Low backside and too bouncy
After driving a few days with the NGV tank in my boot, I realised the permanent weight of the tank was seriously affecting the ride height and drive comfort.
With 2 people in the back seat, the exhaust was scrapping the road humps and every hump made the car bounce 3 times.
So back to more research reading the posts in the NGV forums, talking to my mechanic Onn another mechanic at Taman OUG, and my spare parts dealers Thomas and Ng.
I finally decided to change the Wira Heavy Duty Felix springs, with Waja KYB gas absorbers and 1.5 inches spring bushes. Total costs was RM226 at Ng’s and RM326 at Thomas. It’s the last time I will ever visit Thomas’ spare parts shop for sure!.
On Thursday, went to get these fixed with Onn around 10am. While his worker was doing the job alone, we went for breakfast. What surprised me was that when we returned, the job was all completed. Cost RM70
before installation of springs, new abs and bush
after installation at Onn’s workshop.
The ride now is a bit hard but it’s better than soft and this setup should last me at least a few years. I could have used the APM Heavy Duty springs, but those were softer and I doubted my absorbers could last a year, using those springs.
I then spent my Thursday past, writing all my experiences into an e-book specially for Proton Wira owners who want to have an easy NGV conversion, and to save time, money and frustration.
I’m now selling this ebook titled "Guide to NGV installation for Proton Wira" in Lelong for just RM7 and you can view it here - http://members.lelong.com.my/Auc/List/List.asp?DataAction=Apply&UserID=kingkraal
