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Yeah I didn't know about the automatic car wash before but as for lowering,45-48mm drop,is it considered low (Tein S.Tech springs btw) ?

I mean if you see Ford and Holden on the road sometimes,they're crazy.

I only scrape big speed bumps and steep driveways though.If I really go over with ridiculous angles then it's all good haha.

You answered your own question. If you have to make manoeveurs like that to get over obstacles, then clearly the car is too low to be practical.

Don't get me wrong, it sure as hell looks great but you look silly when you scrape. Those Fords and Holdens you see on the road aren't at factory height either. Believe me, I was half tempted to lower the V36 as soon as I got it early this year but I thought about it logically and figured I'd only lower it by 1.2" if at all and more importantly, only if there was a serious gain in road handling. You know what? I took it for a good blat around bends at insane speeds and along with the 4WAS, the vehicle hugged the tarmac like it was on rails and that was with the factory suspension on a 24000km old car.

And to top it all off, Smokey has highlighted a very important point - defects. The last thing you want is to go through the inconvenience of getting a defect cleared off your car.

I truly don't feel these cars really need that much improvement and the only reason why you'd lower it is for aesthetics. If that's what you like, go for it but don't expect the car to be driveable when you reach obstacles and don't expect the cops to be kind to you when they see a fast looking car.

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This is my main concern, clearance and practicality. I have Eibach springs going on hopefully this weekend that will take me 1.1'' lower all round. At the moment, i barely make it up my driveway and my girlfriends driveway at stock height. Same with shit like maccas drive through and other places in town that have steep gutters are going to kill me. But 1.1'' is not a crazy drop, it's just going to be a perfect height for me. This is why i opted not to go for the Tein s techs 1.5'' would be pushing it for me.

The car itself is nearly illegal for me so i'm not doing anything crazy to jeopardise my licence as i depend on it for work..

Do whatever you want, but just think about driving every day with a dumped car.. it's not going to be fun.

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As they say - 'low is a lifestyle' - it's not for everyone.

Case in point - my car that i'm selling is going for it's second RWC this week as it failed the first for being 5mm too low. I shit you not. 95mm clearance - FAIL.

Hey Mat where exactly is the 95mm measured from? I have 90mm from the bottom of my Y pipe flange to the ground. :ph34r:
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Yep -absolute lowest point, doesn't matter if structural or cosmetic. In my case it was the rubber deflectors that sat in front of the front wheels to push water or air away from the tyres - ridiculous.

I had to get new tyres anyway so just went from a 40 series to a45 series profile and gained an instant 10mm. PASS.

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You answered your own question. If you have to make manoeveurs like that to get over obstacles, then clearly the car is too low to be practical.

Don't get me wrong, it sure as hell looks great but you look silly when you scrape. Those Fords and Holdens you see on the road aren't at factory height either. Believe me, I was half tempted to lower the V36 as soon as I got it early this year but I thought about it logically and figured I'd only lower it by 1.2" if at all and more importantly, only if there was a serious gain in road handling. You know what? I took it for a good blat around bends at insane speeds and along with the 4WAS, the vehicle hugged the tarmac like it was on rails and that was with the factory suspension on a 24000km old car.

And to top it all off, Smokey has highlighted a very important point - defects. The last thing you want is to go through the inconvenience of getting a defect cleared off your car.

I truly don't feel these cars really need that much improvement and the only reason why you'd lower it is for aesthetics. If that's what you like, go for it but don't expect the car to be driveable when you reach obstacles and don't expect the cops to be kind to you when they see a fast looking car.

Yeah I know what you mean and completely respect what you said.Well then I guess I learnt my lesson haha.

So how hard would it be for this car to go over speed bumps,steep driveway,etc. then ? Haha

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LOL @ these cars hahaha

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