afew questions & afew pics...

[metalhead_mike]

bored and thought id upload afew pics of my new cruiser 6 cyl burgandy nl fairlane ghia. its very boring and stock at the moment but suprisingly good on fuel anyway i did have 2 questions:

1.whats the best aftermarket exhaust system for a fairlane?
(i'd leave it stock but the subtle electronic drone of the motor is starting to irritate me)

2.how much will it cost me to drop it on its guts and which combo is best of springs for front and rear? obviously the back springs need to be shorter than the front since fords sit so high in the back the front has new shocks im not sure of the brand they were done for the roadworthy when i bought it, whats the best brand shocks for the rear?

any feedback would be good....unless its bad :lookedat:

[Sundeep]

Looks sweet as.

For springs I would slam it on King Ultra's all round and then some shortened shocks at the rear to help the ride and passenger comfort.

Enjoy.

Sundeep

[kelaserbro]

pedders sports ryder's are a good set of shocks for the *** you might need to upgrad the front deepends if it bouncy that much

go SL up front and SSL in the back if you want to get it decent level, but i find G-spec springs the best for leveling out any car

[Allen]

There are no bolt on exhausts for the 'Lane that I know of, both Fairlanes I've had, have had modified falcon exhausts.

As for the suspension, I'm going to go for superlow springs in the front, and ultralow springs in the back. It'll make it sit level and damn low
Any good reputable brand of shock will have some good short stroke shocks to suit. The rear shocks will be the same as any rear shock for EF/EL I6 or V8.

If you go that low, dont forget castor and camber!

I got quoted about $900 do have this done, but you could do it yourself cheaper.

EDIT - By the way... the NL looks sweet!

[webby_191189]

Nice clean lookin car there. But do we all get to have ago at you like you did to our rides? Theres lots we can pic. But unlike some ill try be mature and say it is a nice clean cruiser.

2 1/2 inch exhaust will sound nice and like the others said king ultra in the back and king supers in the front.

[kelaserbro]

Originally Posted by webby_191189

do we all get to have ago at you like you did to our rides? Theres lots we can pic. But unlike some ill try be mature and say it is a nice clean cruiser.

wtf.... were did that come from lol.

[frd_crzer]

mark_TD has a DF2 LTD he has gout Super lows all round and monroo shortened shocks in the rear and its a nice ride not rough at all

[Allen]

Originally Posted by frd_crzer

mark_TD has a DF2 LTD he has gout Super lows all round and monroo shortened shocks in the rear and its a nice ride not rough at all

He told me it was ultras in the rear... it sits very level, so I doubt there are supers in the rear.

[webby_191189]

Originally Posted by kelaserbro

wtf.... were did that come from lol.

This guy has a habit of bagging out guys rides. But enough of that now. Its a very nice car.

[metalhead_mike]

Originally Posted by webby_191189

Nice clean lookin car there. But do we all get to have ago at you like you did to our rides? Theres lots we can pic. But unlike some ill try be mature and say it is a nice clean cruiser.

2 1/2 inch exhaust will sound nice and like the others said king ultra in the back and king supers in the front.

u dont need to mouth off about my car im a realist ill badmouth my own car..u cant see it on those pics but theres a fair few small scratches all over it and afew dents it also sits rediculously high in the *** end cause the sls was taken out by the previous owners and replaced with i dont know what,the headlights are slightly yellow and those stock fairmont/ghia "mags" its sitting on are an eyesore but for 6,200 u get what u pay for and it came with afew months reg and rwc

[webby_191189]

Originally Posted by metalhead_mike

u dont need to mouth off about my car im a realist ill badmouth my own car..u cant see it on those pics but theres a fair few small scratches all over it and afew dents it also sits rediculously high in the *** end cause the sls was taken out by the previous owners and replaced with i dont know what,the headlights are slightly yellow and those stock fairmont/ghia "mags" its sitting on are an eyesore but for 6,200 u get what u pay for and it came with afew months reg and rwc

I actually complimented your car and said it looked rather nice.

[metalhead_mike]

it also came with a full service history from ford up too 205k and its done 211,000 and had the tranny replaced at 100,000km the interior is also immaculate and owned by a non smoker...the funny thing is i smoke it in regularly anyway

[metalhead_mike]

Originally Posted by Mr. Dose

Looks sweet as.

For springs I would slam it on King Ultra's all round and then some shortened shocks at the rear to help the ride and passenger comfort.

Enjoy.

Sundeep

so i wouldnt need shortened shocks for the front? i was planning to get super lows for the front and ssl (ultra low?) for the back. and what exactly does camber do? ive been qouted 350 for all 4 springs installed and told if i wanted shortened shocks camber ect it wont cost me any more than 900 all up with installation but id rather get away with lowering it for less than 900 if i could

[Nashy86]

Camber has to do with your wheel alignment, its the angle that the wheel contacts the ground on (i.e running on the inside of the tyre, or the outside of the tyre) i think, without getting a kit you'll probably find that there is not enough adjustment to give your car a true alignment at that height, and you will scrub tyres

Thats what mine did, but it was lowered when I bought it, so I had the kits put in

[metalhead_mike]

wont the diff shift once its lowered? does anyone know what to do about that?

[Allen]

The height of the diff relative to the road will never change, as this is determined by overall tyre diameter.
The body is lowered over the diff, which means that the angle of the tailshaft and trailing arms will change.

IIRC XR's (Athough only 25mm lower than standard) had shorter trailing arms to compensate.

Not too sure of the effect the angle changes has on the tailshaft...
Certainly cannot be good for the uni joints, and there is always the risk of the tailshaft rubbing on the floorpan, and the axle housings hitting the exhaust.

Someone may correct me on the above crap, but this is my understanding of it all anyway... :P

[Hybrid34]

Nice car mate, saw one like yorus going up Jells rd the other day but in like a champage color, dumped on its ****, BIG rims n exahust, those cars look very hot when done nicley.....
I got no advice as everyone has said basically what i was going to say,...oh acutally, don't get big exahust, if you do..The EPA's Fu**as will be after you!!! (grr)
Anyway hope it all goes well for you, choose what you want to do wisly n make sure of it, or you'll never be 100% happy with your pride n joy
- Ash

[Psycho Chicken]

Originally Posted by metalhead_mike

wont the diff shift once its lowered? does anyone know what to do about that?

Nope, the watts linkage on the Falcons is different to the panhard rod on the Commos.

[CaRtZ]

nice car mate. always wanted to put a 5.0l of these on the ground!
id put aside $2k to drop it. when ever u change springs u SHOULD change ur shocks but alot of ppl dont. do it once, do it properly ;)

[crannersEL]

Looks great mate, exhaust and lowering also sound good

[metalhead_mike]

Originally Posted by CaRtZ

nice car mate. always wanted to put a 5.0l of these on the ground!
id put aside $2k to drop it. when ever u change springs u SHOULD change ur shocks but alot of ppl dont. do it once, do it properly ;)

its getting done today i told them super low kings in front and ultra low springs in back with shortened munroe shocks in the rear and camber kit and allignment
they said the front shocks wont really need changing because they're brand new anyway and they told me its all guna cost under 900 bux

[webby_191189]

did you get any pics?

[metalhead_mike]

yes i have pics with 18 inch anz tycoon mags i wanted chrome but had to settle for shadow chrome and lowered

[EF Futura 07]

looks hot, well done!!!!!! :