Dowsett
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Is it IRS or solid rear?
solid bra
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helloooo i am selling my nissan gazelle. it has ca20e, fresh oil, filter and
plugs. needs a battery. has cut rear springs, comes on stock gazelle wheels.
car isnt Overrated, a few rust spots around one of the rear windows. has a rust
free sunroof. plates were handed in so you'll need to fill out a form and
get new plates! car runs and drives. has a straight pipe.
comes with standard steering wheel.
800$
no swaps unless for Ferrari.
located down north near mallala.
0447226777
thank youu
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its from vic so it just needs id check.
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fair enough, you're a third of the weight of the car at that corner, so it will take a lot to bottom out.
I assume they are Kings springs, they do bright yellow ones for ZK Fairlanes. No rate written down on their website for them unfortunately.
yeh i really think bottoming out is the last of my worries
haha... i can't find spring rates either. ahh well i think
I'm gonna get commodore shocks......
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no pot holes but there is ripple strips... idk
if it can bottom out, the springs don't let the
car move. i jumped in the car and it doesnt budge.
i understand I'm only 80kg and it might change on
the track under cornering etc but idk.
the spring are from a zk fairlane and are probly
triple the diameter of the stock springs i pulled
out.
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I wouldn't want to! I want to see what its like to drive and what effect those springs have!
So... what happens when the strut wants to drop down to follow a hollow in the road or the body rolls in a corner and the zip ties are holding it up?? I've always wondered what tension a zip tie can stand.
its track only and the car is that stiff it shouldnt get
any body roll. ill test it for you.
i don't wanna spend any more money than i have to on this
corolla cause I'm gonna get coilovers soon. I'm not worried
either way.
just a bit of fun, and I'm doing it all myself just tryna
learn. it might work and ill have a race car ^__^
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I'm gonna drill a couple of holes in the perches and get
some thick zip tied to hold them in.
you wont stop me from doing anything :)
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^ Mine were $20 :P
From VK wagon though, they might be an aftermarket one, but either way they are pretty stiff.
If the road drops away suddenly the rear wheels will leave the ground.
As for xf and those early falcon springs, no way. I saw some of them when i was spring hunting, they are solid as f*ck!
Au falcons would be good if they fitted right, whenever i went to lower the car off the jack the bottom coil would slip out because they were too big diametre. Anyone else get this?
How low are you having the car? Sierra's need the car to be scrapeshitandscrubtire low. The commodore wagons will have the springs captive til the cars about 100mm off the ground.
i might end up using vk wagon shocks, i want it scrapshitandscrubtire low though :|
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Did you work out the spring rates?? Wire diameter, spring diameter, number of free coils and a calculator like this one-
http://www.stockcarproducts.com/pstech10.htm
The coils being held at each end don't count, so if you have 6 coils you have 4 free coils that do all the work.
It will be interesting to see what spring rates you have and how it rides.
so i got one coil doing all the work lol? funny as. i didnt
do any calculating, pulled them out, cut them half of my old
ones. put them in and presto. i jumped on the car and it
doesnt really move at all... I'm a bit worried about them popping
out :o
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ok so i went to upullit and got some zk king springs diameter
was almost the same as the spring i had already, its a very
close fit.
started with lots of coils
ended with 3 coils :)
fit the camber tops to original struts
cars to low hence the brick...
and the thread on the insert wasnt long enough so the bolt isnt held on
by much, but haters gonna hate ^__^
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do i have to make a account to see the spreadsheet pyrohamish?
sounds perfect, stiff as. can't handle the body roll anymore
and the car is way to aggressive when i try to link corners.
that set up looks cheap and its close too, but can't wait for
rebuild :)
i just need to know the part number for gabriel of the exact
shock i need would make it easy!
thanks heaaps
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oversteer is the plan :) i got xf kingys from upullit gonna
go halfies. just need get the front as stiff now! anyone
know cheap way to get front as hard? i got xf spring for the
front to diameter was close but gotta fit them tomorrow.
its for ke70 sedan
like i said guys, this car is by no means for the road, and
I'm not gonna lie i considered welding two bars in haha.
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alright ill try again if not maybe commodore shocks are the way to go..
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cheers for the replies. the car isnt for street use i want it stiff
and cheap. i told them the year but apparently theres lots of
different models so they keep ringing me back saying which ones
do i want....
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hello
before i get flamed ive searched the forums and google can't find anything that helps me.
all i want to know is what model sierra shocks you guys are running?
year, soft top or hardtop? etc.. the more info the better. I'm trying
to order a pair in but autobarn keep ringing me saying they don't know
which ones i want. also gabriel or munroe? they quoted me 100 each, is
that decent?
thanks in advance ^__^
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ive had trouble with this can't get my tacho working.
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even buying proper lowering springs they are shorter than standard will
stock shocks hold them in? if not whats the difference between cutting
them?
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nice be an iteresting one, be sure to put up heaps of pics,
also what struts are those?? could try some mr2 inserts there pretty short,tho may need a
small spacer at the bottom ,some thing to look into tho .
ill give the mr2 shocks ago, aw11 i assume?
i take alot of pictures. love it :D
bought front end off gumtree was in better condition than mine, so
I'm swapping it and putting shit one on my drift car. its all painted
blue to match the car now gonna put together tomorrow. i wanna play
with the struts while the guards are off.
my collection ^___^
i wanna do some more tonight but how i met your mother is on effemmell...
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i run cut standard springs in my ke70 and ive been drifting it for ages.
^__^
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hey guys my names michael, 18 and I'm from adelaide. just wanted to make
a build thread for my ke70.
i bought the car about a week ago off rollaclub for 600. its very
rough but being a dumb ʞ©$ɟ i sold my old baby blue one that was
in 20 times better condition but ohh well. i bought my first ke70
with a running 4age for 1000 about a year ago defected for track
only, ive since moved on bought a s13 for drifting now and gonna
make a 4age daily :\
new car, rust is lighter than carbon fibre ;)
4age ke70
plan is to swap the gear over after matsuri.
i bought coilovers a while ago off rollaclub, being a noob i didnt
realise how long they were...
so me and my brother cut them down so i need to find some shorter shocks
that will fit and some stiff springs. any help would be great guys!
cause its got me screwed.
also gonna hunt down some xf springs and sierra shocks for the rear. got
sv21 radiator with twin thermos for it too. ive got a ma61 i was gonna
try the front shocks and springs from that in the ke70 but not sure if
they will work or be stiff. might try anyway. just bought all new front end off gumtree
with out rust, so currently fitting new front end. and thats where I'm
up to ^___^
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500$ BUMP
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600$ need this gone
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hey guys
i put my soarer on here once before and everyone wanted me to part it out. I'm selling the whole shell, not gonna part it out before anyone asks :)
its a 86 model, sunroof, maroon interior. the body is in very good condition no dents only major rust is in doors and its f@$k all. i got 2 doors to go with it, the car is white and the doors a creamy colour with blue pearl. interior is complete and i have bonnet and front lights to include in sale. also have stock gz20 rims with it.
i bought it off a older man that was restoring it but lost interest. all i wanted was the 1g but ended just buying the whole car.
$1000
0447226777
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i had troubles with bad earth to engine and shit voltage to the ecu and coil when cranking.
check voltages at ecu and coil when cranking if shite run a wire and relay straight from battery
finally fixed was flooding on start up and leaning out when we got it running, the throttle body sensor had been played with.. the limiter kept kicking in randomly, but all fixed and made drift prac :)
thanks for the help anyway guys!
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thank you!