Coilovers galore

So it’s been a while since I posted an update. In that time I haven’t really done much with the car other than drive it. What I have fettled with is the car’s suspension. The original front suspension setup I had in the car was lowered King Springs and Spax shocks in standard GT struts. While low the stance was higher in the front than the rear and very very stiff due to almost no spring travel. To even out the suspension I had a local supplier to make me up a set of coilovers. At not significant expense my new coilovers turned up and despite looking brilliant they were not a good option at all. The only way to describe them is too low and too stiff. I tried changing to some softer springs but there was no way I was ever going to get the correct ride height with them so they were shelved. Feeling somewhat disillusioned with local service I contacted Gaz in the UK and shortly therafter I had a set of donor sruts heading overseas to be made into a set of their coilovers. At the same time I ordered a set of their rear shocks and some retroford adjustable strut tops. These are soooo much better than the local crap. With everything adjusted up and the car finally sitting nicely I took the car to All Ford Day in Sydney and was rewarded with a trophy which was nice. With the front now sorted I decided to have a look at the rear which is way too stiff. My rear leafs have been fitted with an extra leaf (6 in total), so I had Carrolls remove the extra leaf and reset them. The ride is heaps better but unfortunately the height is not quite right. We’re probably 20mm too low still so they may come out again at some point for another adjustment.

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