lowering problem

super charged gem · rice boy Joined: 16 Dec 2001 Posts: 15

i smashed my tc gemini and decided instead of fixing it i would buy a later model i got a tg and when i put my lowered springs from the tc to the tg the front droped nice but the rear is higher than it was standard weve tried lossening the panard rod and stuff no go its not the shocks holding it up and according to the ppl ive asked the sprigs are the same from tx - tg so any ideas what i could be

TXcoupe · petrol head Joined: 05 Oct 2001 Posts: 1675

wat was the tc???
the pano springs have more coils

Tooleeda · tinkerer Joined: 04 Oct 2001 Posts: 93

The springs arent the same throughout the models. Earlier models had a shorter suspension travel over all, ie the springs made the body sit lower. Im 99% sure that springs from the TD's with RTS onwards are the same, and TX and TC's different. And of course the panos are different.

FrAsErTaG · tinkerer Joined: 04 Oct 2001 Posts: 166

Tooleeda is right
TD-TG have the same because they are all RTS.

Benjamin · backyard mechanic Joined: 05 Oct 2001 Posts: 525

Has anyone noticed the difference in handling between pre and post RTS?
My TX was a bitch, jittery, understeer then snakey, lurid slides and lots more sh!tscarey moments.
The new TF is composed, balanced and most of all, sure-footed. I can't get her to break like the TX. Sticks like glue. Faster as well...

MR_GEMI · Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2001 4:48 pm Post subject: Re: lowering problem

back to the first question.....
i too have that same problem with it sitting up at the rear, i just spent $500 on new lowered springs 2"
the front looks great but it sits up way too high at the back for my liking, i was told it was the chassis being bent, but i dont know about that...
if anyone can give me some advice in fixing this problem it would be much appreciated
cheers
kev
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Ful51k · rice boy Joined: 22 Oct 2001 Posts: 28

Just get out the trusty angle grinder and chop some coils!

LOK15 · Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2001 10:39 pm Post subject: Re: lowering problem

there r different spring rates that r bought out . you could maybe xchange them for supa lows whitch will bring the back down heaps.
And if you want to raise it slightly put th e top rear coil rubbers out of a VC commodore in to gain 1/2 inch(could be the difference between scrape or no scrape)
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super charged gem · rice boy Joined: 16 Dec 2001 Posts: 15

i bought supa lows it still sits up above standard hight but it looks like the rear top coil rubbers arnt sitting in properlyso should i try to get some thinner ones that sit in properly???

Tooleeda · tinkerer Joined: 04 Oct 2001 Posts: 93

Are they selling you the correct springs for your model?
Maybe you need to have them made to order.