Anyone fitted newage suspension to a classic?
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Anyone fitted newage suspension to a classic?
Got some newage suspension of a low mileage car and fitted them, Not driven it yet as alot more work to do. It has been said it will handle badly. Anyone got any experience of this?
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As Mantazini says, the fronts are a direct swap, the problem is with the rears.
Not first hand experience, but if they are Bugeye (01-02) struts you would need to keep your GC8 top mounts. Bugeye springs fit into GC top hats with no problem.
For Blobeye (03-04) struts, people usually drill some extra holes on the chassis of their Classics to get the top hat fit. You can't use your original ones because the springs won't fit (I think they're tapered ones?).
Keep in mind that Newage rear struts are also taller than Classic ones, so it'll raise the ride a bit (how much I don't know). They also give some camber issues when fitted to GC's, so you would need a pair of camber bolts fo easily fix this.
Not first hand experience, but if they are Bugeye (01-02) struts you would need to keep your GC8 top mounts. Bugeye springs fit into GC top hats with no problem.
For Blobeye (03-04) struts, people usually drill some extra holes on the chassis of their Classics to get the top hat fit. You can't use your original ones because the springs won't fit (I think they're tapered ones?).
Keep in mind that Newage rear struts are also taller than Classic ones, so it'll raise the ride a bit (how much I don't know). They also give some camber issues when fitted to GC's, so you would need a pair of camber bolts fo easily fix this.
Last edited by headrush; 10 July 2013 at 12:37 PM.
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