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The modding never ends

  • Nov 14th, 2007
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  • Suspension, GTO
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    • I installed them a month or so ago. I set them up pretty stiff because I was going to a track day and it rode fairly stiff but not unbearable. At the trackday I cranked them way up just a click or two away from full stiff and the car handled awesome. Everybody commented […]

    First Drive: 2007 Vauxhall VXR8

  • Sep 26th, 2007
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  • Auto Industry, Suspension, GTO
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    • Edmunds Inside Line has a first drive of the Vauxhall VXR8 aka Holden Commodore SS aka Pontiac G8. What most stuck out to me was the curb weight noted: 4,037 pounds. This is about what I expected, given the larger sedan body built around a similar chassis as the GTO/Monaro.
    The LS2 is of course […]

    Might need a suspension adjustment…

  • Jul 20th, 2007
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  • Suspension, GTO
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    • So a recent discussion on the GTO forum prompted my attention. A guy had a similar suspension setup to mine, although with the Pedders coilovers up front. The coilovers allow a height adjustment of up to 1.25″ below stock - my front springs are a 3/8″ drop. Even with the coilovers cranked all the way […]