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Whiteline suspension mods for AE92
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Sun, 06 February 2005 00:20
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I recently had a Whiteline kit put on my SX by a reseller which Im not really that happy with, and I just wanted to get some feedback from anyone out there who's modified the suspension of their AE92 SX.
The left front shock went belly up about 3 days after I got the car back (they put KYBs on the car as I had the wrong struts for Konis), but even taking this into account the car seems under damped, and the suspension mods not that compliant for everyday driving.
It bottoms at the back just going up driveways, and the front lurches over road irregularities.
To be fair to the guy he asked me what I was going to do with the car. I said Id take it to the track once every month or two, but obviously 99% of the time I would be road driving.
I'll reserve final judgement and get back to everyone after the shock has been replaced. Im not having a go at Whiteline ... Maybe Im expecting too much ...its a Corolla, not a Peugot after all. I wrote this more to get some feedback from peoples experiences so that when I go back to the workshop next week I would be better informed.
Please get back & let me know whats worked for you, and what hasnt. Ive got no more $$$ to throw at this car, and if I cant get the thing handling right, off it goes and Ill get something (like a Peugot) thats right ...out of the box, (piss poor build quality & all)
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cambo
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Re: Whiteline suspension mods for AE92
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Sun, 06 February 2005 04:08
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Thanks for the link Flem ... Now that youve done the suspension mods, how would you class;
1. The ride. How does front & rear cope with road irregularites? What tyre pressures are you running f/r?
2. The handling, is the car nuetral, or does it understeer ...mine is pushing out & spinning front wheels if powering thru a turn
3. What changes have you noticed to the steering. Is there any more feel? i.e. do you have a better idea where the front tyres are? especially in the wet
George
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cambo
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cambo
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Brisbane
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Re: Whiteline suspension mods for AE92
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Mon, 07 February 2005 00:45
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Can't say much about a failed damper - just bad luck I guess.
Try looking at the Whiteline website and their forum. Whiteline runs the forum and their tech guys seem helpful.
Have you done anything with the rear swaybar? The Whiteline page says thats the first thing to look at with FWDers.
Whiteline website - http://www.whiteline.com.au/
Whiteline forum - http://www.suspensionparts.info/
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Re: Whiteline suspension mods for AE92
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Wed, 09 February 2005 08:56
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nr studs for the rear only as ive only got spacers on the rear i wanna get some titanium spacers made up im getting my car engineered soon the p/n is ns3400 the brand says nice products b ut they were like 6bux each and i still chopped them off they were eay too long and looked so gay sticking out that far , the upgrade was hell worth it i paid 75 a disk new and like 50 for the callipers i can hook up up with some callipers but it waould cost a fortune to ship up to yours (bris that is ) i go the cheepest pads u can get like 25 bucks and thru them in on the first hit of the pedal it stops on a dime but then i got the suspension mods so i dont like to brake 
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Re: Whiteline suspension mods for AE92
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Wed, 09 February 2005 13:05
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Thanks Flem,
I'll make sure I get some new wheel studs and spacers for the rear, if I ever manage to get some wheels thats is!!!! (did notice tonight at the Bris motor show that the Proton Gen2 rides no 15" steelies, have to find out the PCD and call Proton for a price).
i have a pair of front callipers from a AE101 Trueno (non superstrut) which I think will work with GTi discs, must do a search on forums.
Anyway, thanks for the feedback.
Cheers,
Julian
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