Lowering a ve on stock rims

[Cruzer]

Hi Guys,

Has anyone lowered their VE Commodore and left it running on the stock rims? ie 18inch in my case
I know alot of people go for the 20inch option but just wondering what you think and if they look half decent when its dropped. Also any pics would be great.

Cheers

[Ripper_017]

I did mine the other week - long day i must say but saved a fair bit of cash and it was rewarding doing it yourself. although i was pretty quick to throw some 20s on soon after. it does look a lot better , and also the car isnt sitting so high up , big difference. i chucked on ultra lows on the rear and super super low on the front, as to keep the car level.

[astroham]

yeah i had mine lowered on SSSL's and the stock 18's for around 2 months ... it looks ok i guess ... but i like the 20's much better ...

[ducker85]

It'll look fine, the VE have large holes to suit large wheels like 22's but the car will still look great sitting low on 18's. Know different to when my VP was SSSL on 15's still looks good because its sitting on the factory wheels

[Cruzer]

I did mine the other week - long day i must say but saved a fair bit of cash and it was rewarding doing it yourself. although i was pretty quick to throw some 20s on soon after. it does look a lot better , and also the car isnt sitting so high up , big difference. i chucked on ultra lows on the rear and super super low on the front, as to keep the car level.

Nice as, im quite happy with that look, how does it ride in your opinion?

Yours to Astroham, apart from the looks were you happy with how it felt in everyday driving?

thanks

[Verynice]

I think it looks 100x better lowered anyway

[Ripper_017]

yeah it rides heaps well , i was very happy with how it felt . even a few mates commented on how comfortable she still was aside the mean look. i took her down to wollongong and on the highway the car still handled so well , i felt a little more secure doing high speeds when she was lowered in compared to it being original height. everyday driving wont change , youll be very happy with it once its done. FYI im using stock struts still too

a must do in my eyes , ultras rear and ssl fronts

my 2cs, cheers

[ducker85]

VE on SSSL and 18's

[ashleysv6]

ive got my wagon on superlows all round with the stock wheels on it, looks sweet when shes polished and clean but im putting 20s on it soon

[Cruzer]

ive got my wagon on superlows all round with the stock wheels on it, looks sweet when shes polished and clean but im putting 20s on it soon

Nice as, no scrubbing at all? Do you have a pic mate?

Cheers

[ashleysv6]

nah no scrubbing, but then again the wagons sit higher in the rear then a sedan but its about 1-2 cms off the rim so shes tuckin tyre at the moment lol.
i will post a pic up later today when im home from work

[TinSnips]

Not sure if this will help you or not - but these are pedders 2955 and 2954 in my ute.

[kizza50]

That's still high as. I wouldn't be happy with that as a "lowered" ute

[TinSnips]

You haven't seen my driveway!

[kizza50]

You haven't seen my driveway!

Very true, but I would say that's fe2,

[TinSnips]

FE2 is a lot higher.

[kizza50]

I'll post a photo of fe 2 tonight, IMO it looks excatly the same, I wouldnt be happy with this height by far, and I could still sleep in that gap between ur guards, lol but if your happy that's what counts

[aedeau]

This is what the rear looks like on a stock ss ute.

[Verynice]

This is what the rear looks like on a stock ss ute.

DAYM thats high!!!

[aedeau]

DAYM thats high!!!

Lol yeah, it looks stupid from the front 3 quarter angle. From the rear 3 quarter it's not so bad. As a reference, you can easily fit a powerade bottle flat in the gap.

[Verynice]

It's so high im getting a headache! haha jks jks, you could fit a planet in there!

[Cruzer]

nah no scrubbing, but then again the wagons sit higher in the rear then a sedan but its about 1-2 cms off the rim so shes tuckin tyre at the moment lol.
i will post a pic up later today when im home from work

Yea true that, ok sweet, keen to see that pic.

Also thanks Tinny for those pics, If i can get mine looking the same as your front end for starters all round ill be happy, but I also want to keep my options open for some 19 or 20inch rims at a later stage so dont want to have to change springs again etc I do have a few dodgy areas i have to drive over in day to day trips so cant really go to low.

cheers

[TinSnips]

No worries, Cruzer.

The back end of the utes are stupidly high from factory - and from what I've seen S2 is higher again! Just mental. The front end of mine dropped around 40mm or so and the rear about 3 feet.

[Mysterious-VE]

hey, to give you an idea, not really what you want, but heres my omega sitting on 16" interceptors,
running SSSL front and rear

[aedeau]

Not sure if this will help you or not - but these are pedders 2955 and 2954 in my ute.

Any chance of a hub to guard measurement? I like the height of the rear. To me, that's the height it should be from the factory. I'm guessing you probably dropped 30mm in the rear? also, is that settled height?