how low sha'll i go?

[taylorsvr]

I'm going to lower my 94 VR V6 Ute soon and would like to know people opinion on how much i should lower it, and also the ride qaulity, please NOTE i am a carpentry apprentice so will be towing a trailer from time to time and i also carry tool box in the back. I will also be putting in 18 or17" wheels.

cheers. please give pics too of your lowered ute

[WogBoyz]

this is my vs on 18's



its a good height not too rought but still looks good

[taylorsvr]

this is my vs on 18's



its a good height not too rought but still looks good

what size springs u using? and with what shocks?

[Troy711]

Work ute? Don't bother. I am speaking from personal experience. Use your VR as your work shitter and buy a project car to play with. Trust me, you do not want to modify a work vehicle.. especially if you are in the building industry. I wish someone gave me the same advice around 5 years ago.

[strgas]

hitch up your trailer and load the back with what you would normally carry then measure the height at which it now sits , speak to someone like pedders and give them the ride height you wish to have and the loaded height you have they will recommend a spring height for you . consider air shocks or poly air bags for the times when extra load is to be carried ???

[DevilDRake]

Work ute? Don't bother. I am speaking from personal experience. Use your VR as your work shitter and buy a project car to play with. Trust me, you do not want to modify a work vehicle.. especially if you are in the building industry. I wish someone gave me the same advice around 5 years ago.

Care to explain why?

On topic: I don't see why it needs lowering, if you're just going for looks you could just stick a body kit on it, if you're going for handling and shit also, I wouldn't lower it too much because it's your work vehicle; It all depends on what exactly you're towing/caring and how often.

[sweefu]

Care to explain why?

On topic: I don't see why it needs lowering, if you're just going for looks you could just stick a body kit on it, if you're going for handling and shit also, I wouldn't lower it too much because it's your work vehicle; It all depends on what exactly you're towing/caring and how often.

I Didnt post it but i'll have a crack..
dont lower a work ute becuase you have to cary heavy crap in the back, therefore will make it lower and will not be able to drive onto work sites etc, or even out of a petrol station without some tricky steering work.

[fuzzy2308]

if its a work ute it will get scratched and dented all the time. i lowed mine when i had it and i regretted it every day since (wasn't legal height)

[DevilDRake]

I Didnt post it but i'll have a crack..
dont lower a work ute becuase you have to cary heavy crap in the back, therefore will make it lower and will not be able to drive onto work sites etc, or even out of a petrol station without some tricky steering work.

Yeah i gathered that but he said towing a trailer, if he was more specific I wouldn't of asked :P

[Troy711]

Care to explain why?

Decent car as a work ute is stupid. I dropped a T square down the side of my black VZ 3 months after I bought it (brand new) and the scratches were still there the day I sold it. I also lowered it which made it impossible to jump gutters (I nearly ripped the front bumper off several times). You also can't carry as much weight unless you fit poly-air bags. I also scratched the shit out of most of my wheels. Not to mention the massive amounts of dust that collected in there.

Now I have a Hiace for work. I run it up gutters wherever I need.. I can chuck shit in the back and not worry about it. I don't really care if it gets dirty or scratched.

As I said, I speak from experience.. I trashed my ute and for what? I should have kept my VL and bought a trailer instead of spending 65K on a VS and then a VZ.

[DevilDRake]

Decent car as a work ute is stupid. I dropped a T square down the side of my black VZ 3 months after I bought it (brand new) and the scratches were still there the day I sold it. I also lowered it which made it impossible to jump gutters (I nearly ripped the front bumper off several times). You also can't carry as much weight unless you fit poly-air bags. I also scratched the shit out of most of my wheels. Not to mention the massive amounts of dust that collected in there.

Now I have a Hiace for work. I run it up gutters wherever I need.. I can chuck shit in the back and not worry about it. I don't really care if it gets dirty or scratched.

As I said, I speak from experience.. I trashed my ute and for what? I should have kept my VL and bought a trailer instead of spending 65K on a VS and then a VZ.

Yeah i suppose that's a fair enough reason, this might be directed off topic, but if i was getting a VZ ute not for work but it'll be carrying motorbikes in the back every fortnight or so, is there point lowering it? (i'm not fussed about the lowering like most people).