrow and i'll post them up asap.
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come on man hurry up with the pics already! :P lol
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i think he thinks we have all day to wait.. tsk tsk.. little does he know..
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Sounds good, but I thing Ive notice driving with super lows is how slow you have to go over bumps with cars tailgating you!

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MMS them to your email address! I'm keen as to see pics.
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who cares if cars tailgate you..
its their problem if they run into you..
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i had superlows in previous cars didnt have much dramas with speed bumps, i doubt ppl would be driving quick enough to hit you in the a** anyways.. when it comes to bumps lower you go the slower you go :hihi:
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i got super lows and 19" on mine and no dramas from speed humps hit them at 15km/h and get a slight scrape on the muffler and thats all

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pics dude... pics
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wtf... i went to new posts and this came up lol i didnt look at the dates haha
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