Lowered the Ve SS today

[SV8er]

Got the Ve SS lowered today :yahoo:

Am Very Happy with the job Done :thumbsup:

Find the Ride not much different from stock , which is what i wanted .

Springs are Lovells :

Couple of photos :

Before :

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p239/SV8er/VE_Prelowering1.jpg?t=1176809893

After :

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p239/SV8er/Ve_Lowered1.jpg?t=1176809953


cheers

Len

[theVman]

Looks very good - this is how they should sit from the factory - mind you the angle of the first photo makes it look like it has a lift kit . . lol ;)

[SV8er]

Looks very good - this is how they should sit from the factory - mind you the angle of the first photo makes it look like it has a lift kit . . lol ;)

Yeh should have thought of that the other day when i was taking before shots , Stupid me had wheels angled :teach:

Cheers

Len

[AussieTone]

Thanks for the pm with details Len

[RED R8]

Looks heaps better now its been brought back to earth.

[SV8er]

Looks heaps better now its been brought back to earth.

Thanks Daz;)

Nearly called in this arvo to see you but you had already gone , mind you it was nearly 5.30pm :thumbsup:

Here is another couple of pics:

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p239/SV8er/VE_Lowered2.jpg?t=1176816270

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p239/SV8er/VE_Lowered3.jpg?t=1176816192

[RED R8]

I would have loved to seen the beasty, I finish at 5:00 and are home by 4:30 lol.Looks heaps better which springs did you end up with ?

[jaykay]

The new plates look HOT too Len....:teach:

Lovells from WA Suspensions Daz....

What's the measurements now Len ?

[Greeny34]

Geez .. Im not a huge fan of lowering but it really suits this car.

Looks awesome .. well done.

Scott

[SV8er]

I would have loved to seen the beasty, I finish at 5:00 and are home by 4:30 lol.Looks heaps better which springs did you end up with ?

Yeh that would be right ;)

Ended up going Lovells : Super Lows

Front : HFL -114SL
Rear : HFL -115SL

[RED R8]

Yeh that would be right ;)

Ended up going Lovells : Super Lows

Front : HFL -114SL
Rear : HFL -115SL

Good choice Len I do like the Lovells.

[Aspiring Youth]

Looks awesome man! So ride quality is great huh'? Gee its getting more tempting. Hows it with scraping? No need to go sideways over humps or dipping driveways? Also has the cabin noise gone up? Also may i ask how much?

[RED R8]

The new plates look HOT too Len....:teach:

Lovells from WA Suspensions Daz....

What's the measurements now Len ?

Mental note to self "must read posts not just look at pretty pictures"

[SV8er]

The new plates look HOT too Len....:teach:

Lovells from WA Suspensions Daz....

What's the measurements now Len ?

JK

Measurements are now (All centre of Rim to Guard ):

Front Left : 365mm (Prev 410mm)
Front Right : 365mm (Prev 398mm)
Rear Left : 360mm ( Prev 390mm)
Rear Right : 365mm ( Prev 395mm)

Len


Looks awesome man! So ride quality is great huh'? Gee its getting more tempting. Hows it with scraping? No need to go sideways over humps or dipping driveways? Also has the cabin noise gone up? Also may i ask how much?


No Scrapping but will have to watch the large shopping centre humps as they will be a killer :cussing: still pretty good for uphill graduants like my driveway as it is quite angled , i was a bit worried about this tonight but upon pulling in (And checking First) found i had about 50mm clearance with Front Bar. There is no added Cabin Noise and price is about $600.00 here in Perth..

Ride quality is Great , and that is what i was looking for , Found King Springs to Hard and also had Dobinsons on my last VY and found those to hard

Cheers

Len

[jaykay]

JK

Measurements are now (All centre of Rim to Guard ):

Front Left : 365mm (Prev 410mm)
Front Right : 365mm (Prev 398mm)
Rear Left : 360mm ( Prev 390mm)
Rear Right : 365mm ( Prev 395mm)

Len
Mine were all 365mm when fitted so must be similar sort of product Lovells to Pedders... :driving:

What's up with the rear left final figure being 5mm less ?

[SV8er]

Mine were all 365mm when fitted so must be similar sort of product Lovells to Pedders... :driving:

What's up with the rear left final figure being 5mm less ?

Yeh ,

Dont know , will leave it a couple of days and see what happens , all i know is that they are a lot Farkin better than the Standard measurements taken only a day ago :yahoo:

[Belzey]

Looks great. Is that tinting legal?? Looks pretty dark..

[EXCESSV]

nice work Len.
great height now...top of the tyres and bottom of guards nearly level.
looks great and is still practical height with minimal compromise in ride...:love:

glad your happy mate. the boys at WA Suspsions did a great job and looked after you and your car! :thumbsup:

Deano :driving:

[hsv136]

Very shweeetttt ride,,,great choice of colour too......

[fastestls7]

i got my ss lowered at walkinshaw performance in braeside melbourne. cost $600 they used king springs. abit firmer than stock, they say abt 15% stiffer, def corners better, looks a shit load better. sits about 25 mm lower, but will measure soon as i get time

[EXCESSV]

Yeh ,

Dont know , will leave it a couple of days and see what happens , all i know is that they are a lot Farkin better than the Standard measurements taken only a day ago :yahoo:
at least you have 3 of the 4 corners the same height as opposed to all four different from factory.

they should settle pretty close but if there is still a difference then a spacer can be put in to bring that corner up that 5mm.
had the same on my VT but with right rear.
just enjoy it mate :thumbsup: :driving:

[SV8er]

Geez .. Im not a huge fan of lowering but it really suits this car.

Looks awesome .. well done.

Scott

Yeh ,

Thanks Scott,

I just find with the VE they have done such a great job allowing for the larger Rims , that if you dont lower it it looks like sh*& .

As Dazvyss , you need to bring them back to Earth :thumbsup:

Cheers

Len

[Wonky]

Looks much better Len! :thumbsup:

Would you and fastestls2 mind adding your before and after measurements to the http://www.ls1.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=68171 thread please as a good resource for others considering lowering their VEs?

I had mine lowered today so will take some pics and measurements tomorrow for posting. Looks a hell of a lot better!! :yup:

[SV8er]

Looks much better Len! :thumbsup:

Would you and fastestls2 mind adding your before and after measurements to the http://www.ls1.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=68171 thread please as a good resource for others considering lowering their VEs?

I had mine lowered today so will take some pics and measurements tomorrow for posting. Looks a hell of a lot better!! :yup:

Thanks Garry ,

Yeh looks far better , very happy with ride quality , have posted details in the forum ;)

Waiting to see pics of yours and measurements ..

Cheers

Len

[scotty333]

Looks awesome mate. Much better, and good to know you havnt lost to much comfort but lowering it either.

Was just gonna add, am gonna lower my SSZ (VZ) this week. Prob only going about 35mm lower then stock which i think is around 2inchs in back and 1.5inch in front. Does anyone rate Pedders??? Like i know King Springs are good, but I heard a lot of contractors for Holden use Pedders when lowering their new cars etc. I'm getting mine done by a place called DirectWheels in syd which holden recommended me to. They said they prefer pedders over kings.....any huge difference you think?

[SV8er]

Looks awesome mate. Much better, and good to know you havnt lost to much comfort but lowering it either.

Was just gonna add, am gonna lower my SSZ (VZ) this week. Prob only going about 35mm lower then stock which i think is around 2inchs in back and 1.5inch in front. Does anyone rate Pedders??? Like i know King Springs are good, but I heard a lot of contractors for Holden use Pedders when lowering their new cars etc. I'm getting mine done by a place called DirectWheels in syd which holden recommended me to. They said they prefer pedders over kings.....any huge difference you think?


Scott333 ,

Just do a search for Pedders on here also might want to speak to JKGMH as he has them but on a VE SSV

Cheers

[jaykay]

Looks awesome mate. Much better, and good to know you havnt lost to much comfort but lowering it either.

Was just gonna add, am gonna lower my SSZ (VZ) this week. Prob only going about 35mm lower then stock which i think is around 2inchs in back and 1.5inch in front. Does anyone rate Pedders??? Like i know King Springs are good, but I heard a lot of contractors for Holden use Pedders when lowering their new cars etc. I'm getting mine done by a place called DirectWheels in syd which holden recommended me to. They said they prefer pedders over kings.....any huge difference you think?
Scott,

Read here about my Pedders (http://www.ls1.com.au/forum/showpost.php?p=815517&postcount=11)

Very happy with the ride. I've had Kings before and they were rough....

Pics here (http://www.ls1.com.au/forum/showpost.php?p=816377&postcount=267)

[Mungrel]

looks great with the lowered stance.
Top stuff

[EXCESSV]

Does anyone rate Pedders??? Like i know King Springs are good, but I heard a lot of contractors for Holden use Pedders when lowering their new cars etc. I'm getting mine done by a place called DirectWheels in syd which holden recommended me to. They said they prefer pedders over kings.....any huge difference you think?

pedders = kings springs with a coat of red paint by the lacky in the warehouse
me personally i dont rate them...
if you want something at a reasonable cost Kings or Lovells
if you have extra to spend got the Ebachi (sp)