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sanders newbie
Joined: 24 Jul 2003 Posts: 3
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2003 10:35 pm Post subject: lowering |
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i am planning on having my gemi lowered what do i need to in terms of bushes, turning circle, bassically everything except the springs and shocks. |
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hypaTG backyard mechanic
Joined: 15 Oct 2002 Posts: 524
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2003 11:35 pm Post subject: Re: lowering |
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an angle grinder
you can lower your car with just springs... you don't have to change everything else but it would be better if you changed the whole set up to suit the job. |
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rod tinkerer
Joined: 14 Apr 2003 Posts: 380
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Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2003 1:38 am Post subject: Re: lowering |
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yea hears some advise.. dont use a oxy set too cut em
use a angel grinder |
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hypaTG backyard mechanic
Joined: 15 Oct 2002 Posts: 524
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Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2003 2:49 am Post subject: Re: lowering |
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even better advice, don't cut them at all, like i did, looked awesome but it was fucked to drive. it was a bit of fun though, i ended up getting king springs about 2 days later. |
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Blue TG tinkerer
Joined: 10 Feb 2003 Posts: 183
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Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2003 2:04 pm Post subject: Re: lowering |
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gems will sit on the bumpstops, the only big problem is the torque tube, lowering throws the angles out, if you lower the car, raise the torque tube cross member, by removing the spacersbetween that and the body. the diff will also move to the passenger side of the car a bit, no problem there with stockies, but if you got wide wheels, an adjustable panhad rod is the go, piss to install too. |
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Reddez tinkerer
Joined: 29 Oct 2002 Posts: 353
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Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2003 2:34 pm Post subject: Re: lowering |
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I think he actually wants to do it properly, get an adjustable panhard rod, camber kit for the front, swaybars, a diff allignment kit and a castor adjustment kit and just put nolathane bushes all round, it'll handle awesome... |
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Gemini Driving Yobbo petrol head
Joined: 26 Feb 2002 Posts: 3897
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Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2003 5:36 pm Post subject: Re: lowering |
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hey extragem it will fuck your shokies up. i went through 2 sets and one set on the front in under a year. dont chop your springs it looks mad but handlin is fucked and it does unpreditable things while goin fast down a windy mounting while braking |
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