Show us your Mk1's MkII

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Re: Show us your Mk1's MkII

Post by midnite » Fri Jun 12, 2015 10:09 am

chris what suspension was on your black one, and low did you lower it, exactly how i want mine to sit with the twr kit on.
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Re: Show us your Mk1's MkII

Post by Manalishi » Fri Jun 12, 2015 2:14 pm

mrpcpc wrote:Manalishi, i have two Mk1 Vitesses in manual :wink:
Great! I can borrow one from you! :wink:
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Re: Show us your Mk1's MkII

Post by CHR15E » Fri Jun 12, 2015 7:16 pm

midnite wrote:chris what suspension was on your black one, and low did you lower it, exactly how i want mine to sit with the twr kit on.
I'm guessing you mean Shaun's above?

This was mine.

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I never lowered this one. Lowering looks good but the ride is horrible.
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Re: Show us your Mk1's MkII

Post by midnite » Sat Jun 13, 2015 8:24 am

sorry chris, why did i think that was yours, my sli sits like yours does now, and with the kit on it needs shauns ride height for the look.
fleet now includes
89 827 sterling auto saloon grey dead and gone
90 827 sli auto saloon pulsar silver
91 820 i special edition flaming hell red
99 820 vitesse turbo sport manual nightfire rust sold to a better owner than i

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Re: Show us your Mk1's MkII

Post by Slamm » Sat Jun 13, 2015 4:30 pm

Chris is right the ride was a bit firm. It went round corners better but loosened all my fillings. It was sill on standard shocks though where my Vitesse has got Koni adjustables. Still a bit hard but you get used to it :lol:
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Re: Show us your Mk1's MkII

Post by Slamm » Sun Jun 14, 2015 7:32 am

I put my Sterling back to standard before I sold it and managed to spin it on a roundabout, was early on a Sunday morning or it could have been embarrassing :oops:
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Re: Show us your Mk1's MkII

Post by CHR15E » Sun Jun 14, 2015 5:59 pm

midnite wrote:sorry chris, why did i think that was yours, my sli sits like yours does now, and with the kit on it needs shauns ride height for the look.
It's fine mate, guess you may have put my avatar and Shauns car together?

It definitely looks better lowered, shame you can't fit newer stuff to get the ride height and a bit of comfort.
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Re: Show us your Mk1's MkII

Post by midnite » Sun Jun 14, 2015 7:27 pm

there is chris, kyb excel g gas shocks, direnza 35mm lowered uprated springs, this gives you a better ride quality as the shocks arnt over damped, and the 35mm drop is low enough but not rock hard like coilovers can be.
fleet now includes
89 827 sterling auto saloon grey dead and gone
90 827 sli auto saloon pulsar silver
91 820 i special edition flaming hell red
99 820 vitesse turbo sport manual nightfire rust sold to a better owner than i

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Re: Show us your Mk1's MkII

Post by CHR15E » Sun Jun 14, 2015 9:49 pm

Be interesting to try it.

Vitesse sport anti roll bars are worth having too if you don't already?

The make a huge difference to the handling.
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Re: Show us your Mk1's MkII

Post by midnite » Mon Jun 15, 2015 9:44 pm

they are being sorted n all.
fleet now includes
89 827 sterling auto saloon grey dead and gone
90 827 sli auto saloon pulsar silver
91 820 i special edition flaming hell red
99 820 vitesse turbo sport manual nightfire rust sold to a better owner than i

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