VT S2 SS suspension - price check & advice?

[TK]

The $670 kit has the rear camber & toe setup - inner & outer for lower suspension than FE2.
I guess that's the $150 extra.

Sux to be me LOL, car needs $1350 worth of suspension bits & a new set of tyres - there goes a lazy $2k.
Can't put any of it off - new tyres will get killed by the flogged suspension & tyres are far worse than I thought, needs the lot.

Fucking dunnydores.

Mind you, hasn't done too bad - it's got 144000 kays on it now & I've barely touched it other than servicing for 40000k's, so I guess it's due for some $ spent.

[BENN0]

Grab the revised VE strut top bushes and bearings (ask for MY10 gear) from Holden spares.

Plenty better than the Nolathane job and a million times better than the old VR-MY09 VE stuff. Would be a fair bit cheaper also.

[Cplus]

Traders want $672 for the kit.

Robbery!

Ebay

or

Full Kit at OnlineAuto

or just the front

[Cplus]

Grab the revised VE strut top bushes and bearings (ask for MY10 gear) from Holden spares.

Plenty better than the Nolathane job and a million times better than the old VR-MY09 VE stuff. Would be a fair bit cheaper also.

Cheaper?

We found those to be dearer! ($180 w bearings vs $160ish)

what makes you say they are better than the after market jobbies? (serious Q)

[Cplus]

The $670 kit has the rear camber & toe setup - inner & outer for lower suspension than FE2.
I guess that's the $150 extra.

ah yeah, I can see the difference now. this "X" kit I have not bought before.

makes sense why it is a little dearer then!

[TD302]

My nopics just got a quote to do all that on her vx R8, come to $1600 fitted that was from pedders.. Didn't think it was that bad

[TK]

I would never use pedders springs or shocks.

[TD302]

I also told her that. They still have life left so I'll do them at a later date... I want more powers asap haha

[exwrxex]

I endorse all the comments above, its surprising how much quieter and precise the whole car feels when everythign has been replaced.

Swaybars are arguably unnecessary, but probably because the K frame has to be dropped to do the front and not many workshops can be stuffed.

A good 4 wheel alignment also works wonders.

Whil you have the chequebook out, check the rack and pump carefully for leaks

[BENN0]

Cheaper?

We found those to be dearer! ($180 w bearings vs $160ish)

what makes you say they are better than the after market jobbies? (serious Q)

Validation testing at the Holden proving ground.
The nolathane flogged out earlier (split) before the new bush did. Plus the nolathane bush requires the old bearing. The new bearing is much more durable than the old.

[takai]

TK, i regularly get trade price through CarTorque, i can enquire in the morning to see what they can do.

[Cplus]

Validation testing at the Holden proving ground.
The nolathane flogged out earlier (split) before the new bush did. Plus the nolathane bush requires the old bearing. The new bearing is much more durable than the old.

ah nice.

are we talking a "little" better or night and day between the new and the old bearing based nolathane ones?

cause there is night and day between the nolathane and the old ones!!

[TMM]

Got a price through everlast - $265 front, $189 rear - bit rich for a daily as you say, monroe GT gas will be fine!

Not really. Monroe GTs aren't much better then the standard shocks. Pedders shocks are just Monroe GTs i believe.
For that price you should be able to get Monroe GT Sport, which are a much better shock then the 'regular' GT. Also consider KYB shocks which are more or less on par with the GT Sport.

I got Boge strut tops and bearings in my VY for $110 all up.
No idea how long they will last but definitely should ride better then Nolathanes.

I would never use pedders springs or shocks.

Nothing really wrong with pedders, just very overpriced.

[Cplus]

you should be able to get Monroe GT Sport

the Monroe's I'll be getting the quote on tomorrow are their premium offering, not just the stocko blue GT's.

[BENN0]

Boge make the factory strut tops (The old and the new)

If it was me, i would be buying the new factory based strut tops just so i can use the new style bearing. The nolathane strut top wont make the old bearing last any longer.

New strut top and bearing will be quieter also. I dont like nolathane in a position where the bush is required to rotate at all.