Thanks AAMI :D

Now if only they would fix my busted suspension and steering :cry:

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looks good....

apart from the bonnet badge being far to low.. needs to come up closer to the centre of the beak

I only just noticed that :bowrofl:

Weekend job. Lowering may come much sooner than expected, front left shock is completed shafted.

Hopefully i secured myself a set of parra's from Ego, but hes being secretive about who got the next couple of sets lol

leave the badge off mate, looks cleaner that way .. parra's will look good :D

Just as this thread opened and I read the title, the AAMI jingle started on the TV lol 'luckyyyyyy you're with AAMI'

Lookin good :)

leave the badge off mate, looks cleaner that way .. parra's will look good :D:stoopid:
Don't worry about moving the badge - just remove it.

looks good
dont remove the badge, its one of the few badgings which actually gives something to the look of the car
unbadged beaks look boring, just move it up or keep it where it is, doesnt look too bad

i wish someone would smash in to my bonnet so AAMI would get me a new one.. and my passenger rear quarter for that matter also :P

i wish someone would smash in to my bonnet so AAMI would get me a new one.. and my passenger rear quarter for that matter also :P


Done. Reverse into my front guard with ur quarter.. It needs repainting.. Wakefield injury..:(

Damn, I wish somebody would smash my whole front-end.... I could use: TJ bonnet, guards, new paras, KJ grille, front bar (I imagine I could get away with the J upgrade... got a KE grille now).

That'd make it a full blown TJ conversion! :)

life dont do it! Tj rear with th front looks so clean without the beak

life dont do it! Tj rear with th front looks so clean without the beak

I know I know, but the KJ grille! :shock:

it is sexy isnt it. Thinking about getting myself a Ralliart grille after seeing brendans (ih8hsv)

it is sexy isnt it. Thinking about getting myself a Ralliart grille after seeing brendans (ih8hsv)
Hope you got $400 to blow :)

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KJ Grille - $280ish?
Ralliart Grille - $400!

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I won't be doing a TJ conversion on the front unless I get in a crash though, no more mods for the TH. :)

yeah I have a lot to do before hand. I must sort out the suspension ASAP. In terms of handling, King Lows and KYB shocks all round should be pretty good but still comfortable-ish right?

yeah I have a lot to do before hand. I must sort out the suspension ASAP. In terms of handling, King Lows and KYB shocks all round should be pretty good but still comfortable-ish right?
Comfortable... No!

Sporty and stiff, Yes!

Also depends on your tyre pressure as well.

Stock shocks, King SL/L, 235/40/R18, and 40psi I feel every bump, if I reduce to 36ish (not recommended for 18/8) it is a bit softer :)

Saying that KYB's I hear are much stiffer...

what would you suggest I get for a bit of a trade-off? I hate the monster truck height and it feels like im driving around in a bowl of jelly right now.

what would you suggest I get for a bit of a trade-off? I hate the monster truck height and it feels like im driving around in a bowl of jelly right now.
If you want comfortable but heavily reduced body roll...

Stock shocks, King Sports Springs (Maybe Lows?), Front & Rear Sway bars, Strut brace, and 17" rims.

17" rims - check
Front & Rear Sway bars - check

Strut brace - $150?
Stock shocks - eek, $400?
King Sports Springs (Maybe Lows?) - $200?

17" rims - check
Front & Rear Sway bars - check

Strut brace - $150?
Stock shocks - eek, $400?
King Sports Springs (Maybe Lows?) - $200?
Try $300 for springs, not sure on shocks. You'll only need them if yours are worn. I'm guessing they are?

Basically when it comes to shocks:

Stock - Comfortable
Pedders or equiv - Sporty Stiff
KYB - Stiffer

And are the sway bars decent quality, if they are too thin they tend to be useless from what I hear...

front one is standard but rear is the 24mm whiteline adjustable jobbie that i took off brendans old white car

front one is standard but rear is the 24mm whiteline adjustable jobbie that i took off brendans old white car
I'd suggest replacing the front as well then, if you don't replace the front the strut brace becomes useless IIRC.

my front left shock doesnt actually absorb anything anymore. I fear for my VR-X rims everytime i fail to miss another Sydney Pothole.

i dont really need a track-ready setup, just something a bit sportier and more aesthetically pleasing. I might ring around and get a ball aprk figure for the shocks.

my front left shock doesnt actually absorb anything anymore. I fear for my VR-X rims everytime i fail to miss another Sydney Pothole.
Haha you got nothing man, I'm rolling all over sydney on 18x8's... if I reduced tyre pressure they'd be dead :P

As for the front sway bar/strut brace - It's not really a track-ready thing. It's just a good way to reduce your body roll...

The main issue was the back end rolling about. With the thick swaybar on the back it helped dial out a LOT of understeer which was very suprising. I may well go with the front sway bar and strut in the future. I just paid $550 excess to AAMI for the last repair bill, not quite ready to go splurge on her again

The main issue was the back end rolling about. With the thick swaybar on the back it helped dial out a LOT of understeer which was very suprising. I may well go with the front sway bar and strut in the future. I just paid $550 excess to AAMI for the last repair bill, not quite ready to go splurge on her again
Stop smashing her and you'll be fine :P

http://www.aussiemagna.com/forums/showthread.php?t=63482
http://www.aussiemagna.com/forums/showthread.php?t=63432
http://www.aussiemagna.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62757

Any panels not replaced yet? :P

easy for you to say, you don't have L platers smashing into you :bowrofl:

easy for you to say, you don't have L platers smashing into you :bowrofl:

My gf drives her, isn't that bad enough? First AMC meet she came to she mounted a concrete car park block thing in front of like 20 people :|

PMSL!! Beat this, Miranda Westfields car park I mounted a 10 inch high concrete divider...oh wait you already heard that one

PMSL!! Beat this, Miranda Westfields car park I mounted a 10 inch high concrete divider...oh wait you already heard that one

Should've got pics :P

Here ya go

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Comfortable... No!

Sporty and stiff, Yes!

Also depends on your tyre pressure as well.

Stock shocks, King SL/L, 235/40/R18, and 40psi I feel every bump, if I reduce to 36ish (not recommended for 18/8) it is a bit softer :)

Saying that KYB's I hear are much stiffer...

I reckon my car rides better after installing King Lows/KYBs.

You do pick up a bit more of the bumps and imperfections in the road with the stiffer spring, and don't even think of taking a speedbump/driveway at speed... but it actually feels plusher when you hit a good-size bump like a depression in the road or when you drive onto a bit of bitumen that's a bit higher/lower than the rest of the road. I'm putting that down to the better shockies.

I reckon my car rides better after installing King Lows/KYBs.

You do pick up a bit more of the bumps and imperfections in the road with the stiffer spring, and don't even think of taking a speedbump/driveway at speed... but it actually feels plusher when you hit a good-size bump like a depression in the road or when you drive onto a bit of bitumen that's a bit higher/lower than the rest of the road. I'm putting that down to the better shockies.

Maybe its just the SL's, 18s, and 40psi but I feel EVERY bump on the road :P Hell if I go over a 1mm rock I feel it. I love it :)

I am sure it cant be worse than how mine is now. I might as well be sitting in a steamroller

Maybe its just the SL's, 18s, and 40psi but I feel EVERY bump on the road :P Hell if I go over a 1mm rock I feel it. I love it :)

Yeah the tyre pressure/rims wouldn't help, when I pump them up to 38/40psi it's noticably bumpier. 34-35psi works well on the 17s for comfort.

Stock shocks wouldn't help either. Like I said, I think the KYBs work better than the stockies - when you hit a big bump, it's actually a LOT smoother with the KYBs. You still feel it, but it's nowhere as harsh.

Yeah the tyre pressure/rims wouldn't help, when I pump them up to 38/40psi it's noticably bumpier. 34-35psi works well on the 17s for comfort.

Stock shocks wouldn't help either. Like I said, I think the KYBs work better than the stockies - when you hit a big bump, it's actually a LOT smoother with the KYBs. You still feel it, but it's nowhere as harsh.

34-35 is just dangerous on 18s :P 40 is recommended :)

Damn, I wish somebody would smash my whole front-end.... I could use: TJ bonnet, guards, new paras, KJ grille, front bar (I imagine I could get away with the J upgrade... got a KE grille now).

That'd make it a full blown TJ conversion! :)
except for a engine :)

except for a engine :)

Actually... There was a 3.0l TJ Exec ;)