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Old 16-01-2009, 11:29 AM
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Hi guys, I'd be interested to know how low some of your cars are (centre of wheel to wheel arch)? I'm running group 4's and have been told the lowest I can go is 340mm at the front and 335mm at the rear.
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Old 16-01-2009, 11:31 AM
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You can go a lot lower, but that would be the ideal for handling.
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By going too low you'll screw up the geometry of the car...From memory it puts the roll centre of the car below the ground...
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Old 16-01-2009, 05:05 PM
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This low...

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By going too low you'll screw up the geometry of the car...From memory it puts the roll centre of the car below the ground...
So like your sway bar becomes a mining drill and goes under the road?
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Old 16-01-2009, 10:52 PM
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Orange is right, lowering the car too severly will put the centre of gravity below the line of the road, and no, none of the car has to be below deck for this to occur!
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Old 17-01-2009, 10:04 AM
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now that is low Jimmy. Who did you take it too? I probably wouldn't go that low, but I do like that.
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Old 17-01-2009, 01:09 PM
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where are the pics of the old [SPESHAL] when you need them... could barely fit a nikoa 3310 below it.. that was low..
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Old 17-01-2009, 01:33 PM
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my car sits at about 350mm all the way around

We have a guy in work with a 323 astina that is extremely low...the lower arms dont angle down but up!!
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