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tassiecelica
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LOWERING HEIGHT HELP Thu, 03 March 2005 07:22 Go to next message
Hey people, got a 76 ta23, just got some 17x7 mags, and i am bout to lower it, just wondering a good height to lower it, 2 1/2 or 3 or what, what yu reckon guys?



cheers Buddy Wink
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greenta22
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Re: LOWERING HEIGHT HELP Thu, 03 March 2005 07:26 Go to previous messageGo to next message
2 1/2 would be heaps, 3 would most likely be too low. i was happy with 2" but im running 14's, so...
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Nolan
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Re: LOWERING HEIGHT HELP Thu, 03 March 2005 07:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
tassiecelica wrote on Thu, 03 March 2005 18:22

Hey people, got a 76 ta23, just got some 17x7 mags, and i am bout to lower it, just wondering a good height to lower it, 2 1/2 or 3 or what, what yu reckon guys?



cheers Buddy Wink


so low that ur chassis scrapes along the ground Razz

DUMPED BRO, but do it properly, chop the srpings with a hack saw


NOLAN
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Re: LOWERING HEIGHT HELP Thu, 03 March 2005 09:22 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Nolan wrote on Thu, 03 March 2005 18:35

tassiecelica wrote on Thu, 03 March 2005 18:22

Hey people, got a 76 ta23, just got some 17x7 mags, and i am bout to lower it, just wondering a good height to lower it, 2 1/2 or 3 or what, what yu reckon guys?



cheers Buddy Wink


so low that ur chassis scrapes along the ground Razz

DUMPED BRO, but do it properly, chop the srpings with a hack saw


NOLAN



Laughing My best mate had a TD Gemini that sat 75mm off the ground, tottally illegal Razz , but was funny, every little bump "SCRAPE" Laughing not a good idea if you do driving that you need clearences underneath but it will look tuff Evil or Very Mad

Na go at 2 1/2 should look sweet Very Happy
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79Rona
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Re: LOWERING HEIGHT HELP Thu, 03 March 2005 09:29 Go to previous messageGo to next message
ha
check out my mates old Gemini TX coupe

talk about dropped on its guts

http://img99.exs.cx:81/img99/4168/coupe30sm.th.jpg
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79Rona
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Re: LOWERING HEIGHT HELP Thu, 03 March 2005 09:30 Go to previous messageGo to next message
btw, the tyres on the other side where flat, so its a bit higher on the side shown than normal, then you sit 2 ppl in, quiet low.. Surprised
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Re: LOWERING HEIGHT HELP Thu, 03 March 2005 09:30 Go to previous messageGo to next message
79Rona wrote on Thu, 03 March 2005 20:29

ha
check out my mates old Gemini TX coupe

talk about dropped on its guts

http://img99.exs.cx:81/img99/4168/coupe30sm.th.jpg



Laughing Laughing Laughing


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mick
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Re: LOWERING HEIGHT HELP Thu, 03 March 2005 09:37 Go to previous messageGo to next message
79Rona wrote on Thu, 03 March 2005 20:30

btw, the tyres on the other side where flat, so its a bit higher on the side shown than normal, then you sit 2 ppl in, quiet low.. Surprised



try fitting 7 people in a TD sedan did this one night Laughing very uncomfotable

Me mate also had another one that got written of by a holden ute in a crash it wasn't as low, but he has a very big brother would weigh around 130kilos. fuck, I swear to god that when he sat in the back the arse end droped nearly 2 inches!! Razz
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davedave
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Re: LOWERING HEIGHT HELP Thu, 03 March 2005 10:03 Go to previous messageGo to next message
I had 8 in a TF once, but 6 were part of a girls uni hockey team Smiley =
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Nolan
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Re: LOWERING HEIGHT HELP Thu, 03 March 2005 10:32 Go to previous message
mick wrote on Thu, 03 March 2005 20:22

Nolan wrote on Thu, 03 March 2005 18:35

tassiecelica wrote on Thu, 03 March 2005 18:22

Hey people, got a 76 ta23, just got some 17x7 mags, and i am bout to lower it, just wondering a good height to lower it, 2 1/2 or 3 or what, what yu reckon guys?



cheers Buddy Wink


so low that ur chassis scrapes along the ground Razz

DUMPED BRO, but do it properly, chop the srpings with a hack saw


NOLAN



Laughing My best mate had a TD Gemini that sat 75mm off the ground, tottally illegal Razz , but was funny, every little bump "SCRAPE" Laughing not a good idea if you do driving that you need clearences underneath but it will look tuff Evil or Very Mad

Na go at 2 1/2 should look sweet Very Happy



had a mate with an olf gemi and he just said fuck it..and took the springs out lol, needless to say the car didnt last too long after that...look fuckin awesome for a little while.. a very little while..Razz

oh and our record is 9 people in a kb laser, Laughing it was after a piss up and lets just say the driver had no say in the amount of people crammed into this tiny car...

hehehe

CHEERS

NOLAN
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