My superlows don't look low enough

[EFFalcon]

They reaaaaaaaaaaaally seem to depend on the shocks and car.

Generally the rear will sit nicely with superlows.. just a tad above the guard.
the front is *usually* a tad higher.

I've seen so many cars with different ride heights but exactly the same suspension setups.
I'd let it go for a while and hopefully it settles.

[Racecraft]

if you are going to bigger wheels down the track i'd just leave it for a few weeks.. PM me and you can pop around and whack my 17's on to see if it looks any better and try them for fit.
This picture is how mine sat after a month with the 15" 225*60 tyres... Damaged my freshly painted front guard :(

and the rear with 16" rims....

[oneredED]

Damn, many these cars have superlows and don't look that low at all :. I bought superlows assuming they'd be around the same as the cars posted here, but my rear sits with about 1.5" of tyre (245/40/R17) hidden up under the guard on the back. My front has settled a bit from when i last posted pics, and sits with a 1" gap between guard and tyre. It's still not quite level at the sills (and i hate cars that drag their ****) so i'm going to see if i can take the front springs to a suspension place to get the springs reset (the fronts are pedder, not kings) 3/4 of an inch lower (can you do that? any ideas on cost?)...

[EFFalcon]

yeah u can.
its.. 120 drive in/drive out last time i checked.

[trueblue]

I Want my car to sit as low as TIKFD6

LoL its mint

[TIKFD6]

Originally Posted by oneredED

Damn, many these cars have superlows and don't look that low at all :. I bought superlows assuming they'd be around the same as the cars posted here, but my rear sits with about 1.5" of tyre (245/40/R17) hidden up under the guard on the back. My front has settled a bit from when i last posted pics, and sits with a 1" gap between guard and tyre. It's still not quite level at the sills (and i hate cars that drag their ****) so i'm going to see if i can take the front springs to a suspension place to get the springs reset (the fronts are pedder, not kings) 3/4 of an inch lower (can you do that? any ideas on cost?)...

How much stereo gear have you got in your boot?
Subs will make the car drag its ***, in more ways than one ;)

[oneredED]

Stereo gear in the boot = 0. I do have an LPG tank in there tho :P I forgot to mention that :

I actually like the rear ride height now, and i'm gonna bring the front down to suit :sm_headba . It's actually legal (100mm) at the rear (although still gotta grind off those little hooks near the rear suspension mounts) if there's no-one sitting in the back seat. Still looks damn low though, hehe, the amount of times i hear "ffffaaaarrkkk that is lllloooowww" now, it's just starting to not make me smile everytime i hear it...

[EFFalcon]

all we need is some good pics of the car low with those sweet rims ;)

[Thanatos]

Originally Posted by oneredED

Stereo gear in the boot = 0. I do have an LPG tank in there tho :P I forgot to mention that :

I actually like the rear ride height now, and i'm gonna bring the front down to suit :sm_headba . It's actually legal (100mm) at the rear (although still gotta grind off those little hooks near the rear suspension mounts) if there's no-one sitting in the back seat. Still looks damn low though, hehe, the amount of times i hear "ffffaaaarrkkk that is lllloooowww" now, it's just starting to not make me smile everytime i hear it...

If the back is just legal, then lowering the front to match visually will make it illegal. The front has less ground clearance than the back, due to the k-frame and exhaust.


On the topic of super lows, i dunno if Kings has some dodgy quality control or something, but a ridiculous amount of cars all running the same suspension setups seem to sit at all sorts of different heights. it's quite bizarre!

[EA_Bender]

Originally Posted by derb

i nudged an astra fitting into a space.

*cough* *cough* good story there simmo.... hehehe that was funny tho....

to clarify, a brand new black convertable astra...

[oneredED]

Originally Posted by Thanatos

If the back is just legal, then lowering the front to match visually will make it illegal. The front has less ground clearance than the back, due to the k-frame and exhaust.

Hmmm, i knew the cat would be too low, it's not far off legal height at the moment either. But the K-frame? Ohhhh bugger he says!

*runs out with a 10cm stick to check the ED...

Ok, i've got almost an inch that the K-frame can come down, and i'm only bringing the front down 3/4" so that'll be fine. The very rear of the cat however sits about 1/4" off illegal. Anyone know from experience how some extractors and a new cat will sit? higher or lower? I'm getting the rest of the exhaust re-done soon (i forgot that in my list i think) to sit higher anyways

[Thanatos]

Hmmm, well you should be able to get it to sit a bit higher...

my cat hangs down about 10mm lower than the k-frame, but that was about the highest up the exhaust bloke was willing to go, because he was a bit worried about heat (he mentioned something about carpet and fire!? :P)

[MustangNicko]

My mates got an EF XR8 with superlows and shortened shocks. Guard sits about 1/2 inch under the top of his tyres front and rear. Had to get front guards lipped. Is sitting 75mm off the ground.

Guess it does depend on the shock/spring combo.

[Simmo]

when i get a jack i'll check the spring number on the springs. see if i got the wrong ones in the right box. they are creaking like all hell too. just massive creaking all the time. or is it my new bushes.