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bentwagon

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Looking at getting a Stagea which has a Dolphin Aeroform kit and would like to compare ride heights with others as this one seems quite low. Ride heights are - Front and Rear 355mm from wheel centre to top of wheel arch. Would be interested in hearing what other people have and if they have found any problems with their heights. My main concern is I hit the gravel often as a spectator for local Rally events.

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yer, they really are a low kit, i considered one and in the end decided against it. i have persisted with driving super low cars for the past 6-7 years - my last two cars having around 60mm at the cat - and it just makes the car so impractical. it was fine when i was younger, at uni, and drove a lot less frequently and often had a lot more spare time to get places, but driving daily and often in a hurry, it was just a PITA in the end.

and with the dolphin kit, they're so blunt, that if you do manage to catch a corner coming out a drive way i'd say you'd do some damage. and i see you're in adelaide - aren't they infamous for kit wrecking spoon drains??

i also reckon its hard to get the dolphin kit looking its best without a low ride height, which is a bit of a catch 22 if you want to maintain practicality - which for your dirt road stuff is obviously an issue. maybe look for a stock one, or one with a dayz kit which are a fair bit less aggressive.

which car are you looking at? is it iron chef's car?

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Those ride heights are not low. Mine is at 340/350 and doesn't look particularly low -but i have no body kit at all. From a legal point of view body kits don't count but from a practical point of view if you are going damage it all the time on driveways or parking buildings etc then its probably not the right one.

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ah yep, cool.

i considered that car myself. there are a few references to it in this thread.

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Vi...ea-t334058.html

i have the auction grade sheet for it if you want, pm me your email and i'll send it to you. the auction sheet shows it as being in very good condition with only minor cosmetic scratches - however, someone who inspected the car in adelaide posted in my thread said that in real life this is not the case. in the end i decided that it wasn't worth paying the premium price for the colour alone as the car is fairly stock standard otherwise, and i wasn't convinced on the kit due to how much i'd have to lower the car to get it looking right - maybe its just the rims but it looks a bit strange to me at that height with such a deep kit. also, fact i was in melbourne and would have had to buy the car sight unseen was a risk i wasn't willing to take. then there was all this time pressure being put on me about someone else having made an offer to pay in installments so i'd need to make a quick decision etc etc, and in the end i just decided to leave it alone.

but dont let any of that stop you! if you're in adelaide go check it out and you can decide for yourself. just connecting some dots for you ;-)

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says the man with the busted front bar :( hahah, just stirring.

yeh any car is driveable at any height if you're prepared to be ultra careful and make sacrifices bout where you drive and how fast.

my ls400 used to smash upper control arms on a daily basis and level speed humps with the exhaust - it looked tough as balls, but you get over it quickly....

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i got same kit, and im on stock height, and its bad enough as is, driveways in this country were designed for the 4wd's.

ive got a heap of chips and cracks all throughout my bumper. cost me 400 bucks for a fix and paint. so if you do get one, be prepared to pay n fix it.

but its a damn sexy kit for sure.

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bentwagon Experienced

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OK, so I have bought the Stag, and yes I think the clearance at the front bar will be bearable for normal driving, but I would be confident with more clearance. Measured up the height of the bar and it is 420mm from base to fender, as shown in the pic. What I am wondering is what the height of a DAYZ bar would be?

Anyone keen to measure for me?

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there is already a thread started on this if you search this section

can't remember the username but i know that it had measurements for exactly what you are after

be prepared to pay a bit of money for a dayz bar too :D

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