[lukemc]

Hey guys

Can anyone point me in the direction of a Suzuki guru in sydney

Would like to get mine looked at to see if i they sort out the suspension for me.

[barney7779]

Plenty of people on here may be able to help.



Whats up with it??????????

[lukemc]

I had an EFS 2" lift kit installed and its rock hard (should have used the search function!)

Im basically wanting someone to advise how to soften it up a bit and get a least a small amount of flex in it!

My assumption is to remove 2 leaves from the back and maybe one from the front but ive learnt in the past what my assumptions are worth!!!

[Gwagensteve]

It's not an assumption, it's an experiment. Only you can determine if you are happy with the setup or not - a "guru" can tell you to pull leaves but it's your car and you have to be happy with the outcome. We like to run our cars with flat leaves and very little uptravel - it's what works for us, but it's also what we are now used to.

I say get to it and pull some leaves until you like what it does. It's not science.



Steve.

[lukemc]

Your right steve, i made the mistake first time round of paying someone to install the kit, rather than spending that money on tools to do it myself!

now im left with no tools, and hard suspension!!

Im in the process now of looking around for tools/jacks/stands etc so i dont go through this again, but was just wanting someones advise thats "tried it all before"

[buzbox]

I might be able to come up and lend some tools and an extra pair of hands if you need me too, but I won't be able to get up there until next weekend.

[barney7779]

I should be able to lend a hand next weekend aswell depending on day and can throw the toolbox in


If ya want i can come out one night through the week and have a look and see if it might just be a simple fix.


Throw up some pix of the shackle angles so we can get an idea of how its sitting, some springs need a little time to soften up and wear in a little bit


Cheers

[lukemc]

thanks buzbox, ill keep u posted as to how i go

Excellent ill grab some pics this arvo

Im happy to drop around to your place too barney to let you take a look, liverpool is nice and close

Again ill throw some pics up this arvo and go from there

[barney7779]

No probs mate


Going for a run to menai soon if ya interested, nothing hardcore just wanna check mine to make sure all is working properly and no issues after rebuild.

[lukemc]

until i get this suspension sorted ill leave it at home thanks anyway! feels like it would tip over if faced with an incline at all at the moment!!

[lukemc]

heres a few pics of the shackle angles

[barney7779]

I would pull the 3rd leaf from the top out and see how it goes then.


Will lose a little bit of hight but should soften it a little.

Shackle look almost vertical.

[lukemc]

yeah they are almost vertical at the front, im just using the search function now to see what they should be! might post a better picture in a second from side on.

[lukemc]

better picture of front shackle, from what i gather it should be angled forward (bottom bolt forward of top) on about a 45 degree angle? true or false!

[royce]

45 degree is way too much

jsut go drive it for a while and let it settle, make sure the shackle bushes arent too tight either

[lukemc]

oh ok will do, should i let it settle before taking a leaf out? or just get the leaf out as soon as i can

[Gwagensteve]

There's no "right" answer for shackle angle - it's a function of spring length and lift height. Less lift=flatter shackle - more lift= steeper shackle.

The less compression travel you have, the flatter the shackle angle can be.

Steve.

[lukemc]

Barney I'll give you a call tmrw to organize showing you my zook. Buzbox mate thanks for the offer of the weekend. Just got told I'm heading to Perth sat so this may get put on hold for a few weeks