My New Kings Superlow Springs Dont Seem 'Super' low.

daniel_rossy · 28-04-2008, 05:47 PM

Yeah i got my superlow springs put in on the weekend from a mate, im just curious if the springs will settle after a while and seem abit more low? Because i have heard that they do from someone but if anyone else has had other experience with this?
Because its like not as low as i thought they would be, like halfway between the low's and superlows IMO. I can go over speedhumps fine and it doesnt even scrape.
Thanks guys.

loxxr6 · 28-04-2008, 05:53 PM

They should drop but I agree with you. I have the same springs and expected a lower drop than what actually occurred.

Maybe SSL's are next on the shopping list ?

**Peuty** · 28-04-2008, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by daniel_rossy

I can go over speedhumps fine and it doesnt even scrape.

Don't know what the trend is with you younguns these days, but isn't that a good thing?

fordon · 28-04-2008, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Peuty

Don't know what the trend is with you younguns these days, but isn't that a good thing?

Its not about ride or handling these days,its just for looks to mak it folly sick bro

Racecraft · 28-04-2008, 06:23 PM

I think the whole spring will settle is a wives tale.. Fair enough if you get new saddles/rubbers but the springs are pre tensioned and I've never noticed that they drop over time

daniel_rossy · 28-04-2008, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Peuty

Don't know what the trend is with you younguns these days, but isn't that a good thing?

haha, nah mate i was just expecting it to scrape a tad.
but maybe 2cm lower would be nice
my mate has a VR that has ultralows and 2 coils missing with a kit.
thats ridiculously low.

daniel_rossy · 28-04-2008, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by loxxr6

They should drop but I agree with you. I have the same springs and expected a lower drop than what actually occurred.

Maybe SSL's are next on the shopping list ?

Yeah mate its just the slightest bit too high lol...
Haha yeah mate SSL would of been a better option but i didnt want to go too low. But yeah i dont think it will be, may be selling up at the end of the year to a smaller ford. Might be off to uni and dont want to convert to gas and yeah i have 90,000k's and wanted abit of a return from it, il be travelling 250k each way also each weekend home..
But when im 20 hopefully going to purchase a nice ba xr6t!
but yeah maybe about 2-4cm lower would be great lol.
oh well with a few in the back and abit in the boot it should be all good

HLC · 28-04-2008, 08:17 PM

put up some pics. im gonna be getting superlow's soooooonish. well when i find 800 bucks or so lol

daniel_rossy · 28-04-2008, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by HLC

put up some pics. im gonna be getting superlow's soooooonish. well when i find 800 bucks or so lol

haha 800? i got mine for 240 from repco and got a good mate to put them in for 100.
Yeah man one sec...

daniel_rossy · 28-04-2008, 09:39 PM

Yeah here are the photos..
just had to shrink them a tad
Notice the shoe in one of the pictures..lol

Yeah first and last are the before shots!

HLC · 28-04-2008, 09:53 PM

i should hope that goes lower. my car sits lower than that with lows.

then again, the au1's sat an inch higher than au2's yeah? i dunno.

but im sure springs do settle i believe they do lol

i remember seeing JeffAU1's car, which was lowered on lows at pedders, had same wheels as you too, and my car sat lower as well. my car is on 16's but yeah, i dunno. food for thought maybe?

daniel_rossy · 28-04-2008, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by HLC

i should hope that goes lower. my car sits lower than that with lows.

then again, the au1's sat an inch higher than au2's yeah? i dunno.

but im sure springs do settle i believe they do lol

i remember seeing JeffAU1's car, which was lowered on lows at pedders, had same wheels as you too, and my car sat lower as well. my car is on 16's but yeah, i dunno. food for thought maybe?

Yeah my car seemed alot higher than i expected with wheels i put on a month ago, and i thought yeah superlows would be low enough for someone who lives on edge of the country. Yeah i think the car got new shocks before i got it so that may be a small reason...Yeah like its low, but like not superlow lol... Yeah i hope they settle also! But yeah im only looking for about 2cm lower, then it would be nice, but yeah just have to hope the springs settle abit!

Mmm wouldnt suprise me if they were an inch lower...

Yeah i have seen a few AU1's with superlows going around and they are lots lower than mine.. Oh well time will tell

x-taxi · 28-04-2008, 10:40 PM

some how they dont even look superlows, maybe its worth getting them compressed inch or 2 lower...

mattp · 28-04-2008, 11:09 PM

Doesn't look right. When I first went to pick up my car when it was lowered it looked like that and they'd put Lows in, so I made them do it again. This is how is should look with superlows...

Whether or not it's an AU1 or AU2/3 to start with won't make any difference.

JC · 29-04-2008, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by daniel_rossy

haha 800? i got mine for 240 from repco and got a good mate to put them in for 100.
Yeah man one sec...

Not such a good mate really - good mates don't charge; they help each other for free. Yeah.

HLC · 29-04-2008, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by daniel_rossy

haha 800? i got mine for 240 from repco and got a good mate to put them in for 100.
Yeah man one sec...

oh that 800 includes shocks, fitting and a cambre kit. had some guys off here put in my old springs and do my brakes. but cause im getting the whole lot i'll just get some pro's to put it in and give me warranty or whatever

Black XR · 29-04-2008, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by JC

Not such a good mate really - good mates don't charge; they help each other for free. Yeah.

I was thinking the same thing. lol

daniel_rossy · 29-04-2008, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by mattp

Doesn't look right. When I first went to pick up my car when it was lowered it looked like that and they'd put Lows in, so I made them do it again. This is how is should look with superlows...

Whether or not it's an AU1 or AU2/3 to start with won't make any difference.

Ahh yeah thanks for that mate.
What was actually wrong with it when you thought they put lows in, like did they put it together the wrong way or something?
Yeah mine is like halfway between superlows and lows IMO. The pictures dont really do it much justice..

JoesAu · 29-04-2008, 06:21 PM

daniel rossy they are not superlows, there lows! mayb there 4x4 springs tooo hahah!

mattp · 29-04-2008, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by daniel_rossy

Ahh yeah thanks for that mate.
What was actually wrong with it when you thought they put lows in, like did they put it together the wrong way or something?
Yeah mine is like halfway between superlows and lows IMO. The pictures dont really do it much justice..

There wasn't anything wrong with it, per se, but it looked like it wasn't low enough, so I slid underneath and looked at the spring codes and sure enough, they were King Low. I thought they'd put Lows in because they had! The guy had decided for me that Superlows would give to harsh a ride for a Fairmont (?!).

daniel_rossy · 29-04-2008, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by JoesAu

daniel rossy they are not superlows, there lows! mayb there 4x4 springs tooo hahah!

Haha Yeah the second i saw it i was like errr..... na.
Yeah i think it could go for abit of offroad action soon! =D FTW

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Originally Posted by mattp

There wasn't anything wrong with it, per se, but it looked like it wasn't low enough, so I slid underneath and looked at the spring codes and sure enough, they were King Low. I thought they'd put Lows in because they had! The guy had decided for me that Superlows would give to harsh a ride for a Fairmont (?!).

yeah thanks for the info mate!
Where exactly do you find this code from and how can you tell that it is superlows?
Cuz yeah on the box it says SL at the end of the code, which obviously means superlows.
But yeah thanks heaps!

mattp · 29-04-2008, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by daniel_rossy

Where exactly do you find this code from and how can you tell that it is superlows?
Cuz yeah on the box it says SL at the end of the code, which obviously means superlows.

It's the same code that's on the box, just printed onto one of the coils. You should be able to see it on one of the springs, it depends how they're sitting and where it's printed etc etc. There's always a chance the L's slipped into a SL box somewhere along the way. Worth checking anyway, even if it's a long shot.
Don't worry just yet anyway, mine settled an inch or so I reckon, especially after a couple of long drives with plenty of cargo on board.
Cheers.

daniel_rossy · 29-04-2008, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by mattp

It's the same code that's on the box, just printed onto one of the coils. You should be able to see it on one of the springs, it depends how they're sitting and where it's printed etc etc. There's always a chance the L's slipped into a SL box somewhere along the way. Worth checking anyway, even if it's a long shot.
Don't worry just yet anyway, mine settled an inch or so I reckon, especially after a couple of long drives with plenty of cargo on board.
Cheers.

Yeah i think they are high enough for me to check lol :P
But yeah mate thanks heaps for your help, much appreciated!!
But yeah il give everyone an update in the morning, but yeah if i have a few in the back and a sub in the boot it should be all good!

A little bit angry but yeah everyone makes mistakes!

FGII-XR6 · 29-04-2008, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by daniel_rossy

my mate has a VR that has ultralows and 2 coils missing with a kit.
thats ridiculously low.

don't be tempted to join the brain dead coil choppers. cutting springs is dangerous and illegal, you will not be covered by insurance either, spring cutting is just plain stupid

daniel_rossy · 30-04-2008, 06:18 PM

Yeah i just checked before, they are superlows for sure...
which is weird!
they have seen to have gone down abit which is good!

MrXr6Tickford · 30-04-2008, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by au3xr6

don't be tempted to join the brain dead coil choppers. cutting springs is dangerous and illegal, you will not be covered by insurance either, spring cutting is just plain stupid

funny you say that 2 of my mates did that 2nite and tried to con me into doing it... no way in the world would i let them touch my car or have anything to do with cutting springs... sorry for the little highjack :P

ayeyew · 01-05-2008, 07:06 PM

Damn, that looks ridiculously high! Surely that's not SL's?

I dunno what springs i have in mine, but now that i have a sub box in my boot ( yet to install the subs

), i can only put one finger between the tire and the wheel base

tickford90 · 01-05-2008, 09:37 PM

The pictures look good but yeah i reckon a little lower would be nice. Nice car mate, love the burgandy!!

JMO · 01-05-2008, 09:58 PM

I'm not questioning the competency of your mate, but are you sure he installed them correctly?

superroo · 01-05-2008, 10:21 PM

I've got superlows in mine (second hand) and the front guard sits just about the top of the tyre, rear spring are equivilent of ssl or maybe more.

Heights from the guard to the center of the rim are:
Front - 335 mm
Rear - 360 mm (has settled some more though)

Measure yours and see what you get

Cheers