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vange, im going to be in town with my car bout 9pm. if your in town afterwards we can catch up. Im getting my diff swapped.

geez mate, coilovers, shimmed LSD.. next you'll be entering drift comps :P

George at Adelaide Prosound's greatest claim when I saw him the second time was that he's 'never had a car stolen or towed away'. Can anyone vouch for this? It's a big claim, but if he can set them up that good however well there has to be something going for him on the installation side of things.

Any installer who makes this claim is either lying, or it hasn't happened yet.

There is nothing an Alarm installer can do to stop someone from towing your car, nor doing anything more than delaying (although with a good setup/install - you probably cost them upto 30 minutes) a decent car thief.

Talk to Chris Rogers, or any other of the recommended guys on this forum.

No car is unstealable, it sucks, but its the truth.

Talking about Coilovers -> Are they legal or not? Had lowered suspension before i went into regency, got em replaced with stock before i went in (while ago now). Just thinking of the possability of going back to something lower as at the moment i hate sitting at van height (well...typical family sedan height)

Talking about Coilovers -> Are they legal or not? Had lowered suspension before i went into regency, got em replaced with stock before i went in (while ago now). Just thinking of the possability of going back to something lower as at the moment i hate sitting at van height (well...typical family sedan height)

I believe the "newish" Pedders Coilovers are Australian approved, BUT don't quote me on this, but is worth looking into, but at the end of the day im sure there is something else on your car which would send you to regency anyways, it would just mean that it would be 1 less thing to change back i suppose!

While I agree with Deluxe about there being other things that might send you to Regency, suspension is probably the most easily spottable defect.

It's a pity cars look so much nicer lowered, not to mention the handling benefits of improved suspension.

it will help to a certain extend go too low and then it acts the reverse

Talk to a suspension engineer, tell them what you plan on throwing your car at, and just how much you want to spend.

In turn he will tell you what you need to do in regards to springs, shocks, ride height, wheels and tyres for you to stick to the road.

The answer is never uniformly - lower it 3inches mate.

Thanks fella's. I had lowered king springs, then regency came up for a Turbo timer so had it all removed. Just liked the handling i had before (in my case i know am a few...quite a few inches higher). Cheers though. I'll ring around and get some info :P

Thanks again

Dan :laugh:

Lower doesn't necessarily mean better handling...

I agree, which is why I said "not to mention the handling benefits of improved suspension".

However, while lower does not necessarily = better, invariably all aftermarket suspension kits sit lower than their factory OEM counterparts.

anyone know of sumthin i can add to my car for extra security?

ive got a 3 point immobiliser and i use a club lock.

i dont wanna go unplugging my ecu and crap.

is ther any other lil' thing i can buy to make it harder to steal?

Not too much more.

(1) GPS System

(2) Pager System -> If it works you can sneak up on them and do what must be done (with baseball bat in hand)

(3) Monkey in back seat (Rottweiler or the likes....something with big sharp teeth)

Quick question -> I'm thinking of getting someone else to install the alarm now. Just curious to whether there is a place or person(s) that can install an alarm say bought from eBay or the likes. Rather than like all the main places that install their particular alarm?

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i use this mobile installer bout 2 yrs ago for my alarm. specialises in car and audio.

Jap Auto Tech 0413 789 211 ask for Leon

Say Duc (the one with the white r33 and has all nissans) recommended you.

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