X3 Handling...

[dj2nv]

Hey guys found this on whitelines site... http://www.whiteline.com.au/articles/RH_ExcelX3a.htm have u guys had any good or bad experiences with whiteline??? im very tempted to buy all this stuff...

[flavs]

been there,done that.
Absolutely AWESOME package,.....all i did was get a rear sway bar,front strut brace and a front camber kit.It transformed my car from something that would body roll and understeer badly at 40 km/h to a car that i was literally throwing round corners at 60-70km/h and having the back oversteer instead which is great fun.
High speed stability is also a lot better,and now that i've got shocks and springs(not by Whiteline)it is completely stable at speeds over 200km/h,compared to stock which feels dodgy above 130,but yeah,totally recommend them,awesome work.

[dj2nv]

hows the wearing on ur tyres with the camber kit.. or do they suffer excessive wearing with your ummmmmmmmm "driving style" if thats what u wanna call it

He He..... hrmmmmmmmm should i do the springs first
or swaybars first?? What brand shokies nd springs u usin flavs?

[flavs]

KYB Shocks and King Springs.
yeah definately more tyre wear,but more grip is what your after anyways so of course it's gonna waste tyres,but it's worth it.

[Haste]

I got that full whiteline works kit. Shocks, spings, struts, sway bar, polyurethane bushes, camber + castor kit, as well as the whiteline strut brace. Makes a huge difference compared to stock.

[CROOOL_LANTRA]

Stock sux full stop. I drove a stock X3 the other day hard round corners and boy was that scary, huge body roll plus HUGE UNDERSTEER!!!! Brakes are are also a shocker. Get upgraded pads at the least if not do the lantra/coupe front disc swop.

Get a whiteline package or if not PSC has a special on springs, sway bar and strut brace for around the $500 mark, plus fitting which should be around the $200mark.


[Edited by CROOOL_LANTRA on Mar 15, 2004 5:45 PM]

[dj2nv]

ive been told that pedders sucks by comparison to whitline products....? true???
i might mix and match PSC + Whiteline parts, ill c how i go.. so ppl with X3's did u change the front sway bar or just the bushes???

[flavs]

Originally posted by CROOOL_LANTRA
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Stock sux full stop. I drove a stock X3 the other day hard round corners and boy was that scary, huge body roll plus HUGE UNDERSTEER!!!! Brakes are are also a shocker. Get upgraded pads at the least if not do the lantra/coupe front disc swop.
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True,yet my car would still sell for about the same as a stock accent.........depressing stuff

[Dizzo]

To tther person who got their car to around 200km/hr just wondering if that was a manual, and if so I just thought that 5th gear would 'run out' at about 140/150km/hr?? Just wondering how you got around that?

Thanks,
Dizzo

[flavs]

4th gear goes to about 170-175km/h,i took 5th gear well past 200km/h,the needle was on the trip meter reset neddle for a good 10 seconds.......i probably hit about 230 easy and it was still pushing.........but that's something i don't do everyday,trust me.