Rear suspension in 89 Vortex.
Rear suspension in 89 Vortex.
Hi, please excuse my noobness but I've got a question about my Vortex's rear ride height. It sits really high and all the pics I've seen they have sat pretty level. Mine is so high you could almost use it as a ramp! What do I have to change in the rear suspension to lower it to normal? Im not sure if it had the airbag suspension before ( books and manual that came with the car suggest it did) but its riding on Monroe gas now. Any help welcome.
Canny
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Dunno if there is enough info in that thread. Search, there is more. My Vort was bagged, then springed, chopped, respringed with effing wagom rear struts from late 84 mid 85 and had three adjustment levels on them and on the lowest setting was way too high in the air.
You need to wait until NNcoolG gets his RX rear coil springs, then you get the next set from the spares market...there is an order here ....
OK I can add stuff here ....Pedders had special notation on their system from Frankston and Bulleen branches that i followed and did not work. Advice was specific for AWD Vort 4 and to use sports ryder coil 2213. I returned them and used their 8202 comfort gas shock with my L Sries RX coil spring factories to achieve spot on Subarus minimum measure for the AWD
Pedders 8201 shock is 154mm bottom bolt centre to bottom of spring perch. XXXX
Pedders 8202 shock is 130mm yadah, yadah,yadah THIS IS WHAT I HAVE with factory RX rear coil
Pedders 8203 is 142mm
I tried my lowered FWD coils and struts in the back of my AWD Vort and it made godawful crunching noise just on jack let down- too low but looked wicked
You need to wait until NNcoolG gets his RX rear coil springs, then you get the next set from the spares market...there is an order here ....
OK I can add stuff here ....Pedders had special notation on their system from Frankston and Bulleen branches that i followed and did not work. Advice was specific for AWD Vort 4 and to use sports ryder coil 2213. I returned them and used their 8202 comfort gas shock with my L Sries RX coil spring factories to achieve spot on Subarus minimum measure for the AWD
Pedders 8201 shock is 154mm bottom bolt centre to bottom of spring perch. XXXX
Pedders 8202 shock is 130mm yadah, yadah,yadah THIS IS WHAT I HAVE with factory RX rear coil
Pedders 8203 is 142mm
I tried my lowered FWD coils and struts in the back of my AWD Vort and it made godawful crunching noise just on jack let down- too low but looked wicked
Thanks mate, I'm so glad I joined this group. I just measured the distance from the ground to the bottom of my car at the front wheel, on the door side of the front wheel and it's roughly 210 mm and the back is 240mm. Maybe it's not out as much as I thought. Could be the way the back end sweeps up from underneath towards the bumper that makes it look so high in the arse. Thanks for all your help mate.
Canny
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Few bags of cement in the boot?
Current rides: 2016 Mitsubishi Triton GLS & 2004 Forester X
Ongoing Project/Toy: 1987 RX Turbo EA82T, Speeduino ECU, Coil-pack ignition, 440cc Injectors, KONI adjustale front struts, Hybrid L Series/ Liberty AWD 5sp
Past rides: 92 L series turbo converted wagon, 83 Leone GL Sedan, 2004 Liberty GT Sedan & 2001 Outback
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Ongoing Project/Toy: 1987 RX Turbo EA82T, Speeduino ECU, Coil-pack ignition, 440cc Injectors, KONI adjustale front struts, Hybrid L Series/ Liberty AWD 5sp
Past rides: 92 L series turbo converted wagon, 83 Leone GL Sedan, 2004 Liberty GT Sedan & 2001 Outback
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Don't be offended Jules if the new member declines your suggestion
Front suspension is measured from ground (naturally ) up to the centre of the bolt of the lower control arm inner
rear suspension is measured from ground up to the bottom side of the tubular crossmember at the outer end each side, forward of the wheels.
You get used to the height when you know it correct, just not as low slung as the FWDs scraping their tits on things
OK. Curious as to your coil springs. Black factory with coloured paint daubs of pinks, green orange combos, two daubs a spring and maybe 12.0mm wire dia,
or the RX originals one yellow paint daub ~ 11.0mm wire dia
or FWD sedan rear coils 10.0mm wire dia
Front suspension is measured from ground (naturally ) up to the centre of the bolt of the lower control arm inner
rear suspension is measured from ground up to the bottom side of the tubular crossmember at the outer end each side, forward of the wheels.
You get used to the height when you know it correct, just not as low slung as the FWDs scraping their tits on things
OK. Curious as to your coil springs. Black factory with coloured paint daubs of pinks, green orange combos, two daubs a spring and maybe 12.0mm wire dia,
or the RX originals one yellow paint daub ~ 11.0mm wire dia
or FWD sedan rear coils 10.0mm wire dia