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Shane001 wrote:

fraz91 wrote:I don't understand how that's an inverted shock. From the photos, it looks like just a standard twin-tube strut with an screw-adjustable coil seat attached to the body of the outer tube. Or am I missing something here?...

Was wondering that myself, an inverted shock has the body attached to the car and only the piston rod attached to the suspension/hub.

Yeah, just had a read of the BC website. It appears that the screw-adjuster is just a frame to mount to the hub assembly, and the monotube itself is inverted and sits inside the dust-boot and coil at the top. The piston rod then runs down through the centre of the adjuster frame and attaches at the base of the lower body.

It didn't say on the website whether these were a gas pressure-adjusted or rebound-adjusted monotube. I know we used to have gas pressure-adjusted monotubes YEARS ago when we were running the DeCarbon Monotubes, but now we're starting to build up the rebound-adjustable ones instead as they're easier to set up.

Thanks for the feeback

I'll be doing some reading, as I'd like the car to handle like no tomorrow

Got a couple of quotes for King springs low and KYB shocks the other day.

REPCO

KING SPRINGS LOW
KMFL -93: $205 set
KCRL-46: $216 set

KYB SHOCKS
334154: $228 each
334155: $228 each
341140: Could not provide a quote

SUPER CHEAP AUTO

KING SPRINGS LOW
KMFL -93: $170 set
KCRL-46: $170 set

KYB SHOCKS
334154: $158.95 each
334155: $158.95 each
341140: $99.95 each

NOTE: Apparently there would also be shipping costs

Searching online is much cheaper:

Ebay for full set King springs low: $250 delivered

Car Parts Australia for full set KYB shocks: $450 delivered (from memory)

Finally got these bad boys delivered. Can do a DIY install guide if anyones interested.

Bennoz wrote:Finally got these bad boys delivered. Can do a DIY install guide if anyones interested.

That's next on my list, then coilovers for max camber brooooo

Will eventually be getting these for both cars, so that would be lovely Bennoz

Just wanted to know from those who have the whiteline 22mm sway bar and bracket set up in there car?. Cant seem to work out how the brackets go in? any one got pics of this? thanks heaps. also benoz do you have a link and part no of those control arms above, Im in the process of gutting my suspension.

There you go.

http://ftoaustralia.com/v3/viewtopic.ph ... any#p240772

ok thanks I did find in the end . seems my whiteline brackets are drilled in the wong spot, found the control arms too.

check the brackets after a few weeks, they are known to break under fatigue. I got mine custom made.

veegeeta wrote:ok thanks I did find in the end . seems my whiteline brackets are drilled in the wong spot, found the control arms too.

Don't use the whiteline brackets, they are junk and made all wrong, use the stock brackets, just modify to suit.

For more info do a search

Shane001 wrote:

veegeeta wrote:ok thanks I did find in the end . seems my whiteline brackets are drilled in the wong spot, found the control arms too.

Don't use the whiteline brackets, they are junk and made all wrong, use the stock brackets, just modify to suit.

For more info do a search

Here my custom made bracket.

The key thing to check is that you have the offsets correct.

If you look at the stock brackets side by side, they look the same, but they are drilled to mount to the chassis rail with different offsets either side. This is where the whiteline and other similar brackets fail, they are identical side to side. This puts undue stress on the brackets and they fail.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Proton-Waja- ... 1846wt_982

Cheap.

payaya wrote:http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Proton-Waja- ... 1846wt_982

Cheap.

Payaya is a legend!

silverGPX wrote:

payaya wrote:http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Proton-Waja- ... 1846wt_982

Cheap.

Payaya is a legend!

eBay wrote:This item does not fit the 1995 Mitsubishi FTO [--] DE_A (1994 - 2001) FWD Coupe

Payaya is not a legend

Hmm how does the superpro set fit and the nolathane kit not fit when its made for the same car?? Measurements are exact!

Picking up today and I will advise!

Same shop, all FTO stuff

http://stores.ebay.com.au/Online-Perfor ... 513&_pgn=1

This is the one you want for rear arms.

http://www.superpro.com.au/find-superpr ... d=SPF1573K