by MuzBT » Tue May 28, 2013 8:52 pm
Hey Jerred...(and others)
I'm pretty new to the forum, but have the same wagon in kinda smoky blue. Really impressed with the progress of your car, and all the simple DIY bits you've done too!
Couple of questions (I don't think) you covered yet.....
How have you found the King Lows have settled in now? My wife had a nasty altercation with a median strip a few weeks back and made a bit of a mess of two of our SpecB 18s plus 2 tyres, and as a result we've done a bit of a steering overhaul.
So far new tyres, rim repairs, R/H steering knuckle and bearing, and new bushes both sides has sorted the damage but seeing as we have 100k on the shocks I figure we'll upgrade now. Should have bought the full set of Billies from Wheelpower when I picked up my rims but they only have a couple of rears now and the budget won't stretch too far for new ones!
Looking at picking up some KYB Excel Gs with a set of King Lows but not convinced about the front clearance yet as it always seems to sit a lot higher than the rear.
Also, given that this is also the kid-carrier that the misses is using most during the week, I'm looking for decent handling but a reasonable ride quality to go with it.......would you say they're a good combo?
I like what you've done with the front grill too, was gonna ake the risk and carve mine up to attempt a DIY mesh job, but might follow your lead on this one!
Cheers.....Muz