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vnrider
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 Posted - 09 Feb 2008 : 12:59:53 PM
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Hey guys new to the whole modifying car thing so hopefully someone in perth can tell me were to go to get my car lowered. And also is there a place were i can buy shift kits thanks
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MILD50
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Posted - 11 Feb 2008 : 6:33:25 PM
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Most trans places should be able to give you a lead on the shift kit... or you can just buy a B&M kit off ebay or rocket industries and others.
As for lowering- you could just hit Pedders up. Probably the easiest option. |
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chris
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Posted - 12 Feb 2008 : 2:06:54 PM
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ive found to lower your car properly you should also have adjustable strut top mounts. lowering the the car increases the toe in so what they do is wind them in as far as they'll go and doesnt leave any further adjustment. Ive found it can still pull a little to the left.
Its not imperative but its the right way to do it. (you could drill another hole lol but its a bit dodgy.) :) |
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Joogie
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Posted - 13 Feb 2008 : 11:38:43 AM
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Dpeneds how much u wanna spend mate... chris mills in welshpool should be able to do that BUT they wil be expensive, but also u will be positive u will have a good job done. If you want to no its done properly, i sugest using a well known shop because they wont want to hurt there rep by doing dodgy work. Smaller shops can be fantastic but unless u r sure they r up to the job i say stick with the bigger more reputable shops. ook into pricing to, you can get good springs off ebay, or a good package and then take it to be installed, just add postage to cost and see how it compares.
Shift kit.. wat stage r u lookin at? unless u r planning on going to track days or u manually shift alot anything more than a stage 1 is really pointless unless u have a modified car obviously. Nothing wrong with a little more sharper shift tho. Most auto trans specialists will fit them, i think a performance trans builder would be the option tho. I havnt had much done to my car up here but if u really need a few names i can ask around for u, know plenty of car nuts up here haha |
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MILD50
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Posted - 13 Feb 2008 : 12:51:05 PM
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Probably another bit of advice would be to avoid talking about shift kits in stages as virtually every shop classifies them differently. IE- some shops stage 2 might be anothers stage 1 or stage 4... it's hard to know whats what.
The exception to that rule is the B&M or Trans-Go kits which will always be either 1,2 or 3 (Trans-Go might do a 4 from memory aswell). |
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Joogie
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Posted - 13 Feb 2008 : 2:36:39 PM
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| If you kow what you want numbers mean nothin. Tell them what you want it for and they will tell you what you need. |
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MILD50
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aadamsvn19
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Posted - 13 Feb 2008 : 4:37:24 PM
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shift kit and corvette servo's in a standard box will reduce your life of your box
while your at it get a 4000rpm stall converter |
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MILD50
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Posted - 14 Feb 2008 : 08:03:25 AM
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FAAAAARK! 4000rpm on what I'm assuming is a stock six?
Out of interest- what should be done to have a box cope better with the shift kit and corvette servos? Is it as simple as replacing bands etc or does it need even more work to get any kind of longevity out of it? |
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chris
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Posted - 14 Feb 2008 : 2:39:28 PM
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| @mild50 I'd get a stronger aftermarket sun gear as well, the standard one can **** itself with hard shifting |
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MILD50
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Posted - 14 Feb 2008 : 4:06:32 PM
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Really? It's interesting how these cheap mods balloon to get them done right, huh? I guess that's where a lot of blokes get caught- the poor man pays twice.
Personally, I'm not sure I'd want a shift kit on my daily- I imagine the thumping into gears would grow tiresome after a while. |
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aadamsvn19
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Posted - 15 Feb 2008 : 1:08:30 PM
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4000rpm stall is still a baby stally in my books you still have atleast 70% drive under stall
and when you workout to use one without making it flare its great
and a stockish box will handle a shift kit but not one with already 200000kms if you know wat i mean
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MILD50
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Posted - 15 Feb 2008 : 2:08:06 PM
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Fair call.
Don't know about 4000rpm being a baby though... I might make the jump to a 2500 or 3000rpm stally when I finally get around to building the box but thats a fair way off. |
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aadamsvn19
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Posted - 15 Feb 2008 : 2:18:23 PM
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well most of my mates ansd i all run 4500-5000 stalls and are drivin daily just need a autotemp gauge to keep
an eye on heat.
its only people who havent owned or drivin with one who bag them out
just like a spool eating tires what a load of cr#p |
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MILD50
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Posted - 15 Feb 2008 : 2:52:14 PM
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With a 4500-5000 rpm stall, assuming you've got the stock rev limiter in place, that doesn't leave much room to move does it? Like from 4500rpm to 5500rpm would be bugger all and then you'd be in second and back down the revs?
I'm just curious as I thought you'd be better off with a stally to get you up near the meat of your power / torque band so you still have a two or three thousand rpm to play with?
I know bugger all about the topic which is why I'm asking. |
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aadamsvn19
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Posted - 15 Feb 2008 : 3:01:14 PM
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yea sorry you do need a cam to match your stall but not esential
but realy all a stall is doing is using more revs for less car momentuim.
and we dont play with stock limiters so but it would still work with a stock limiter
i dont know you got to have a drive of a car with a big stall to know for yourself.
its hard to explain
lowering your car go pedders part number 2122 for front springs dont know the rest of the part numbers
but sure they will. |
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MILD50
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Posted - 15 Feb 2008 : 3:07:01 PM
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Yup- that's why I thought 2500rpm or 3000rpm. Cherry ripe for my cam.
I'll have to read more into the workings of stallys though... |
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f8tal02118
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Posted - 15 Feb 2008 : 6:17:23 PM
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while on car lowering you should check out i think its called tire plus they do it as they have performance packs and pedders is good to go for lowering.
and the ride hight limit if you don't know your car cant be lower then 10 cm's
any 1 here have super lows? springs |
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aadamsvn19
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Posted - 16 Feb 2008 : 4:37:18 PM
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i have custom coilovers and the lowest spring you can go in the back with a missing coil ahahhah
and the car has to be a 100mm at the lowest point exeptance of brake backing plates unless spesified
or manafactued otherwise. oh and if the want to be real pricks it has to be fully layden which means loaded.
but who cares cant do everything right these days |
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trizo
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Posted - 17 Feb 2008 : 06:50:59 AM
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| I agree with joogie , pedders for suspension and cris mills for performance, chris mills is a bit pricey but the best in perth! or try kwinana performance! |
3 can keep a secret if 2 are dead |
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