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[scotty nm35]

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[scotty nm35]

Heres a pic, much better than a tripple post.

[Sage222]

kings are fine.. not sure how good my shocks are.. car is still a week or 2 away

how low are the kings compared to factory?

[scotty nm35]

kings are fine.. not sure how good my shocks are.. car is still a week or 2 away

how low are the kings compared to factory?

See the pic in my avatar? That was before I put the spacer above them. These V35 kings are much shorter than stagea springs.

[Sage222]

See the pic in my avatar? That was before I put the spacer above them. These V35 kings are much shorter than stagea springs.

sorry i am not clear..

so the V35 springs are lower though too short and need a spacer?

and the king springs work fine and look like this:

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/up...13925_thumb.jpg

[GoldZilla]

can anyone tell if the m35 shares the same springs as anything else? skyline etc? looking at a cheap option to lower it.

I think you will find v35 are similar but much softer, not what you want when lowering. I have king springs here if you want to lower on the cheap... Are your shocks ok?

Don't forget to factor in for the extra weight of the wagon body and all the extra glass - us C34 owners could just plump for R33 GTSt rear springs and shock, but they'd be the wrong set-up to use since we're carrying approx. 300kg more weight.

Here's one idea I work all my buying decisions on: "Just because it's cheaper, doesn't mean it will be better value..."

i.e. If you buy the springs (and maybe shocks, if you need them) off a Z33 or V35, but end up having to sell them to get something different later on, then it's quite possibly double the expense and double the time spent getting what you could have had in the first place with a bit of research/testing/etc.

[Jetwreck]

Don't forget to factor in for the extra weight of the wagon body and all the extra glass - us C34 owners could just plump for R33 GTSt rear springs and shock, but they'd be the wrong set-up to use since we're carrying approx. 300kg more weight.

Here's one idea I work all my buying decisions on: "Just because it's cheaper, doesn't mean it will be better value..."

i.e. If you buy the springs (and maybe shocks, if you need them) off a Z33 or V35, but end up having to sell them to get something different later on, then it's quite possibly double the expense and double the time spent getting what you could have had in the first place with a bit of research/testing/etc.

do it right first time....no cash....save then do it!

[zei20l]

go buy some BC coilovers. great value for money. set whatever height and damper settings you want.

[Sage222]

nothing wrong with kings! i run them in my golf.. been 20,000ks without issue.. firmed up the ride about 20% and lowered 25mm perfect.

Ill have a look into the coilovers though setting dampening rates when you dont know anything about it you can make the ride worse.

Where do i look for these BC's?

[ironpaw]

http://www.justjap.com/

http://www.wholesalesuspension.com.au/

[wht510]

I don't think Kings actually make a stock M35 spring (damn it), so we have to resort to finding something else and working with that.

I was worried about the BC's as spare parts might be hard to come by.. I think the only places which service or sell spare parts are over in NSW.

Teins are an alternate, but DAMN they are expensive when bought locally.

[zei20l]

Fulcrum have ruined Tein's name IMO

the locally sold coilovers have been 'modified' for australian roads and ruined. get some from japan, probably cheaper and they are as they should be!

[Sage222]

big bump though back on lowering my baby on the cheap.. how about these jamex springs i see on trademe.co.nz?

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/performance/suspension-braces/auction-402185250.htm

[bigkevracer]

Superlows? Depends on how much you want to lower it, but I wouldn't want to lower mine 45mm, it'd scrape everywhere!

[Sage222]

They do a 35mm lowered. Can get them delivered from NZ for approx $350AUD.

Whatcha think?

[Sunkist]

do they differ between 2wd and 4wd?

[zei20l]

do they differ between 2wd and 4wd?

the springs are the same, its the front lower mount that is different between the two

[Sunkist]

fair enough.