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zookz

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Joined: Wed Mar 30, 2011 2:38 am Posts: 80 Location: South West
Vehicle: Vitara G16b , Sierra G16b
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 Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 10:44 am |
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Hi all, just a quick question.
I have some good spare standard rear springs and was wondering can I put them up the front and keep the rears in with extend rear shackles? Will Extend the front chassis and move the front hanger too.
I have some rear commodore wagon shocks and also some bilstein landy defender shocks for the extra height. Just need some lux ones for rear I suppose. Not sure if the landy ones would be suitable but they are expensive bilsteins so I hope!
Cheers!
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Gwagensteve
Joined: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 13007 Location: Melbourne
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Your plans sound fine, but the defender shocks won't work - they are far too stiff for a leaf sprung application and will make the ride terrible.
Steve.
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royce

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Joined: Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 17216 Location: Pluto
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I had lovells defender shocks in mine, top mounts moved in however much they had to move in to fit, worked very well
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zookz

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Joined: Wed Mar 30, 2011 2:38 am Posts: 80 Location: South West
Vehicle: Vitara G16b , Sierra G16b
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 Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 10:54 am |
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Gwagensteve wrote: Your plans sound fine, but the defender shocks won't work - they are far too stiff for a leaf sprung application and will make the ride terrible.
Steve.
Thanks mate, ultra quick reply. Dam I was hoping to use them but your prob right because I do have a hard time trying to compress them too. 
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zookz

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Joined: Wed Mar 30, 2011 2:38 am Posts: 80 Location: South West
Vehicle: Vitara G16b , Sierra G16b
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 Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 11:05 am |
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Hi Royce, I don't get it...the mounts moved in on their own from stress or you moved them? Thanks
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royce

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Joined: Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 17216 Location: Pluto
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 Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 11:18 am |
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zookz

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Joined: Wed Mar 30, 2011 2:38 am Posts: 80 Location: South West
Vehicle: Vitara G16b , Sierra G16b
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 Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 11:30 am |
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Sorry I thought you were being sarcastic about it working well that's all lol.
I'll look into it. I would of thought you wouldn't have to move them. This is rear defender shocks we are talking in the front of Sierra yeah?
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royce

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Joined: Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 17216 Location: Pluto
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 Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 11:35 am |
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no defender rear in sierra rear
Commodore wagon rear shocks are the stingy sierra owner shock of choice for the front of a sierra
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zookz

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Joined: Wed Mar 30, 2011 2:38 am Posts: 80 Location: South West
Vehicle: Vitara G16b , Sierra G16b
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 Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 11:41 am |
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Ahh ok, lol I was going to put the defender ones in the front so I was a bit confused. That's cool then i'll just have to sort the front out with commodore pedders shocks...1 over standard haha.
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