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[welby]

Just wondering if sedan rear springs will fit into my GEN3 rx wagon to get the rear a little lower? The front looks good with pedders springs but the rear looks a bit higher and uneven.

[Josh.]

They sure do. I have King sedan springs in the back of my wagon with Pedders in the front.
It does look a lot better but doesn't handle nearly as good and as soon as you put some weight in the back it pretty much rides on the bump stops.

[BigWillieStyles]

They will definitely fit, but they will also be not as stiff and you may end up with more sag than you like.

[welby]

Thanks guys might be worth getting a set and seeing how it goes.

[00libertyrx]

ive got a set of rears from my wagon with lowered pedders springs in my room, struts arent too bad from what i can remember

[welby]

ive got a set of rears from my wagon with lowered pedders springs in my room, struts arent too bad from what i can remember

Let me know if they are sedan springs and you want to offload them.

[00libertyrx]

Lol i did, there from my wagon, there superlow springs i think, if you want them throw me an offer, i can slap a pic up tomorrow arvo if need be

[welby]

Sorry thought you said you had struts. Any pics of how the car sat with them in?

[00libertyrx]

Yeah springs and struts, From my wagon with lowered springs, now im just confused
This is how it sat before i took them out i have others but being on iphone doesnt help.

http://www.subyclub....06112-498666-n/

[welby]

Lol ok im just after the springs only lol. Lowered sedan springs no struts haha.

[00libertyrx]

My bad, i can take the springs out, ive got coilovers so they wont see any use again anyway

[welby]

Ok sounds good, how much do you want?

[00libertyrx]

No idea, throw me an offer Haha

[welby]

$50 i dunno lol

[00libertyrx]

Yeah thatll do, ill pull them out after work tomorrow, where in newcastle are you ?

[welby]

At rankin park or i work at cameron park. I can come and grab them if thats easiest?

[00libertyrx]

Yeahh if you want, your about half hour from me pending traffic

[welby]

Yeah no worries shoot me a pm with your address and when best suits.

[Octane]

Just putting this out there...
With the exception of driving on flat tires, king superlows (or any other cheap lowering springs) are about the worst thing you can do to your car in the handling department. It'll handle much worse than stock. You induce waaaaaay too much sag. The car will roll a lot more through corners, meaning the suspension geometry moves out of its optimum range, throwing your optimum camber out the window, and it'll also mean that you have far less travel available on the outside for absorbing bumps.

I found that with king super-lows on mine, turn-in was was awesome as the car rolled so much and loaded up the outside front, then it would roll too far as I developed cornering g's and it would wash out and understeer like a mule. Then it would bottom out on every minor bump in the road surface because I'd blown through all the travel with body roll, making the car skittish and understeer even more!

Fair enough, if your getting a cheap set, they're worth trying to check the ride height, but then please toss them out and put a decent set of springs under it like H&R's or something.

Also, stiffer sway-bars are a must if your going to lower. You need to keep the car flatter through the corners if your going to reduce the suspension travel with lower springs to prevent bottoming out.

[FR34KO]

But that is all related to travelling around corners with some decent speed, is it not?

So he might be sweet with em if he drives reasonably through corners? Depends how he uses his car