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Adelaide
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Lowered car legalities
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Wed, 29 September 2004 09:15
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I was picked up in a petrol station for having suspension too low and a couple of other minor things.
The cop measured from the centre of the wheel to the lip of the guard and radio'd his buddy to find out the stock ride height of ae86s. The distance was 280mm, stock is 340mm... That was all he measured.
I thought the law was a required 100mm height from the road at the lowest point? Is there another part of this that involves room in the guard?
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Location:
Adelaide
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January 2004
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Re: Lowered car legalities
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Wed, 29 September 2004 09:30
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Call regency on 1300 882 247 and ask for vehicle standards.
ask them, because THEY are the ppl you're taking your car to, they are the ppl that are gonna knock it back.
good luck and let me know what u found out, thanks
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Location:
Adelaide
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April 2004
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Re: Lowered car legalities
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Thu, 30 September 2004 00:50
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the hight from the road is for body kitted cars, lowering it is measured from the centre of your tyres to the wheel arch.
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Location:
Adelaide, SA
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May 2002
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Re: Lowered car legalities
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Thu, 30 September 2004 08:10
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I always thought it was the 100mm rule... none of this guard and center of wheel bullshit they're pulling!
I wonder what they'd do with mine, no-one would know what my cars stock height is 
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Location:
Adelaide
Registered:
August 2003
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Re: Lowered car legalities
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Thu, 30 September 2004 13:06
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did u get defected?
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Banned user
Location:
ADELAIDE - The Drift City
Registered:
July 2002
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Re: Lowered car legalities
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Thu, 30 September 2004 13:45
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| Skein wrote on Wed, 29 September 2004 18:45 |
I was picked up in a petrol station for having suspension too low and a couple of other minor things.
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no shit sherlock 
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Ademelaide, SA
Registered:
July 2003
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Re: Lowered car legalities
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Sun, 03 October 2004 05:23
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it's called eyebrow height. you can get your car engineered to be lower...if you got ca$h...
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Location:
Adelaide
Registered:
January 2004
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Re: Lowered car legalities
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Sun, 03 October 2004 09:40
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daniel just fit standard shit and be done with it
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Location:
Adelaide
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November 2002
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Re: Lowered car legalities
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Sun, 03 October 2004 13:30
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| Arch wrote on Sun, 03 October 2004 19:10 |
daniel just fit standard shit and be done with it
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Yeah I will be, was just curious about what I was actually defected for. Seems most people don't know about the 'eyebrow height' either. Thanks for that Steve.
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Location:
Newcastle, NSW
Registered:
February 2003
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Re: Lowered car legalities
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Sat, 09 October 2004 10:21
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i am kinda late in this thread, but in NSW there are 3 ways to measure the height.
1. 100mm from lowest point of car to the road,eg bodykit, exhaust, crossmembers
2. 600mm from centre of headlight to the road
3. 350mm from centre of wheel to guard
if they can't get you one way they will try and get you the others, but when i have been pulled over they have used the plastic breath-test tube to measure under the car
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
July 2002
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Re: Lowered car legalities
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Sat, 09 October 2004 10:27
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id be fucked.. my car has dropped like 2.5 inches over std.. perfect ride height
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Location:
Newcastle, NSW
Registered:
February 2003
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Re: Lowered car legalities
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Sat, 09 October 2004 10:37
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mine WAS perfect ride-height, but Officer didnt like it. i showed him i had adjustables in and he let me go with a stern warning and on the condition that i lift it up. the cat on the exhaust was 60mm off the deck 
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