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Lol I had to stop and look when I saw Joeyjoejoe asking about bodykits. Something just wasn't right :D

Its hard to go past custom wide body from CARBON (painted to look factory) including unpainted carbon front splitter and rear diffuser. With a V8 supercar style spoiler to pull off a suitable GT car effect.

That said. Very impractical for real use so i'm going to stick with nice simple add on front lip and a gtr spoiler. Leave the rest of the bodywork standard. Very practical, generally looks clean, cheap. Easier to replace/repair a lip then a full bar and it looks much nicer to me then a big chunky missmatch of parts (or veilside :down: )

Luke

multiple choice time!

which is:

  1. a higher center of gravity height
  2. a lower center of gravity height

the lower you go, the better.

I can prove this with science.

Yes please, Whats the reason, explain this science, we are talking about road going cars that hit the track as well, yes ?

My car handles much better since Ive raised it up to SKs recomendations, Have I imagined this ?

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cbf condensing a 4 (well 5.5 for me) year long engineering degree into 3 lines, so here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_handling#..._gravity_height

Yes please, Whats the reason, explain this science, we are talking about road going cars that hit the track as well, yes ?

no, you are. no one mentioned any track going cars. but even in track going cars, the lower you get, the better. Obviously for safety sake you try and avoid catching oil sumps etc on ripplestrips. I have a blatant disregard for ADR's, therefore I run my car as low as my sanity and my wallet will allow.

My car handles much better since Ive raised it up to SKs recomendations, Have I imagined this ?

yes, but we're in the cosmetic and styling mods section, not the suspension and braking and tyres section or the motorsport section. Aesthetically, most bodykits are designed with the car sitting quite low in mind. refer to promotional material for proof.

Suspension travel

The severe handling vice of the TR3 and related cars was caused by running out of suspension travel. (See below.) Other vehicles will run out of suspension travel with some combination of bumps and turns, with similarly catastrophic effect. Excessively modified cars also may encounter this problem.

This is what you referanced.^

Still relevant as the kits all sit at different heights, my 400R was 50mm of the ground which was getting cracked on bumps and such.

So, in closing, get what you like but be carefull and dont whinge when you smash your nice new front bar because your car is set too low and hit that manhole cover, or you crashed after hitting a bump mid corner and went into the gutter.

Low is slow.

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no, you are. no one mentioned any track going cars. but even in track going cars, the lower you get, the better. Obviously for safety sake you try and avoid catching oil sumps etc on ripplestrips. I have a blatant disregard for ADR's, therefore I run my car as low as my sanity and my wallet will allow.

Your confusing two different things.

(a) Lowering a normal car as low as it can go before it hits the ground

(b) Having a car built to be as low as it can to the ground.

It's not just about centre of gravity, you have to look at what all the suspension of the car is doing.

Your confusing two different things.

(a) Lowering a normal car as low as it can go before it hits the ground

(b) Having a car built to be as low as it can to the ground.

It's not just about centre of gravity, you have to look at what all the suspension of the car is doing.

i has a lemon?

lol i think the do luck kit is sex but then the 400r kit is sex but then the top secret kit is sex >< guess it goes by wat u like at the end of the day :D

I have the 400R bar and once it is sprayed will be ready to go on, have the top secret front bar and ripped it off at a drift day, it is now zip tied together lol :no: Have a vielside rear bar and hate it, i hate vielside. Will change that shortly.

As with ride height, optimal turn in and performance is as close to stock height as you can get (even with a new suspension setup) - Was told this by one of the best suspension guys I know of and the car handles amazingly well.

I have the 400R bar and once it is sprayed will be ready to go on, have the top secret front bar and ripped it off at a drift day, it is now zip tied together lol :) Have a vielside rear bar and hate it, i hate vielside. Will change that shortly.

As with ride height, optimal turn in and performance is as close to stock height as you can get (even with a new suspension setup) - Was told this by one of the best suspension guys I know of and the car handles amazingly well.

Could you post some pics please?

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