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I love it when professionals like Benny talk about coilovers. It's a subject that everyone knows everything about lol.

@T.Cun.

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah the amount of car people that can't tell the difference between a macpherson strut and a coilover is hilarious.

@Neishy4AGTE

2 жыл бұрын

Doesn't a macpherson strut have a coilover though? Being short for coil over spring, pretty much any car has a coilover in the front.

Just fitted a set of those struts and shocks to my BF ute and it’s probably some of the best money I have spent on it in years. Quality product

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, after driving it a bit ( put it together a few weeks ago) it drives much nicer than before

It's great to see some more Falcon content again, keep up the great work mate!!!👌🤙

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

More coming too :)

Anyone else just automatically hit like on BCW videos before they start fully playing? Great video as always.

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support mate

Shockworks make amazing suspension. Got them on my 86 and E46. Hands down the best for the money.

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, I’ve used their setups a few times now

What I learned in my parts interpreter years was that often left and right springs are different on vehicles to compensate for the torque reaction from the motor.

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

There you go . Thanks for the info.

@change_your_oil_regularly4287

2 жыл бұрын

I was always told it was because there is always a driver. Frequently more weight on the drivers side. Apparently I was told wrong.

@geedubone

2 жыл бұрын

Spring maker told me it was to compensate for the driver. Drivers side is set a little higher.

How to start a good day, Watch TSF and follow that with BCW, God Bless 'Strayaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support mate :)

Love to see the FG on this channel

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

More coming too.

Loving the camera / editing work and music as always, the unseen hero of the great BCW content

Thank you for the informative and entertaining vid Benny 👍

As a previous falcon owner, can relate to sticking with the rubber on the front upper control arms. Changed mine to poly and ended up going back, just nicer for something you drive everyday.

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah track car for sure ( the spare bushes are destined for another project

Excellent and informative as always.

I enjoy the time you take to explain everything you do and with helpful advice, thanks for your videos Benny, always learning from them,

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I’m trying to do more of it.

This video coming out now is perfect timing Benny! Just found out yesterday the Michellin P4's I have on the front have excessive camber wear, even though they're nearly new. Been wanting to do a camber kit and coilover install for a long time. Thanks mate 👌👍

Benny: “I bought a XR6 ute for a daily work horse. Also Benny: front end swap, new engine, suspension, custom exhaust. You just don’t like stock cars do you Benny.

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

No way :D

great video easy to follow did mine on weekend with yr guide thanks

Benny got the Shockworks I am jealous, that’s some high quality stuff.

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

They’re amazing.

great work as always Ben. :)

Awesome ep Benny!

Never seen a mondeo ute before looks good 👍

@nordic5490

2 жыл бұрын

What is a mondeo ?

@liamjacobclayton-jones2883

2 жыл бұрын

@@nordic5490 Just another Ford, FWD Sedan and station wagon. Nothing like the FG tbh.

Showing luv to the workhorse as well as your race cars is awesome too

man even if its nothing crazy special, something about seeing even basic maintenance and simple upgrades can be so aesthetically pleasing

Love the sprint badges on the ute benny. And the xr8 intake and filter setup. Ive done the same on my fgx turbo. Slick tow rig. Love the content

@barra190kw6

2 жыл бұрын

Its a fg with a fgx front

@SHOCKcustoms

2 жыл бұрын

@@barra190kw6 and?

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching mate

@SHOCKcustoms

2 жыл бұрын

@@BennysCustomWorks barra lincoln 😉

One thing I regret on my FG MK2 XR6T is going shortened shocks and SSL springs all around. I nearly went Shockworks coilovers but decided against it at the last minute. Might have to revisit that again soon.

those rims will look great when u get the wheel alignment done!

Cool ride, I wish we got those in the USA.!

Benny would be cool at the start of a build series like this one to give us an overview of what you are after, and what you are thinking with the mods/kit etc. Can help some of us size gear properly

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

Funnily enough we’re going to do a video on planning a build or project car sooner or later, I’m just trying to work the format out.

@thatfuckncarey

2 жыл бұрын

@@BennysCustomWorks that’s awesome. Have made a few mistakes when not thinking through the purpose of the build, or sizing parts together as a set so it’s ended up being a sh*t show outcome (to big a turbo, rides to hard for a daily etc). Will be cool to hear how you think it through

Sweet. My favourite upgrades have always been suspension and brakes. I was surprised to see no watts linkage in there, is that just a ute thing?

yeah the Falcon

Greetings from Southwest Texas I would would daily this everday

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching mate

tunes!!

A new sedan that has leaf springs?!! Wow and a solid rear axle.

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

It’s a ute, not a sedan. The sedan version has IRS And coil springs

Nice ute. Benny.

Looks fucken MINT, Benny! Nice and low, but not stupid low. It's not a stanced out #cambergang 180SX, it's a work vehicle.

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah that’s the Centuries job :D

The best AND most comfortable setup for an FG sedan IS King Springs KFFL 40SSL front, and KFRL 68SSL rear with Monroe Lowered GT SPORT SHOCKS...why do I know, because I've just had it done and it's amazing! Superb ride comfort and handling...

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

I disagree.

Great work mate. Love seeing the falcon vids. Pleassssse put some foglights in it. Or get someone to 3d print you some smooth/delete replacement bezles

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

The drivers one is an air duct to the transmission oil cooler.

I would love to be able to get a falcon ute in the States.

Great to see no expense spared and what you can do to bring back the new car smell! LOL How is she 2 years on?

What happened to those 1L gear oil "bags" I used to see on the show? I imagine those are amazing for filling rear ends and transmissions with gear oil. I've never seen them in America, but they seem more economical, easier to ship in bulk, and obviously easier for the consumer. Not to mention they would be better for recycling or disposal due to the reduced size when empty.

@allansmith257

2 жыл бұрын

Sponsored from Valveoline now They don’t make them

The rear springs in these have different cambers. So Kings note them left and right and are slightly different.

@rwd323

2 жыл бұрын

The leaves have different camber?

@Matt-dr2bu

2 жыл бұрын

@@rwd323 Correct.

@rwd323

2 жыл бұрын

@@Matt-dr2bu can you explain how camber is altered with a live axle?

The super pro solid upper inner nylon bushes with steel centers dry up and get so noisy, I've tried 2 types of rubber grease, and even copper grease the 3rd time, they dry up every 6 months, so next time I'll stick with the oem style

Cool vid, much prefer the hands on techy stuff.

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

We’ve shifted focus to more of this

Great video. Question " what was the weight difference between the shocks" cheers

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry I don’t actually know

more info on the diff!! housing has cooling fins on the bottom of it, and more info on the LSD that went in please!

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

Tbh I don’t know much about the diff it’s self. It has heavy duty cast welded on axle ends too. I purchased it from ACM years ago as an XR6 T diff but no one knows anything about it. The diff centre is an eaton tru trak

I got malwoods to put tramp rods in the rear of mine! Something you should look at.

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t think I’ll really need them as it’ll see minimal/ zero track time really

Some glamour shots (even stationary) would have been nice. You're allowed to show it off and be proud of your work. :)

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

It needs a wash :D

👍

Another car I wish we got in the US

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

There’s an FG ute in Florida

@isaacshively6705

2 жыл бұрын

@@BennysCustomWorks for sale?

Great vid as always, whats the name of the song in it though?

How does this leaf spring rear set up compare to the Maloo rear suspension set up for stability, bounce, performance etc? Is it possible to have that new magnetic ride suspension (like in Mustang GT350) fitted in the FG Falcon ute (or even AU)?

Wish we had those in europe 👌🏻

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

There are a few

@jossv746

2 жыл бұрын

@@BennysCustomWorks the problem with living in a small country (sweden) is that manufactures only bring in the boring mainstream models to the market. I guess I’ll have to win the lottery and then import something 👍🏻

@lachlanbrown409

2 жыл бұрын

Barra turbo in a Volvo:)

I have fitted Kings Springs all round on my XY Urethane bushes (but not rear spring insulators) all round, and on the front of the Xf (tip run ute). When I did the swap on the Xf the urethane bushes idler arm was cracked badly, so some tips on care and longevity of urethane bushes would be good. I know you have to use the right grease but how often should you inspect and regrease?

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

I inspect them every service, regrease if they get noisy

Can you mount the air bag on top of the leaf spring?

7:53 sigma goodness!!! Actually love the Ute had one myself best fun you can have for a workhorse. Hey btw your production value has really stepped up lately keep doing what you are doing mate. I look forward to seeing dragweek 2022 videos

Can I assume that most of this applies to the BF Mk2 with DSC? Edit: obviously not the live rear

When did you click over 100k subs. Great clip as always

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

A little while ago mate

That new leaf pack looks more heavy duty than my 1 ton leaves! The whole video is basically what I did to my ute however I still need to carry lots of "firewood"

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

‘Fire wood ‘ :D

Yeah those stock rear ute springs are fairly average . Anyone looking for a budget upgrade can switch to heavy duty stock units. I had a work ute with those and the ride was great even when loaded. It's nice to see the local aftermarket support for the FG . When I was into modding falcons years ago you had to custom make a lot of stuff. Hope you guys get out of lockdown soon and we can all go back to life as normal.

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, me too.

You could adapt au falcon sedan rear end into the ute if you want to get really fancy

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

The IRS rear? Yes possibly however it’d reduce the load carrying capabilities:(

@tturi2

2 жыл бұрын

@@BennysCustomWorks oh I was meaning the 4 link, but thats been done also

Where did you get the King leafs from? just noticed my wagon has that driver side lean going, been thinking to get new leafs or wrecker hop

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

Got them through Sparesbox

Great video Benny! Love you work! Quick question, I've got a 2015 FGX XR8 Sedan bone stock. Any upgrades that you'd recommend I do with one of those? (Sorry if this isn't the best place to ask the question but I figured I'd shoot my shot lol)

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

Hey mate, handling + brakes really. They make plenty of power. If it’s auto look at a PWR heat exchanger too

@Devastator0

2 жыл бұрын

@@BennysCustomWorks Legend Benny, cheers for the reply. Yeah, mines an auto so I’ll take a look at that. Thanks mate!

Please tell me you own the BCW 5 personalised plate 👍

Benny, how much guess work is there in adding the shims. Did you have a alignment first to know how much out they were? How hard is it to add shims whilst getting the alignment?

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

The superpro kit shows which shims make what changes

Minty.

You mentioned some time ago about fitting a fgx icc system, did you ever get that headache sorted?

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

After looking into it i decided against it as it was a massive job. I have the mkii icc now

@roamin9871

2 жыл бұрын

@@BennysCustomWorks yeah I hear what you mean, I've looked into it too as I have a mkii turbo with inbuilt gps but can't update the maps as ford doesn't support it, main reason I wanted to update to fgx and hoped you found a solution. 👍

@remmy8680

2 жыл бұрын

@@roamin9871look up a company called asl media I got my maps upgraded to 2020 version for my mk2 xr6t factory nav.

@roamin9871

2 жыл бұрын

@@remmy8680 cheers for the heads up

Why didn’t you do a trutrack install video?

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

Because the diff shop was too far to travel to due to covid restrictions.

Hi, just found your vid’s after watching the mcm for few years.. just bought a 2010 fg tray ute. I want to upgrade the suspension but unsure of way to go. Want to be able to carry 1.75-2.00 tons rather than just 1.00-1.50..! Can you give any advice please? Keep up the great work 👍🍻

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

That will exceed the GVM BY a lot. Best to consult an engineer but from my understanding that will be impossible

Other than a barra/turbo ford ute...if you could choose another make or model, what you consider a good vehicle for similar purpose?

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

Ve commodores are nice too but can’t tow as much .

I always thought the "hang your caliper" thing was a bit of a workshop fable. Brake lines are designed to deal with 70+ bar of line pressure, a couple of kilos of caliper hanging off them should make no difference to them unless they are already shot.

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve seen hoses fail right in the crip before, possibly caused bu kinked hoses/ hanging calipers

@Beer_Dad1975

2 жыл бұрын

@@BennysCustomWorks I guess safe is better than sorry.

Hey Benny what intake is that mate

Looks great Benny! Always loved utes. As a rule of thumb it’s a good idea to loosen the fill plug first, that way you know you can put new oil in it 😅 atleast up here where everything rusts

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I do it every time. That diff was coming out anyway

I have a fg xr6 ute and I'd like to do a tru track upgrade as well. Are you able to comment on how much would be a reasonable price to pay for the labour or a exchange unit? Thanks Benny love the channel😁👍

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

Mine cost $1800 supplied + fitted .

@mickc8738

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome thanks mate

do you know if the ute springs will fit a wagon? (bf->bf, not fg) nobody seems to sell lowered springs for wagons, but heaps for utes.

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

I believe they’ll bolt in but the spring rate will be much heavier

@bgdwiepp

2 жыл бұрын

@@BennysCustomWorks cheers mate! I looked around a whole lot and could only find people talking about x and e series vehicles - i know the wagons suspension designs are pretty old but didnt know how it compared to the utes. If im gonna put lowered springs on the wagon i'd want them to be heavier anyway otherwise it'd create other problems.

Is this all doable without a hoist ? What's your opinion on the best type of tramp rod kits that are above the axle that stop the leaf wrapping during acceleration ?

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

Hey mate yes 100%, i’ve done a few diff swaps on stands and to be honest it’s almost easier to do on the floor.

@Bupalooga1

2 жыл бұрын

Hey mate, I've installed "malwood style" tramp rods on my FG ute and the difference it made in the responsiveness of putting power down to the road is insane. In saying that they transfered a lot of NVH to the chassis as the kit i used didn't use any bushing. Took them out, too harsh for a daily but they definitely work.

@justgjt

2 жыл бұрын

@@Bupalooga1 Thanks for the info. Can bushes be retro fitted ?

@Bupalooga1

2 жыл бұрын

@@justgjt I did consider it and definately doable. But it would be a full custom fabrication job of the rod ends.

Another great vid Benny. But the Ferrari symbol needs to go 😁. Keep up the good work.

Hey Benny i want to know, how are you doin mate ? Are you and the fam surviving lock down and all the crazy bs going on ? I know it's not easy mate so i thought i would just ask.

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

Hey mate thanks for asking. We’re going ok but I REALLY want a hair cut

@someyoungguy6990

2 жыл бұрын

@@BennysCustomWorks Yep i know that feeling, it is funny how we miss the little things. Good to see you are all well mate!

The leafs have different camber

Thanks for the videos. Is there a WIKI page that shows the names of the same car but in different countries? ex Ford Commodore in Australia is what in North America. Love the Australia car shows, but hard to follow when the car names are different then North America.

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

These weren’t sold outside of Australia and New Zeland really, the holden commodore in the US was pontiac g8 in VE Era and Chevrolet SS in the VF era. The Holden Statesman/ Caprice ( luxury car in Aus) was sold in the US as the Caprice PPV but all models were full volume manufactured in Australia.

@felixcosty

2 жыл бұрын

@@BennysCustomWorks Thanks for the info, and the great videos.

Why aren't all diff drains designed like that

just curious did you need to add any diff wedges after adding lowered leafs ? happened to drop my rear and getting major vibration at low rpms.

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

This was only a 1 inch / 25mm / 2.5 cm drop so not drastic. No wedges but the falcon also uses a CV joint at the diff end of the tailshaft so possibly that helps too

@Rips17her

2 жыл бұрын

@@BennysCustomWorks cheers thanks might have to check that on my ute . can’t really enjoy driving it until the vibration is gone

@Rips17her

2 жыл бұрын

@@BennysCustomWorks wanted ask your opinion as obviously you’re the falcon guru , i reset some 1 tonne heavy load springs and dropped considerably 4 inch or so , would this drop cause the vibration or would the cv , i just checked the cv looks fine and only about 2mm of rotation movement when in neutral, appreciate any advise as it’s a pain to diagnose . iv ordered a 2 degree diff shim to try and see if this helps

haha yes no one uses the differecnce between the term adjustible coilovers and coilovers which they should

Best thing i did on my Tornado was put a Whiteline swaybar kit in the arse (also had all the suspension replaced)

Benny, centimetres is a unit used by dressmakers. In the mech/steel trades we use mm and m as units. I learnt this valuable lesson 25 years ago when a boilermaker told me "we are not making fkn dresses". Just a heads up.

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

I’m not. Boilermaker, I’ll be fine.

@MegaPixie666

2 жыл бұрын

Building trade too.

How’s the axle tramp with new leaf springs?

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

Non existent on street driving, yet to take it to the drags though.

@samdumbert

2 жыл бұрын

Will be interesting to see especially with a new engine setup

Are they from the Ferrari 488 rim. Both have the same specifications for rims, 5x114.3

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

Yes.

Ugh, still jealous that y'all get Falcons. They won't sell them in the states. I'm guessing they don't want to eat into their own pickup sales. Great work though. Love seeing others keep the quality high.

Wait.. fg doesn't run independent rear?

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

Only sedan. All falcon ute from start to finish are leaf rear

Are the superpro control arms shorter then oem? How does that affect handling?

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

The superpro arms are factory geometry. Lowering the car will add camber so adding the camber kit to the upper arms corrects that.

@CosRacecar

2 жыл бұрын

@@BennysCustomWorks Thanks! In the video it looks like they're shorter, and I figured they might be to allow for the spacers for the camber adjustment

Thanks Benny - another helpful video. I need to do my upper A arms, radius and control arms in my FGX XR6T. Having issues finding those Superpro arms on sparesbox....where did you get them from?

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

These came from Sparesbox :)

@ghostperformance8298

2 жыл бұрын

If you want super pro the best way to do it is to navigate the super pro site for the part# then punch the part# into sparesbox, that's what I do :)

Wait is that a ferrari rims 😮😮😮

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, 488 GTB

@Kurisu_KASutoro

2 жыл бұрын

@@BennysCustomWorks men that looks good in that car by the way. In the falcon

why dont you use genuine oil filter the part number is afl101 they are like $15 retail

@Riley180sx

2 жыл бұрын

Ah do sparesbox sell genuine oil filters? 😬

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

No local ford dealer and Sparesbox supply us with Ryco :)

@IDGAF56852

2 жыл бұрын

Nothing wrong with ryco filters,everything is made in china nowdays.

@yowie0889

2 жыл бұрын

@@IDGAF56852 For Subarus the bypass valve pressure in a Ryco oil filter is a lot lower than in a Subi-branded filter. Cut two open and test for yourself.

leaf springs ?!!

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

Factory, it’s a commercial vehicle.

@02werewolf

2 жыл бұрын

​@@BennysCustomWorks nice , i didnt notice its a ute , thought it was a wagon or sedan . wish we had them Utes in the middle east or the barra engine

@wobblysauce

2 жыл бұрын

Wagons have the Leafs also.

@02werewolf

2 жыл бұрын

@@wobblysauce so wagons based on the ute while the sedans has springs ?

@wobblysauce

2 жыл бұрын

Wagons are more on the Sedan side than Ute which is more like the Pickups, 2 sections the body and tray, as a wagon that body goes all the way to the end, more heavy-duty/carry load than most Sedans hence the Leafs.

I wonder how much Ferrari charge for wheels, half a falcon? a whole falcon?

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

They’re not too bad, these were just under $4k landed from Japan

winrun? bruh!?!?

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

It does bulk highway km and zero track work.

I wanna see Benny shave his head

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

It’s half done already

Boss 315 swap

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

Why go backwards ? :D

@bigsohc

2 жыл бұрын

@@BennysCustomWorks you know what they say, no replacement for displacement

you say "us" and "we" often but the channel has your name on it and pretty much its always just you on screen. How come?

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

It’s really hard to have a camera man in front of the camera :D

@JyveKilla

2 жыл бұрын

@@BennysCustomWorks tripod 😉 Let me guess, that's what his girlfriend calls him 😂

I'd change the Ferrari center caps

Not a fan of cambers on cars

@BennysCustomWorks

2 жыл бұрын

The camber kit removes camber, not add it in this application