Strike_Lightning Strike_Lightning Donating Members 198 Member For: 18y 10m 20d Gender: Male Location: Warnbro WA Posted 18/08/08 02:37 AM Share Posted 18/08/08 02:37 AM Hi guys, the next stage of my T's upgrade is Lowering so I thought I would find out how much some of you guys have lowered your cars before I decide on the amount to drop her.So lets have some drop measurements from stock and some after photo's would be great, also any good and bad experiances with different spring manufactuers would be great.Cheers DG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-SPEC You are a dead set goose Silver Donating Members 3,968 Member For: 19y 2m 13d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 18/08/08 03:31 AM Share Posted 18/08/08 03:31 AM Usually kings springs lower them to a great height however it depends what you wanna drop it to. There's heaps of threads on it if you search around a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike_Lightning Strike_Lightning Donating Members 198 Member For: 18y 10m 20d Gender: Male Location: Warnbro WA Posted 18/08/08 05:17 AM Author Share Posted 18/08/08 05:17 AM Yep had a look, found a few threads but not a lot of photos. just been out to the car and I figure that maybe a drop of 50mm would be good. But I would sure like to see a car with this kind of drop.Does anybody know the legal ride height ? and I guess it would be an easy enough job to do, ive got access to a spring compressing tool so the rear would be quite straight forward I would think but the shocks have to come off the front so a bit more work involved.Cheers DG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 9m 18d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 18/08/08 06:39 AM Share Posted 18/08/08 06:39 AM Ride height depends on your state - in Qld...The ground clearance must not be less than 100 mm within 1 m ofan axle and the vehicle must clear a peak with a gradient of 1:15 oneach side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-SPEC You are a dead set goose Silver Donating Members 3,968 Member For: 19y 2m 13d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 18/08/08 07:18 AM Share Posted 18/08/08 07:18 AM It's 100mm in Vic too I believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike_Lightning Strike_Lightning Donating Members 198 Member For: 18y 10m 20d Gender: Male Location: Warnbro WA Posted 18/08/08 07:22 AM Author Share Posted 18/08/08 07:22 AM Ride height depends on your state - in Qld...The ground clearance must not be less than 100 mm within 1 m ofan axle and the vehicle must clear a peak with a gradient of 1:15 oneach sideCheers tab, that makes a 50mm drop within the regs.DG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ F6 Member 641 Member For: 19y 7m 30d Gender: Male Location: Newcastle NSW Posted 18/08/08 07:26 AM Share Posted 18/08/08 07:26 AM (edited) Im in the same boat, just about to lower my car but cant decide with what king spring combo to go for? I have found heaps of pics with sl front and ssl rear but I wouldn't mind looking at ssl all round just to see what it looks like. If anyone has any pics of this that would be great...Russ Edited 18/08/08 07:26 AM by Russ F6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercuryturbo Oh look.... a real car, with no hair dryer Donating Members 1,724 Member For: 18y 6m 2d Gender: Male Location: Fear and Loathing in Callala Bay Posted 18/08/08 07:54 AM Share Posted 18/08/08 07:54 AM and I guess it would be an easy enough job to do, ive got access to a spring compressing tool so the rear would be quite straight forward I would think but the shocks have to come off the front so a bit more work involved.Cheers DGIt is a pretty easy job if you've got the right tools. Compressed air & a rattle gun are a good start & a good quality pair of spring compressors are a must.I lowered my car at home the other week & it didnt take to long at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike_Lightning Strike_Lightning Donating Members 198 Member For: 18y 10m 20d Gender: Male Location: Warnbro WA Posted 18/08/08 08:05 AM Author Share Posted 18/08/08 08:05 AM Im in the same boat, just about to lower my car but cant decide with what king spring combo to go for? I have found heaps of pics with sl front and ssl rear but I wouldn't mind looking at ssl all round just to see what it looks like. If anyone has any pics of this that would be great...RussHi Russ, where did you find those pics of sl front and ssl rear, I would of thought that you get the same for the front as for the rear, correct me if im wrong. Do you want the rear lower than the front ?DG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chich Damn You's A Sexy Chich Member 3,843 Member For: 16y 11m 27d Gender: Male Location: Your House Posted 18/08/08 08:09 AM Share Posted 18/08/08 08:09 AM I have sl front ssl rear and it sits pretty much level, dont have any pics with all rims the same (I have stockers on the back all the time) but it sits at a nice height and the ride is so much better than stock... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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