Whiteline Springs

[Neil]

Last weekend I installed Whiteline lowering Springs into our R33 GTS-T. Its an easy job apart from thinking I would also install 6 x 9's at the same time. I thought I might just share with everbody the different ride heights....These are measured from the middle of the wheel to the bottom of the wheel arch.

..... Before // After Installed // After short Drive // After Long Drive

O/S/F ...380mm//// 360mm///// 350MM//// 345mm

N/S/F ...380mm//// 355mm//// 347mm//// 345mm

O/S/R ...395mm//// 385mm//// 385mm//// 363mm

N/S/R ...385mm//// 370mm//// 360mm //// 360mm

Interesting isn't it,,,,Very consistant in the end,,,but didn't they settled down after a good long drive. The n/s/r is very interesting,,,,,10 mm lower to start with,,,got worse and then settled down,,,,I was getting very worried after the short drive.....It looks real nice now,,,not to low,,,,just a lot nicer than looking like an off-roader now.

Neil.

[d0p3y]

Nice I'm sure it handles mad now..

Got any pics?!

[Neil]

Sorry,,,,no pics Ryan,,,,Actually it handles a lot better,,,just a little bit more tail happy....slightly stiffer springs and lower will always do that to a street car. I have to get some tyres now,,,something stickyer....FM901's or better....

Neil.

[Duncan]

Sure it looks better, but did you do a before and after dyno run to see how many kw you gained?

[Duncan]

But seriously....

I got some slightly uprated springs with the car, but am interested in improving the suspension properly - does anyone have a recommendation as for who to talk to about a full package of suspension mods?

Who is happy with improvements with what changes? What was a waste of money? etc? etc?

[Neil]

Originally posted by Duncan

Sure it looks better, but did you do a before and after dyno run to see how many kw you gained?

Ha Ha Ha,,,,No,,,, but can you recomend a good Chassis Dyno......

[Neil]

Yea Duncan,,,,,Whiteline auto's....Great place to start.

www.whiteline.com.au

Neil

[Duncan]

Neil, did you go the whole kit, or just the springs? I was interested in some sort of adjustable setup so I can move between super rock hard for everyday driving and super super rock hard for the track (I've given up trying to crack 2.00 at they Creek without some extra help:D)

Also, don't 'spose this was your car they are talking about ONARUN?

http://www.whiteline.com.au/skylineR33gts-t.htm

What do you think about the full package?

[Neil]

I only have the springs buddy,,,,,Yea Duncan,,,,thats Porgies car alright.....You should ask him hey,,,,he's running the full ducks guts.

Neil.

[soopamarcus]

hey NDR(neil) ...

which spring package did you end up fitting permanently to your skyline? ive never spoken to whiteline so i dunno what the o/s/r..etc.etc. is...

SO what is the ride like now? Did you re-size the bump stop in the shock (pressuming you are using stock shocks)

my main worry is that fitting lower springs will fugg up ur ride comfort...

i use to have a celica 94 and i lowered it 2 inch on king springs..but the ride suffered badly.. my car felt like it was going to fall apart...

how much do whiteline charge for lowering springs of about 2-inch or 40mm??

mc

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[d0p3y]

i havent driven porgies car but been for a drive in it as a passenger

i can say it rides hellllll well

has whiteline setup

white line is THE BEST suspension for the money atm imo, theyve got good packages.

[Neil]

Hey soopamarcus,,,,1st questions 1st.

1/ I purchased the 83138's and the 83139's....Standard lowering springs.

2/Nothing is permanent. just got sick of the car looking like an Off-roader.

3/ All the measurements I stated in my original post relate to....O/S/F means,,,Right hand side front of the car,N/S/F means,,,Left hand side of the car ect....Basically N/S means a car parked (normally ),,,near side,,, next to the gutter and O/S means off or away from the gutter. I just wanted everybody to know what happened through the stages of lowering it. Springs go through a stage of settling down before they actually find there right ride height. Go back now and have a read,,,you will see that the car basically was lowered 35mm to the front and 25 at the rear. Thats about where I wanted it,,,so I'm Happy.

4/ No I didn't resize anything,,,,theres no need. I did replace the Rubber boots though.

5/ The ride comfort HAS to change,,,seems that these springs are most progressive,,,,I like them.

6/ I work in the Industry and expect Trade,,, They were very strict and wanted a valid Purchase Order which is far enough,,,,,My invoice shows Retail is $160 a pair,,,thats $320.00 Retail,,,,

Hope I helped,,,Confused about something,,,,just ask buddy.

Neil.

[Neil]

Originally posted by [ryan]

i havent driven porgies car but been for a drive in it as a passenger

i can say it rides hellllll well

has whiteline setup

white line is THE BEST suspension for the money atm imo, theyve got good packages.

And I'll bett you never will buddy....Whiteline have done a lot of great work to make a great handling car even better...For a guy that hasn't really driven one ,,,Your on the money Ryan....I'm very sus about Big buck adjustable coil overs....On the Street...

Neil.

[two40]

Originally posted by Duncan

Also, don't 'spose this was your car they are talking about ONARUN?

http://www.whiteline.com.au/skylineR33gts-t.htm

What do you think about the full package?

yeah that's mine. they did some developement on it way back before i bought it. i can't honestly tell you how good it handles as you really have to try it for yourself. but believe me, you will crack 2min at ec.

they had my car on serious performance 5 where they tested different levels of modded up cars. mine was on level 1 from a total of 5 and it beat them all on the track but not on the dyno. this tells you that the suspension was a contributing factor.

the suspension just makes the drive so much more fun too

[Duncan]

Originally posted by ONARUN

yeah that's mine. they did some developement on it way back before i bought it. i can't honestly tell you how good it handles as you really have to try it for yourself. but believe me, you will crack 2min at ec.

Watch out George, I'll take you up on that next time we're at the creek.

[two40]

LOL

you could beat me in your dads camry

i've no track experience but i'm going to wakefield on the 17th to have a dig

[soopamarcus]

Neil, thankx dood..now i get it!

But i got more Q's where those came from.

umm..what type of rim/tyre combo are you running? and please!! if u can get pics up here show me!!!! pls!

umm and can u list any benefits in handling since you installed the lower springs.

like besides the fact that it looks good..umm what else have u gained from lowering it? .eg: can u hook a corner harder and faster now??

Ok..so you went 35mm down at the front and 25mm at the rear.

How much can you lower front and rears so that you can still maintain efficient "stock shock" operation?

If ya can answer this..ur a champ! hehee

mc

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[Neil]

Sorry man no Pics,,,,No Digi,,,plain old SLR....

I'm running R34 GTT wheels and crappy tyres at the moment. New FM901's in a fortnight.

The car handles heaps better on smooth roads,,,,I can get the throttle on a lot sooner than before and the nose doesn't dive as hard during hard braking,,, but is a bit of a pogo stick over bumps,,,not real bad,,,but I think bigger sway bars will go a long way to fixing that. The cars even better at high speeds now as well.

I wouldn't go any lower using standard shocks,,,,,I didn't have to use a spring compressor to install them,,,I could almost turn the rear springs by hand after fitting them,,,so that tells me the cars weight is keeping them aligned in the shock.

Neil.

[Guest | hype^ |]

george -

i know it was done before u bought the car but, any idea what package is on the car? handling pack, race pack w/ or w/out race option, or the works....i would assume its the works but i could be wrong..

bahah i was watching serious performance 5 yesterday and i was like "HEY I KNOW THAT CAR!!! LOL" :lol: my dad didnt believe me..

hes like "yeh,sure sure.."

[soopamarcus]

Thankx neil...

did u fit the handling pack from whiteline also?

or are you simply running lower springs at the moment?

mc

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