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Melbourne
Registered:
November 2003
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Ride height
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Wed, 07 January 2004 14:24
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It seems to me that any car that is lowered to any sort of decent height has real troubles scraping over speed humps, up steep driveways, over funny gutters etc. I was just wondering why nobody puts in like, hydraulic adjustable or something.
Of course, I'm sure there is a perfectly reasonable answer, like, they are stupid expensive... or they are illegal.
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Ride height
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Wed, 07 January 2004 14:25
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Complex!
just buy a UZZ32 if ya want that!
Allan
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
July 2002
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Re: Ride height
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Wed, 07 January 2004 14:43
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cause im a broke freaking 18 yr old.. thats why..
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Location:
melbourne
Registered:
November 2003
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Re: Ride height
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Wed, 07 January 2004 22:34
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i'm not sure if airbag or hydraulic is illegal in vic but in qld they have been outlawed. i think they both have advantages over conventional springs, in that ride hight can be adjusted while on the road.
i was at a hot rod and kustom day last week, a company had a trade stand selling airbag stuff, not sure on price, but by the time you by on board compressors, pumps, switches, helper springs, valves etc, the price will not be cheap.
i must admit it pretty cool stuff, nothing better than seeing a 64 impala, or a 50 merc dropped on it's bum. 
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
November 2003
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Re: Ride height
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Thu, 08 January 2004 01:01
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Yeah, it would be cool if you could set your ride hight to like, 180 when going over speed humps, then drop it down to 105 (so it's still legal) when just driving about.
Apparently some busses in Victoria have airbag adjustables?? Or something like that anyway.
And yeah, I figured they wouldn't be cheap. But how cool!
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Location:
melbourne
Registered:
October 2003
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Re: Ride height
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Thu, 08 January 2004 02:17
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yeah the buses do, when it stops, it lowers to let the people on, then before it takes off it goes up again. pimpin.
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Location:
Bendigo, Victoria
Registered:
January 2004
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Re: Ride height
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Thu, 08 January 2004 02:48
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I suppose Tein Coilovers that i have in my echo are fixed when driving ...... but a mate of mine has a Hiliux that is about to copy a bopy drop mods and full gassed aibag suspension kit. About 10k all up.. btu he'll eb able to bounch up and down about 6" within seconds. 
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