hello everybody,

 

I have searched and have read the suspension on the wiki but could not find any( i dunno if I've used the search correctly)

 

So here is the question, Can I fit ke1x front suspension springs on my Ke30?

 

i have spare Ke1x springs and I would like to raise my Ke30 a few inches because its the rainy season here in the Philippines, lots of flooded streets and everything.

 

If there is a topic about this previously, I'm sorry for posting, just reply with the link.

 

Thanks again. :dance:

as far as I'm aware - no, but ke70 struts with the ke30 top hat should bolt in

Don't even think about doing it. KE10 springs are about half the poundage of KE30 springs.

Don't even think about doing it. KE10 springs are about half the poundage of KE30 springs.

Oh! good thing I asked first, maybe i'll just drop by some of the wreckers here.

 

do they have the same spring diameter tho?

 

*Edit* i'll be bringing along my ke1x spring for measurements if they have the same diameter.

Edited June 3, 200521 yr by Starlet82

i have heard on the grape vine that you get EA (due to they are lighter than other ford springs) FORD falcon rear springs and pull your current springs out and cut them to size.

that will give you a stiffer suspension but not shore about raising the overall height but it is a very cheap way of getting stiffer springs!!!

i have heard on the grape vine that you get EA (due to they are lighter than other ford springs) FORD falcon rear springs and pull your current springs out and cut them to size.

that will give you a stiffer suspension but not shore about raising the overall height but it is a very cheap way of getting stiffer springs!!!

I actually have the rear springs out of a Ford EB in my ke30. They are chopped of course. They are also thicker gauge coil than standard - so its nice and stiff.

Sure its cheap - but its also illegal.

 

This is some info Suerjamie once gave me.

ke30 and 55 have same diam coils (big)

ke20 and 20 and 70 have same diam coils (small)

rell, rob and kangaroosa have said everything i had to say :dance:

just get some lowered springs made up

He wants to go up not down. If you can not get your standard ones reset then take a coil to the wreckers and start comparing.

 

If it was a KE20 I would steer you in the direction of a HZ kingswood. The springs (can't remember if they were front or rear are the same diameter as KE20) fit the struts. You just have to shorten them heaps. I made the mistake of using V8 ones which I had to cut in half to get the standard ride height. These were way to stiff for my application. I have a photo some where of my car with both front wheels in the air from hitting a small bump. Loosing steering while drifting between cones in a motorkhana sorta grabs ones attention :)

So is the ke1x same diameter as the Ke30 front springs? I will be using the Ke1x springs for comparison when I visit the wreckers. my concern is that i want to fit whatever springs I can pull out of the wreckers straight up to the struts.

 

and yeah, i want to go up.

then get raised springs made :) from memory, ke10 springs are smaller than ke30 springs, but i'm not 100% certain