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Can't wait to install these badboys

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These have been waiting in my garage forever lol... In my possession: KYB Excel G shocks, Lovell Lowered Springs, New Droplinks, Whiteline Strut tower brace both front and rear. Keen to put these on my "boat" :troll:. All that I need to buy are new topmounts and new poly bushes, which I am currently on to.

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den0va wrote: Keen to put these on my "boat"
:? You do know that all this stuff would work better in a car rather than a boat :P :lol: .
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No! I did say :P .
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Touché, haha nah but in all seriousness my car is a boat at the moment, too much understeer :S
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Think I found that foglight switch if youare still looking BTW....
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    Hey dwayne i dibs your next aircon compressor you get, unless of course you have one in stock, ill grab it probably
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    dstocks wrote:Think I found that foglight switch if youare still looking BTW....
    P.M Sent! :)
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    Looking good.
    Can you take pics of the front shocks if you get a chance?

    And what droplinks are those?

    My suggestion is to add an upgraded rear swaybar, and also fit camber pins at the front and add a tiny bit of camber too. If you have good tires by now the car should be on rails.
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    spetz wrote:Looking good.
    Can you take pics of the front shocks if you get a chance?
    From the how to change shocks DIY:
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    spetz wrote:Looking good.
    Can you take pics of the front shocks if you get a chance?

    And what droplinks are those?

    My suggestion is to add an upgraded rear swaybar, and also fit camber pins at the front and add a tiny bit of camber too. If you have good tires by now the car should be on rails.
    Vectose has provided photos of shocks. Those droplinks are ones that Ben recommended in a thread I found, $50 for fronts also $50 for the back; both with free postage and handling. All up, $100 for front and rear droplinks. They are made from some third party in Taiwan, can't remember the name but are equivalent to a Mitsu oe replacement. May even be slightly uprated, the quality is awesome.

    Bought them off eBay, here's the link: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/2-FRONT-Sway ... 298wt_1037

    And nah I'm going to keep original sway bars and not touch camber; for the same reason I'm not going to buy pillowball top mounts (or even full coilovers), it's a daily driver, not a track car and I would rather just get a decent setup rather than go all out. Wish I had a money tree :lol:
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    Are the front shocks the same length as FTO shocks if anyone knows?
    As the Lancer ones (which still fit) are longer hence no good for a lowered car
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    Yeah KYB's are the same... Ben had them side by side in the suspension thread or diy changing shocks springs or whatever it is.
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    What about the koni inserts, do they allow the same amount of travel if you know?
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    Sorry, can't help you mate :S have not the slightest clue lol
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    Bought new bushings today... Came to a total of around $500 :lol: Now just need to track down Top Mounts. Did a calc and so far have spent around $1650 for these parts 8O
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    den0va wrote:Bought new bushings today... Came to a total of around $500
    8-O
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    SPF1160 Front Control Arm - Inner Front Bushing ------------------ $58.69
    SPF1500 Front Control Arm Lower - Rear Bushing ------------------ $79.76
    SPF1344 Front Sway Bar Mount To Chassis Bushing (16k) --------- $22.05
    SPF2004 Rear Sway Bar Mount To Chassis Bushing (18k) --------- $26.48
    SPF1574K Rear trailing arm ------------------------------------------ $138.41
    SPF1573 Rear lower arm inner bush --------------------------------- $174.25
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    $499.64
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    Again 8-O

    In total I have spent $800 for my suspension overhaul, that includes Tein pillow ball mounts, KYB shocks, all bushes, drop links, bump stops, dust covers and other little bits and pieces.
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