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lowest legal suspension set-up

Started by daggy · 9 July 2005 · 48 replies

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daggyArchived member
any idea of were i could find otu about these springs ? yeah hate how rims do that.. my sisters got 18" 5spoke advanti's(i think..) on a vectra they look like 17 to bad.. also got the studs around the outside (/me jealous of her rims :'()
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~sUrGiOn~Archived member
lowest legal height is 100 mm from lowest part of your car if no 1 knows yet !
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VLW4NK3RArchived member
well my mums b/f works for conventry auto's and he was the one that told me about them cause he has all differnt types of springs so ill give him a call tomorrow and ill get back to ya. to bad ur in vic i get lots of parts cheap.... but yer ill get back to ya on it
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daggyArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by ~sUrGiOn~ lowest legal height is 100 mm from lowest part of your car if no 1 knows yet ! im pretty sure its atually 100m form the chasis how ever its spelt.. but the loverly police offerices go from lowest, im not complainign i havnt been testd yet Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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daggyArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by VLW4NK3R well my mums b/f works for conventry auto's and he was the one that told me about them cause he has all differnt types of springs so ill give him a call tomorrow and ill get back to ya. to bad ur in vic i get lots of parts cheap.... but yer ill get back to ya on it awsome so i can get you to get em for cheap and post em on down >;p probly end up being bout the same after postage anyway ;p would conventry auto's go under a diffenret name or anything? i dont relaly thingk we would have a big enough store here that would know about it... really only got auto barn, repco and super cheap auto might try repco when i get aroudn to it Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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vltnitronArchived member
in sa the eyebrow heights are 345mm front and 295mm rear these are measured from centre of wheel to edge of guard. my car is 2mm under
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daggyArchived member
lol that woulda haveto kill ya.. they would let you off wouldnt they ?
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~sUrGiOn~Archived member
Quote: Originally Posted by daggy im pretty sure its atually 100m form the chasis how ever its spelt.. but the loverly police offerices go from lowest, im not complainign i havnt been testd yet I got done by the cops for bein 92mm at the bottom of my exhaust they have this wheel thing they go under your car with an check all your lowest parts so not fair my car isnt even that low it was just the exhaust ! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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platinumArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by daggy lol that woulda haveto kill ya.. they would let you off wouldnt they ? nup i got done for being exactly 2mil under haha.
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jdturbzArchived member
ey VLW4NK3R ur car sits mad, with ur set up hows it handle with the ultras at the bak like i hear they make the ride rough and no good with a full car etc, had any problems with them at the bak? cheers Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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daggyArchived member
~sUrGiOn~; he he >;p cops are gay mines like 60mm and tis the stock exhaust.. when i get an exhaust im gonna get it put as high into the body as posible platinum; again.. i never realised how tight and strick cops are well not all of them.. theres only about 4 cops inn mildura htat iont like.. well probbly 3, still ...
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VLW4NK3RArchived member
jdturbz yer nar havent had any problems, only once had a full car of oldies the phat cun7s and it scrubbed. but apart from that its good
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OxygenArchived member
daggy: go check out AAS (advanced automotive services) in almond ave between 9th and 10th street, that's wear i got my springs from. or you could got to ART perfomance in 7th street ^^ that's if only if you don't want to install the springs yourself Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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QIK86Archived member
Quote: Originally Posted by platinum nup i got done for being exactly 2mil under haha. thats so wrong... must've been nasty coppers.. depending on the angle of the road it can vary by more than that! i still don't understand defect laws anyway... whats so much more dangerous about having a car 2mm lower than the next guy?????? makes me so cranky..
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nathoArchived member
i have a whiteline low 'the works' kit on my car. when installed it was measured up and right on the legal limit (which is the idea). whiteline also do a 'super low' version of they kit which they warn you is illegal when buying. anyway heres a pic. i'm happy enough with it. the exhaust (and now cooler) are still too low for my liking though. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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daggyArchived member
Oxygen; good thinking never thort about ART Proformance.. never heard of AAS, i would be able to get the springs off them and put em in myself couldnt i ? ? natho; is White line jsut another brand like King springs and stuff?
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nathoArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by daggy natho; is White line jsut another brand like King springs and stuff? yep, see http://www.whiteline.com.au/. my kit had whiteline springs, swaybars, radius rods and panhard bar. the shocks and struts they provided were KYB's that they modified.
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BADVLSLArchived member
hmm.. well ti has to be atleast 86mm off the ground right? YES.. SO my suspension setup has ultralows in the FRONT and VR/VS non irs pedders for the REAR at the fron near the extractors it sits 86mm and the lowets part at the rear is 89mm.. so its still illegal but you can go from there.. BASICALLY Grab a set of superlow for the front and some lows for the rear and youll be over 100mm id say.. Hope that helps brother.. P.S Or just photochop your car to the desired hieght of your choice Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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BADVLSLArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by VLW4NK3R just wonderin if anybody has put ultra's in the front of their vl. i currently have supers in the front but want it lower, have heard that ultra's in the front mean lots of trouble wit scrubage and damaged wheel arches. can anyone tell me if this is true or it is sweeet to do cheers vlw4nk3r i do i have 225/60 series tyres up front with 7inch wide chaser.. i swear to god it has never scrubbed once! anyone that says that im lieing well come for a drive.. P.S my front springs are King springsd KHSHR-SSL (meaning ultras ) Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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VLW4NK3RArchived member
well i got 235/40 18 inch rims wonder if i will be ok, might have to invest in some nice stiff suspion, thanks for the info
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