Ford Falcon BA XR6T
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P-CEX MEGAWRX
P-25
EVO VIII
Civic EJ-EKCOMMODORE
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SX S15
SKYLINE
R33 GTS-T
Falcon BA XR6T
Drift S13
ASTRA SRi
FOCUS ST170
Monaro GTO
The Ford XR6 Turbo is one of the few vehicles he's encountered that needs immediate attention to the shocks and springs. The main issue with the XR6 Turbo is the spring and damper relationship - it's a heavy car and there's no avoiding the fact that you need good dampers. In standard form, the XR6T comes with conventional mono-tube dampers that are obviously built to a fairly tight price.
The dampers that Whiteline is using on the XR6 are from the same family as those being proven on the company's PREX II MY03 WRX and feature 10-position adjustment of bump and rebound (separately) and have a 46mm shaft (a figure based on the shaft ID). Fitment of these dampers alone makes a tremendous difference to the car and we found a set of rear dampers makes the biggest bang for buck improvement with the biggest advantage being enhanced rear-end stability.
With regard to springs, Whiteline currently offers two different replacement spring sets. The 'Control' set uses a 389>509lb spring rate on the front and a 203>279lb rate on the rear (again, these rates are measured with the springs in their normal ride height position). Both of these springs (part numbers 73191 and 73192) lower the ride height by about 35mm. For a further reduction in ride height the Whiteline 'Flatout' springs lower the car by about 50mm from factory and provide the same 389>509 front and 203>279lb/inch rear spring rate as the Control springs.
The standard BA XR6 swaybars are bigger than found in previous models, but still leave scope for further stiffening. The factory 'bars are solid items measuring 24mm diameter at the front and 19mm at the rear. The Increased stiffness of Whiteline's replacement bars has greatly improved cornering "flatness".
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