It's time to get arreseted for having another Nine Mile High XE Falcon. Man they look foul with the front end too high, and the rear dragging like its got two dead people in the back. Its time to slam it to mother earth.
I'm trying to sort out ground clearance. Any guys got any bright ideas about protecting the underside of my 'coon. Kiwi Falcons seldom got the sump and trans guards you Aussies could option up.Whats the best option for me?
At the moment, there is a coke cans height between the front cross member/exhast/rear diff with stock springs. The front could do with about 40 mm down, maybee more. At the moment I've got the stock 425mm between the top of the wheel arc to the centre of the wheel. My mates XD has only 355mm guard to wheel, and it looks really good. As long as he doesn't want his girlfriend to get out where the curb is high, or go over speed bumps or slam his twin genie headers from his 351 on level crossings. It runs 245/265 50's on 14's. But it looks so cool.
At work, an HQ wagon gets around with 65 mm of the normal height. and he has no wheel arch problems with the front ineer guards removed. Exhast has been pancaked, but its still good. The trans is a 3-speeder, has a 202 and only has a 292 mm flywheel, so nothing sticks out. And HQ's are built like brick sh*t houses, so its not hurt by the odd belly out. Wish my Flacon was that tough. The seam on my outriggers/sills/rocker pannels cops a hammering.
My plan is to use XC Fairmont V8 springs, and clamp them in an oven at 200 degrees c until I have a free height 50 mm lower than my XE springs. That way it'll still have the normal temper the spring needs, plus get the old girl down into the weeds at the front. My front end runs 235/60 and back end 245/60's all on 14X8's. Front guards have enough clearance... typewriter rods and a pannell hammer to push the plastic bumper and guard lip out did wonders.
I'm trying to sort out ground clearance. Any guys got any bright ideas about protecting the underside of my 'coon. Kiwi Falcons seldom got the sump and trans guards you Aussies could option up.Whats the best option for me?
At the moment, there is a coke cans height between the front cross member/exhast/rear diff with stock springs. The front could do with about 40 mm down, maybee more. At the moment I've got the stock 425mm between the top of the wheel arc to the centre of the wheel. My mates XD has only 355mm guard to wheel, and it looks really good. As long as he doesn't want his girlfriend to get out where the curb is high, or go over speed bumps or slam his twin genie headers from his 351 on level crossings. It runs 245/265 50's on 14's. But it looks so cool.
At work, an HQ wagon gets around with 65 mm of the normal height. and he has no wheel arch problems with the front ineer guards removed. Exhast has been pancaked, but its still good. The trans is a 3-speeder, has a 202 and only has a 292 mm flywheel, so nothing sticks out. And HQ's are built like brick sh*t houses, so its not hurt by the odd belly out. Wish my Flacon was that tough. The seam on my outriggers/sills/rocker pannels cops a hammering.
My plan is to use XC Fairmont V8 springs, and clamp them in an oven at 200 degrees c until I have a free height 50 mm lower than my XE springs. That way it'll still have the normal temper the spring needs, plus get the old girl down into the weeds at the front. My front end runs 235/60 and back end 245/60's all on 14X8's. Front guards have enough clearance... typewriter rods and a pannell hammer to push the plastic bumper and guard lip out did wonders.
