any suggestions guys as to the lowering of the back end of the 1200 coupe i dont want to put blocks in i want to do it properly how much is re setting them going to set me back... or is there another way. Also, are there any places in sydney that are most suitable for this? thanks guys:D:D:D

just wondering, why not blocks?
there so cheap and no diffrent are they?

Blocks work OK for lowering but tend to wind the leaf springs up under acceleration if you have hp up front. Best bet mikali is to call John Taylor at Penrith Pedders. He has 30 years experience with racing 1200's and does a great extra leaf reverse eye leaf rear that'll stand up to anything - Andrew is still running a set on his CA18DET I believe with no trouble.

Didn't you get the lowered reverse eyes springs off me?
If you needed them lower, lowering blocks are perfectly legal.

eg. See (Light Vehicle Mod Guidelines)
http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/registration/downloads/vsi06.pdf

Cheers,
Chris

yeh i bought the reverse eyes off u andrew. are they legal are they geez i thought they werent ive just heard so much bad news about them that i didnt really consider getting them put on. andrews almost finished my car so i might head on up to john taylor at penny thanks heaps teratonga
im just so sick of my car being so gosh darn high at the back and on the floor at the front.

Ive had reversed eye leaves in my coupe for 6 years now, it effectively lowered the rear end 2 inchs. I had an extra leaf put in to cop those heavy bumps as the springs were set nearly straight with only a slight perabola.

I originally had 2 inch lowering blocks, it looked ok but didnt perform that great. (compared to reverse eye).

Im in the process of making slightly longer rear slackles, as im lead to believe that the leave springs work at there best when they are parallel with the road surface (ie each end of the spring is the same distance from the road)

Those springs are legal, and look good. They definitely aren't too low. I could put them on a car in under an hour at midnight, maybe even beside a busy road. It's an easy job.

1. Jack up car and put it on jack stands, hang back wheels down, don't put stands under diff. Don't jack it up too high. High enough to just lift the back wheels off the ground.
2. Put a second jack under the bottom/centre of spring.
3. Undo the shackles one at a time.
4. Let this detached side of the diff go slowly to the ground.
5. Undo the U-bolts holding the springs to the diff.
6. Put the new springs in and tighten up U-bolts. swap over the shackles. Don't fully tighten all nuts and bolts until the car is back on it's tires.
7. Jack up the diff and reattack the shackles to the body.
8. Do it again on the other side.
9. Go around and make sure all nuts and bolts are tight.

They are fantastic springs. Don't waste your money buying new ones..trust me

I only didn't need them because of going for 4 link. No dodgyness involved.

Chris.

I would go with the springs rather than blocks anyday. I would put on the springs you got off chris.

As well as lowering you car the springs have been reset and probably ride stiffer. Your car will feel noticably better in the handling department.

What have you got to lose, no more money to spend just the time to fit them, as chris stated, they are a peice of pie to fit

i was thinking of putting only 1 inch blocks in mine, you guys reckon id be better with lower springs, i dont want to go any stiffer though

where do you get the stuff?

you could get the rear shackles extended with a few extra holes added so you could adjust the ride height.