T350 ride height ?
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Beety

Original Poster:

211 posts

229 months

Wednesday 15th April 2009
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Ive purchased a set of gaz gold pros to be fitted this weekend with 400/325 springs.

I need the correct ride height or recommended height guys

My car is right up on axle stands at the mo and cant be arsed to put it back on the deck
to measure it

Any help would be most appreciated and any tips on the fitting

Oat$y

1,550 posts

245 months

Thursday 16th April 2009
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You will have to drop the car of the jacks to set the ride height unfortunately, my suggestion is set it to what you like + 10mm(even front and back) remember to ensure tyre pressures are correct too drive it for 100 miles and then get it set up proffessionaly with full corner weighting geo set up. (£140 to £200) The suspension takes time to settle in and doing the full geo straight away is a waste of money. Each spring/shock will "bed in" differently, My car dropped in ride height slowly (GAS GOLD) and handling got progressively worse but not terrible! so don't worry too much at first just measure from chassis to ground to get an accurate ride height either side.

rolex

3,120 posts

287 months

Thursday 16th April 2009
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On my standard 2004 T350, ride height is 100mm

Beety

Original Poster:

211 posts

229 months

Thursday 16th April 2009
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thanks guys, think i will go for 105mm all around and then get the geo sorted once they have bed in...yep sounds like a plan !

Beety

Original Poster:

211 posts

229 months

Saturday 18th April 2009
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fitted the gaz gold pro suspension today and have a few questions?

I have got the ride height to 100mm on the front ok
but the rear wont go any lower than 130mm!

Not 100% sure if this is a problem as i dont know
for sure what the STD ride height should be.

Also when the car is off the ground the springs are
loose in there holders by quite a bit but fine when the
car is on the ground.

I do hope they havnt sent me the wrong ones!!!!

On a test drive it seemed great.

Going to call the Gaz help line on monday for a chat


Ab Shocks

1,686 posts

249 months

Saturday 18th April 2009
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YHT The help line never shuts lol

What Oatsy says is absolutely true and its particularly the rears that settle on the T chassis. I don't turn up the shocks too hard after installation and go and find some speed bumps and roundabouts to settle it down.
Mind you my 18st does help somewhat.