how low???

[sincy]

hi there, just wondering what is the legal height a car can be lowered, (a VZ ute.)

cheers..

[HamaTime™]

As long as you can drive over a coke can and not knock it over then it's legal. for a VZ, SSL are about as low as you could go...maybe only Super Lows

[maldotcom2]

Also depends on your exhaust system as that will likely be the lowest part of your under carriage. Im on super lows and only got 6cm clearance because of the massive Pacemaker secondaries.

[WogBoyz]

hi there, just wondering what is the legal height a car can be lowered, (a VZ ute.)

cheers..

you gotta have at least 100mm clearnce to the ground from the lowest point of your car

[ASR Oilpans]

you gotta have at least 100mm clearnce to the ground from the lowest point of your car

Correct. 100mm no matter what, has nothing to do with your exhaust, diff, anything... has to be 100 mm

[WogBoyz]

It also isnt a coke can because a coke can is almost 120 - 130mm, so just go with the 100mm from the lowest point and you'l be fine

when i went to get mine lowered i told them to make it as low legally as you can thats the best way

[Cobez]

**** me, 3 of these threads in 24 hours...

Forget that coke can rule, it's bullshit. Just don't slam your ute on it's arse like most wankers do and you will be fine.

[Cobez]

Read this thread:

is lowering legal?

[Grennan]

The coke can rule is merely a rough guideline. Most states are 100mm from lowest point of the car, this includes things like exhausts etc.

[1991_Vn2nV]

As long as you can drive over a coke can and not knock it over then it's legal. for a VZ, SSL are about as low as you could go...maybe only Super Lows

Why do people continue to believe dumb s...t like this?

[HamaTime™]

Why do people continue to believe dumb s...t like this?

my bad, I learnt my lesson today. haha I heard it out of a cops mouth, so I believed it.

Guilty as charged.

[SAV_117]

wow hamatime u took that inbelieveably well lol not like everyone else who has to fight back lol kudos to u lol

[1991_Vn2nV]

wow hamatime u took that inbelieveably well lol not like everyone else who has to fight back lol kudos to u lol

lol agreed.

my bad, I learnt my lesson today. haha I heard it out of a cops mouth, so I believed it.

Guilty as charged.

Apologies for the way it was worded, it wasn't at you directly, but at the actual coke can rumour.

[padrickz88]

Why do people continue to believe dumb s...t like this?

lmao if that was the rule i would have no chance, id just get over a coke can lying down let alone standing up lol

[HamaTime™]

lol agreed.



Apologies for the way it was worded, it wasn't at you directly, but at the actual coke can rumour.

nah thats cool man.

[Grennan]

lmao if that was the rule i would have no chance, id just get over a coke can lying down let alone standing up lol

Well if thats true I wouldnt worry about the coke can rule, because it wont be legal using the actual law either.

[padrickz88]

Well if thats true I wouldnt worry about the coke can rule, because it wont be legal using the actual law either.

yeah pretty much.... I've had the car like this for a while with no trouble from the police *touch wood*....



Usually the thing is, even if your car is pretty low, aslong as you dont draw heaps off attention to yourself you will be fine (e.g driving like a douche)

[Grennan]

Yeah Ive been along side police before at the lights and theyve had a look at kept driving. Its not the lowest thing on the road but im sure you could slap a yellow sticker on it.

[Troy711]

I heard it out of a cops mouth, so I believed it.

Sadly most cops know shit all on the subject and give out wrong information.

[HamaTime™]

Sadly most cops know shit all on the subject and give out wrong information.

fair call.

[TrikkBen]

Sadly most cops know shit all on the subject and give out wrong information.

True, and the worst kind are the kind that think they know......

[ducker85]

i tihnk u'll fing that you can't lower a ute much at all from factory because they are designed to carry a load, ring your police peoples and they should be able to tell you the correct info

[FAT.36L]

http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roa...rds/index.aspx

Got this site off my tafe teacher and its 100% correct with what your aloud to do when your modiflying your car and all the regulations

Im sopose to remember most of this for tafe being i am a heavy vehicle body builder. but i dont ...lol

but its hard to search i found

[alien]

i tihnk u'll fing that you can't lower a ute much at all from factory because they are designed to carry a load, ring your police peoples and they should be able to tell you the correct info

You can lower it, so long as even if your vehicle is carrying a load it does not have lower than 10cm clearance anywhere. If you are carrying 3 passengers in the back seat for example and one's really heavy and drops you under 10cm you can still receive a canary for it.

[ducker85]

You can lower it, so long as even if your vehicle is carrying a load it does not have lower than 10cm clearance anywhere. If you are carrying 3 passengers in the back seat for example and one's really heavy and drops you under 10cm you can still receive a canary for it.

I kone but the legal eye brow height counts to in SA i've heard you can only lower a new VE ute about 10mm from factory which means once your springs 'sag' it's illegal. and If your under your eye brow it's a canary too so for all those cavaners stop towing on stock springs, up grade them