next syd meet?

[Ric]

ive made over 25 posts JUST.. and tried to access the off topic forum but said i wasnt granted access yet.. what gives?

2:30pm at homebush this sat.. i will be there
hmm were exactly in homebush thou lol

Nope, don't PM me, just read the forum description carefully.
(Three clicks is all it takes... )

[Arith]

2:30pm at homebush this sat.. i will be there
hmm were exactly in homebush thou lol

Huh? Haha, that was just an example! But if you want to organise something you should set up a new post with the date and time and location. The normal meeting place at Homebush is the Homebush Brewery.

[gtspec]

i know it was an example, i was making it seem like u were the organiser hehe forceful tactic didnt work out thou

[Mano™]

ive made over 25 posts JUST.. and tried to access the off topic forum but said i wasnt granted access yet.. what gives?

2:30pm at homebush this sat.. i will be there
hmm were exactly in homebush thou lol

Nope, don't PM me, just read the forum description carefully.
(Three clicks is all it takes... )

don't b like that ric.. u sarcastic bugger

[Ric]

ive made over 25 posts JUST.. and tried to access the off topic forum but said i wasnt granted access yet.. what gives?

2:30pm at homebush this sat.. i will be there
hmm were exactly in homebush thou lol

Nope, don't PM me, just read the forum description carefully.
(Three clicks is all it takes... )

don't b like that ric.. u sarcastic bugger

There's method in my madness.
That forces you to read the forum rules, and then request admission.

[LIBIDO]

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[Libertad]

Hi guys. Been a while since I posted last. It was good to meet some of you at the last meet (photoshoot).

When's the next meet being held?

I had my car lowered this past weekend. Lowered a bit too much in the rear, some I'm having the rear redone this coming weekend. Would be good to meet up and compare results with the other lowered Libs in the club.

I can't believe some of you are complaining about the "cold" weather . Where I'm from, this is more or less summer weather.

C'mon guys... meet up... even if you've got to wear a beanie on the head.

[gtspec]

lowered too much?? what suspension did u go for? and how much did u lower it..
im looking at getting mine done soon..

do you find after u lower it.. u lose the ride quality

[Libertad]

Hi gtspec. Sorry for the late reply.

Someone threw away my sticky note (that I stick to my monitor) that had my username/password for this site written on it.

I went for K-Max springs which are custom made.

Anyways, yes, lowered too much. When I went in initially to have things measured, I wanted a one-finger gap over the fronts, and whatever it took to make the rear look even with that. I knew that meant that the rear would hardly need dropping at all. I ended up lowering almost 2" (inches) in the front (~50mm). I told them to lower the rear only 1/2" (13mm) but the guys told me the car would look weird. In the end I agreed to a 1.25" drop in the rear (30mm).

When I got the car back, it looked like a squatting dog. I called the guys out to have a look and they told me that they LOVED how it looked. "Trust me, its what everyone wants". Anyways, I took the car from them... but came back straight away the next morning. Kept scraping over speed humps and on one occasion, scraped my exhaust tips.

To top things off, the fronts didn't have a one-finger gap like I asked for. More like a three-finger gap.

So, they raised the car by a whole inch (25mm) in the rear. That's brought the front down a bit. Now I have a two-finger gap in the front and a rear gap that almost matches. I'm still not happy. Fronts need to come down an additional 12mm or so, but the rears are fine now. No scraping... no dog-taking-a-dump look. Its just not my style.

As for ride quality... I liked it initially. Very nice and stiff. Better than stock. No squat on acceleration... or at least, very little of it. Not so sure I like the ride after a week of driving one the new springs. A bit too bumpy for my tastes. Wondering when my shocks are going to go.

lowered too much?? what suspension did u go for? and how much did u lower it..
im looking at getting mine done soon..

do you find after u lower it.. u lose the ride quality

[PHAT GT]

the reason theres no squat is its sitting on the bump stops at the rear being that low

[gtspec]

yehh prob on bump stops lol thanks for the explanation, i was tossing up between springs or going coilovers.. but u sound as fussy as i am so i think coilovers all the way..
so if im not happy, a simple twist will fix that up

[Libertad]

Oh, I'd love to go with coils. Not in the plans, I'm afraid. Just a life long pipe-dream.

Maybe after I finally cut a hole in the bonnet and install that snail... and add the GT sticker to the back of the car... hehe

yehh prob on bump stops lol thanks for the explanation, i was tossing up between springs or going coilovers.. but u sound as fussy as i am so i think coilovers all the way..
so if im not happy, a simple twist will fix that up

[NoOzL47]

ok everyone there might be a cruise on this weekend

just trying to plan it now, PM me for more info