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Hi guys was just wondering if you guys could help. Recently got a respray and a new body kit to fit on my r32 gtst. I told him if its too low not to put the kit on and just spray the old one and il fit that one back on. I went to pick it up as I work away and I could barely get the thing out of his driveway. Now I have a car with absolutely no engine problems but can't drive it anywhere. Could u please give me some suggestions???? ie suspension job or just rip the bloody thing off?

Any help would be great

Thanks

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What kit is it? And are you running coils? Either just raise it a bit if you are, or put the old kit back on. Or just take time to learn balance between the kit and ride height and I'm sure you'll be able to drive it. That's what happened with mine, after a whille you get used to what angles to take, where the car will and won't scrape etc.

Um it's a aftermarket one my mate got from over in the motherland. Its made buy one of his mates over there. its a really nice kit and different to any other ive seen so i sorta want to keep it. Nah not running coils yet I got a set ready but didn't know if it would raise it enough?? Nah it's not even possible to drive on at the moment. I've got about an inch under the front bar lol I had the stockies on it and couldn't even get up my driveway which is flat.

As above, raise it up a little,

I suppose the lesson to learn here is don't take someone elses opinion on what is "too low" for your car as everyone is going to have a different idea.

Same would go for an exhaust shop and telling them not to make it "too loud" if you get where im going.

Grab some higher res shots, would be good to see the full car closer, i imagine the colour would get you quite a bit of attention.

1) raising the car (as stated above) is a must

2) check rolling diameter of wheel/tyre combo with specs or a mate's gtst to see if tyre profile is correct

You know what the minimum height is off the ground don't you?

Oh yea ok then thanks for the info. The under body of the car is not low at all. When the old kit was on it it looked like a 4x4 lol I haven't been in Australia very long but the minimum height for a car in nz is 100mm is it the same here? But yea I know it was a silly move letting them estimate wether it was low or not but I work in NT and it was just way too hard to communicate with them lol I have some high res pics but it says they're always to big to put on here. If someone could help I have them on my phone

Thanks

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Oh yea ok then thanks for the info. The under body of the car is not low at all. When the old kit was on it it looked like a 4x4 lol I haven't been in Australia very long but the minimum height for a car in nz is 100mm is it the same here? But yea I know it was a silly move letting them estimate wether it was low or not but I work in NT and it was just way too hard to communicate with them lol I have some high res pics but it says they're always to big to put on here. If someone could help I have them on my phone

Thanks

Judging by the tyres in the guards it has been lowered, unless the tyres are a much bigger outside diameter. In QLD it is 100mm from any point and I believe that's the case everywhere else.

Oh yea cool thanks. Yea well it was lowered a bit but I didn't have any worries about judder bars or anything. But now it's just too much lol I have to put the coilys on just to get out of the driveway. I have some but they're from my mates 32. Any suggestions on a new set? Just for a daily

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