It's finally lowered!

[Dezza]

Today Jason (EA2BA) and his friend Steve came over and we fitted King springs lows with monroe shocks. I'd had enough of the old suspension, and the new stuff is great! It handles well, and the bouncy ride is now gone. The springs still need to settle a bit, so the front will sit lower than it does in the photos. I'm happy with lows, I'm glad I didn't get superlows because I wouldn't get out of my driveway (with lows, my towbar was a cm off scraping at the slowest possible speed). To get the old springs out, we dropped the diff, but still found with maximum wheel travel, we still couldn't get the old ones out! They were that long we had to use spring compressors to do it! Anyway, here are a couple of photos. I'll take better photos after the springs have settled, and I've washed the car



old vs. new

[LUXO_8]

that looks great dezza......good work!

jump on msn when ya can

[Allen]

sigh... Im higher than dezza now... :(

Looks great mate Its about bloody time! :P

[XR_Lightning]

cool man, is 4wd ride height still going to be known as dezza-spec?

[Dezza]

Thanks everyone. I've been told, the term dezza-spec may remain

[crannersEL]

Looks great dezza, ill miss the old dezza-spec days!

[Dezza]

Originally Posted by crannersEL

Looks great dezza, ill miss the old dezza-spec days!

Thanks Paul. It's certainly the end of an era!

[efgiar]

dezza spec will stay, it is burnt into the e-series history books.

[Dezza]

Originally Posted by efgiar

dezza spec will stay, it is burnt into the e-series history books.

lol true. It will forever be remembered for when it looked like this!

[snypereb]

Well done dezza.

However the term dezza spec will never die lol!

[EA Ghia]

Looks a hell of a lot better, definately one of the first things an E-Series driver should do. The wheel/wheel arch clearance on these things are ridiculous!!

How much did the shockers cost you? I put King Springs in my car, but still have the stock shockers. Pretty bumpy, but not as bad as some other cars I've been in. It's good to feel the road a lot better.

[Dezza]

I bought the springs and shocks together for $350. They are all second hand, but haven't had much use. I'm not sure how much they are individually brand new though.

[holmsy]

got any side on lower shots so ya can see how low it really is?

[EBTom]

hmmm... I have king lows on mine with monroe gt gas shocks, and it doesnt look as low as that. Know what sort of monroes they are?

[-jjM-]

i liked it better raised

looks good dezza, makes the difference

[Dezza]

Originally Posted by holmsy

got any side on lower shots so ya can see how low it really is?

I'll probably get some in the next week or so. My camera is low on battery, and the charger has disappeared :(

Originally Posted by EBTom

hmmm... I have king lows on mine with monroe gt gas shocks, and it doesnt look as low as that. Know what sort of monroes they are?

Not sure exactly. They aren't anything special. They aren't really low shocks. They're fairly standard, but they are certainly better than the old ones. Self levelling suspension really does suck. Do you have bigger rims, because that can certainly change the look of the ride height.

Originally Posted by -jjM-

i liked it better raised

looks good dezza, makes the difference

LOL. Thanks Joe

[EDXR6T]

I dont get it, its still raised?

Look's good dezza all it needs now is a set of black muzztek spec stokies;)

Then you can join the club

[Dezza]

Originally Posted by EDXR6T

I dont get it, its still raised?

Look's good dezza all it needs now is a set of black muzztek spec stokies;)

Then you can join the club

LOL Pat. I think I'll pass.

It certainly doesn't feel raised. It's going to take some getting used to how much closer I sit to the tarmac. I used to sit up in the air. It now almost feels like a sports car

[ORSMEB]

I agree with Pat. You haven't lowered it at all. There is still lights coming from between the top of the tyre and bottom of the wheel arch...lol
Nice job mate!

[Dezza]

LOL. I was just waiting for the comments saying I should have lowered it more. I'll be getting a scorcher front bar for it soon, and since it nearly scrapes already, I'd hate to see how it goes with the scorcher bar (since it doesn't tuck under at the bottom like the standard one). I'm happy, plus it is no longer one of the highest cars in the club.

Plus another advantage is my suspension no longer squeaks!

[needfordspeed]

Good stuff Dezza, you'll give in to superlows soon enough!

[Kenaz]

Looks heaps better Dezza!

These days I wouldn't settle for less than Ultra Lows, but back in the day I used to have 'Lows' in my first EA so I can sort of see where you're coming from. One day you'll see the light

[Dezza]

Thanks fellas, but the lows will be staying.

[EDXR6T]

Originally Posted by Kenaz

One day you'll see the light

Donno Ash thats a big call.

[niko]

where's the after shot?

[Dezza]

Originally Posted by niko

where's the after shot?

It's at the top. Notice the traditional hot rod style - normal at the front, ultra high at the back is now gone. It sits fairly level and rather than a 2 inch gap between the top of the tyre and guard, it is closer to a cm. I'll take a REAL after shot in a week or so when it's had the time to settle

As I've said, I can't go any lower without making it impossible to drive in everyday situations. Sure, if I'd lower it further, it'd look even better (until I rip my bumper off, trying to get out of my driveway), but I really can't give away practicality. Handling was the main priority, and that's what it does, it now sits flat around the corners and feels controlled. The famous bodyroll is basically gone. The simple fact is, it is my car so it was my decision, and I stand by that decision

[holmsy]

by the looks of it its the same setup i want on my car.
lowered but not low enough to **** me off everytime i go in a driveway.

currently if i lower my car even by 5 mm i will scrap on every speed hump at tafe. they are stupidly high speed humps :(

[LTDHO]

But Dezza, ya can't.....

lol

Oh well 'Dezza spec' will live on!

Chant "Long live dezza spec"

[Dezza]

Originally Posted by LTDHO

But Dezza, ya can't.....

lol

Oh well 'Dezza spec' will live on!

Chant "Long live dezza spec"

I have! lol

"Long live dezza-spec"

Originally Posted by holmsy

by the looks of it its the same setup i want on my car.
lowered but not low enough to **** me off everytime i go in a driveway.

currently if i lower my car even by 5 mm i will scrap on every speed hump at tafe. they are stupidly high speed humps :(

Yeah, that was my intention. Just be warned, many people still call lows high, but what's the point in having a nice looking car if you can't drive it anywhere?

[BLKPHN]

ohhh no no no no you can't!!! you just can't!!!

"long live dezza spec"