I lowered it!!!

[webby_191189]

Thanks mate.
Thanks to almost everyone for all the great feedback

[bentles]

lowering a falcon is seriously the best mod of all the visual upgrades based on the price to effect ratio.

god damn

[AU dude]

Looks awesome webby, stock height looks ugly. Dont forget the front springs will sag a bit so it will go lower, but only by a few millimetres.

Did you take any before and after measurement from the ground to the guard lip?

I remember the day when I lowered my car, I was stoked. The springs have saged and its about 645mm front and 640mm rear, but when I fill it up to goes lower to 635mm which I love for the dumped look lol.

Cheers

[webby_191189]

nah i didnt. I know the rear is 2.5 inchs lower than standard tho. Not sure bout te fronts. Sweet that means its going to drop a lil bit more i cant wait

[SPNAGE]

Good on ya mate, the car looks great! Lowered wagons look sic man!

[[Tonko]]

Looks way better man, tint would be sweet, black out the rear side windows looks mad too...
Dont worry about dikheads like metalhead_mike, he's probably ****ed because he cant lower his '81 corolla or something...

[GUTLES]

Originally Posted by 2n I L8

Are any of you guys having ground clearance issues? I really want to lower my wagon as its on stock height, lucky the LPG tanks when full lower the back a smidge. I would like to go superlows and 1.5 or 2 inch blocks.

I crawled under neath to see if i had much room to play with and i am battling to get a can under the center muffler. Im getting a new exhaust system next week so maybe it will sit up a bit higher, but im not that confident.

Cheers

Mine's lowered to XR Height & the Gas Tank scrapes on the ground alot.. What sort of tank do you have & where is it? Mines an 80 litre mounted where the spare wheel normally goes..

I had a cat back exhaust fitted & he did a real neat job, tucked up nice & high.. Tell them you want a neat job because you've been given a defect for it

[-"Glowing" EF-]

Good job webby looks great, keep informed how its going

when i dropped mine, the cat used to scrape on every speed hump, now i got in extractors and high flow cat its ok now, syd speed humps are bad

[castek]

that looks awesome mate, very nice.
and as for wagons not being sporty? mate, look at some european wagons, most will **** on any (non-boosted) e-series. i know i've surprised a few people in my liberty

[webby_191189]

Haha thanks guys. I just want a nice cruiser for when im 18 at the end of the year. For tint i want to get the rear windows totally blacked out and the rest dark as legally possible. Its only scraped on 1 or 2 things so far. I measured the front and rear a minute ago. From the ground to guard its 655mm at back and 635mm at front. Next time i go to trade school will be a test over there speed humps.

Metalhead_mike didnt worry me. He has got no idea lol

[Bill_R]

Wagons can be totally handy. Load 'em up with a surfboard. Go for a camp and crash out in the back. Take your dogs for a ride. This has nothing to do with age or lifestyle. It's all about what suits an individual. Many are ex salesperson's cars and were well kept. Some have just been abused but that's the same with any car.

I wouldn't lower for look. I lower for handling.

[andrewts]

Wow, that looks tip top there mate, good job. I'm not that much of a fan of lowering (I'd go no lower than lows lol) but I'll admit it, that looks sweet.

[DJ1979]

oh c'mon, who wouldn't want a wagon when it can look as good as....

http://s148.photobucket.com/albums/s...=DSCF10352.jpg

*cough*

Anyway, I replaced my shocks with HD ones (not that you can see them in the pic coz there is a van there) so the rear of my car is WAAAAAY high now....

But i love it anyway - and isn't that what modding your car is about? Modding it to how YOU like it?

I do have clear indicators now though lol.....

[webby_191189]

wheres this attachment? i wanna see lol.

[izedso]

Awsome Work Webby!! Dont let anyone knock ya on a smart $80 lowing.
By the time you get your P's your wagon will be mint!. Keep it up!

DJ1979... We wanna see the link, it didnt work.

[webby_191189]

Hmm i wonder how much lower it will sit if i towed a caravan lol. Took it to school today got a few good reactions only problem is that it crapes comin into the carpark but ill get over it lol

[DOHC-DJ]

hey webby_191189 looks great and only cost $80... bargain. dont let anyone mock you for doing up a wagon... IT LOOKS HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!

[pHaT`eL]

Originally Posted by metalhead_mike

i just dont know why you'd waste your money lowering a falcon wagon

Wagons look mint lowered. Just get some whitewalls and some venetions and itll be a neat cruiser

As for "wasting money" on a falcon, why waste time and space on a forum if youve got nothing constructive to say?

[webby_191189]

White walls???? Now you are a man with taste PHaT'eL. I quite like that idea a lot. Wen it comes to falcons there is no such thing as wasting money. Its all money well spent

[JC]

Originally Posted by webby_191189

White walls???? Now you are a man with taste PHaT'eL. I quite like that idea a lot. Wen it comes to falcons there is no such thing as wasting money. Its all money well spent

It's better be. Here's my wagon with some money spent on it. It's an AU, but not too much different to an e series, and IMO, shows how good a wagon can look with the right wheels, stance etc. Mine is used to cart 3 kids around, and they love it.



Obviously, the Pod is only taken on holidays etc because the dickie seat in the back takes up a lot of the luggage space.

Around town, it looks more like this:

[pHaT`eL]

Heres a quick chop I did when I was looking at getting a wagon, I reckon it looks mint, and would love to do it one day.

[webby_191189]

Looks quite nice JC. The colour and the rims matched with the xr front looks great.
LOVE the shaved tailgate!!! You should do a chop of it with the numberplate mounted on a angle frenched into the tailgate like minitruck style. Ive alway wondered what it would look like.

[Dezza]

Originally Posted by webby_191189

Looks quite nice JC. The colour and the rims matched with the xr front looks great.
LOVE the shaved tailgate!!! You should do a chop of it with the numberplate mounted on a angle frenched into the tailgate like minitruck style. Ive alway wondered what it would look like.

God no! Numberplates should never be mounted on an angle. It just looks stupid.

[webby_191189]

haha ok or even just got rid of the grey garnish and leave the lights. But i spose then i would have to make a special latch to open it

[wiggum_04]

Hey webby_191189 lookin good!! love the new ride height. now just gotta kill those amber tail lights lol clear all the way. oh and tint lol

hope to have my wagon done around tax time as im gettin them reset and new shocks all round.

keep up the good work.

cheers, dan

[webby_191189]

well today ive payed off my rego so as of next week the mods are starting. Its funny how once you start you cant stop lol. Im going to put in a couple subs and black the tail lights as i dont like them much

Good stuff mate

[JC]

Originally Posted by webby_191189

well today ive payed off my rego so as of next week the mods are starting. Its funny how once you start you cant stop lol. Im going to put in a couple subs and black the tail lights as i dont like them much

If you are going to use nightshades, just do one, maximum 2 coats, or you run the very real risk of getting defected. Then it will cost you 2 new tailights, plus the inspection fee, plus any fine. Not worth it just because the tail lights don't look good - they're not supposed to. They are there to warn others when you are braking, and at night, they are position markers so people can see your car.

[webby_191189]

I wont go very dark as you said. Just a tad to make them bland in a little bit more with the rear