Ideas in lowering the suspension of my Z10

[Stomps]

hey mate.. here are the pics you PM'd me for..

Firstly we fitted s13 gear to the front... and chopped the springs at the back.... obviously this made the handling epically shit.. especially with a welded diff.. so we stuck some stiff ma61 struts in the back (from memory) and some 14kg 4WD springs my bro got from work.. this worked really well.. unfortunately i couldnt tell you what they were out of.. and neither could he.. he found them in the junk bin of his old work..

anyway here are the pics.. i recommend s13 gear for the front.. but it depends on what you are after..


you can see with the way s13 strut tops line up, you can get heaps of extra caster..








man i miss that old boonga...

oh, and here is a video for you of what cut springs at the back worked like..



Stomps

[lee3671987]

lol.... looks like its got a hydraulic susp.

Cut springs worked fine on my old z10 tho, prob depends on how u cut em
never think using 4wd springs, 14kg thats pretty damn stiff eh?
sounds like thats the way to go!

with kingspring they only lower the car by 1.5 inch and they not that stiff......aint shit

[Stomps]

yeah, awesome combination of cut springs and rooted shocks..

14kg aint that stiff.... well maybe for a daily..

Stomps

[Bakayaro]

yeah, awesome combination of cut springs and rooted shocks..

14kg aint that stiff.... well maybe for a daily..

Stomps

thanks alot for the imput dude but as "lee" said, we tryed cut springs and on MY z10 they were awsome but also top of the range cop bait. p.s love yours. wat happend to it?

[oldcorollas]

input. tried. what. is there no spellcheck option before you post?

hmm, i guess your name is descriptive

[lee3671987]

lolol
fail

[Bakayaro]

input. tried. what. is there no spellcheck option before you post?

hmm, i guess your name is descriptive

dude 12 hours of work and im tired. i missed 1 letter give me a break. doing my best to follow the rules. i take it you know what my name means .....

[river]

Hi,

LOL OC!!!

I usually delete poorly named tech threads. I should of done it here too.

Instead I'll rename it properly and with correct grammar.

seeyuzz
river

[MR22ZZ]

should have river, should have

[Bakayaro]

Hi,

LOL OC!!!

I usually delete poorly named tech threads. I should of done it here too.

Instead I'll rename it properly and with correct grammar.

seeyuzz
river

have you nothing better to do then winge about incorrect spelling?

[river]

Hi,

No.

Let's get back on topic. What options are you going to do to lower your suspension?

seeyuzz
river

[Bakayaro]

Hi,

No.

Let's get back on topic. What options are you going to do to lower your suspension?

seeyuzz
river

love the honesty. as i said iv tryed cut springs and i would have stuck with that if not for a yellow sticker and i just put a 1g-gte in the car and manuel box (originaly auto) so if i do get pulled over i dont want to have to answer for my suspension as well as all the other shit. so, so fare the ma springs are sounding like my best option....

[river]

Hi,

Agreed. Cut springs are not a good option. Won't the change in engine necessitate an engineers certificate? Or at least some modification to your rego to show the engine has changed?

seeyuzz
river

[Bakayaro]

Hi,

Agreed. Cut springs are not a good option. Won't the change in engine necessitate an engineers certificate? Or at least some modification to your rego to show the engine has changed?

seeyuzz
river

im not sure. iv never actualy had to or had a mate even thats had to get a car engineered...coffee didnt have any trouble getting his over the pits and i have the same set up as him. i would use s13 coilovers if i could be bothered changing them every time i got stickered, but i cant, hense this post. any suggestions?

[river]

Hi,

Can't you just put in super-lows? I assume you want to drop the ride height and not worry about the extra expense of coil-overs or costly handling mods to the suspension?

seeyuzz
river

PS: Have you checked out the dedicated thread for your car.... http://www.toymods.org.au/forums/showthread.php?t=26642

And the last post in that thread may interest you.