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Thread: I want to lower my VT but not to the point of it being illegal, HELP

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    Default I want to lower my VT but not to the point of it being illegal, HELP

    Hey guys,

    Just wondering if anyone can give me a hand.

    Im looking to lower my VT commodore, but only as low as I can go without making it illegal if I get pulled up.

    Is there any type of springs that are designed for this? i.e. ultra, low kings etc
    or what?

    Any help would be appreciated

    Cheers

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    are you planning on doing this yourself??

    if not take it to the suspension shop you want to do it, and tell them what height you want.. they will know the rest.

    you even go as far as point at the guard and say i want it to sit there. they will kniow

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    Quote Originally Posted by naf33n View Post
    are you planning on doing this yourself??

    if not take it to the suspension shop you want to do it, and tell them what height you want.. they will know the rest.

    you even go as far as point at the guard and say i want it to sit there. they will kniow
    Nah man definitely not doing it myself haha, i'd probably f**k it up

    So you reckon just go in and tell them and they'd sort it all out?

    Cheers!

    Im in Victoria, south east suburbs, anyone know of any decent relatively cheap places to get this done?

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    avoid pedders. Tell them that you want to keep it legal, they will be able to tell you what they can do

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    I would think that if it is worth doing, cheap would not be the ideal way to go. The sky is the limit for suspension so you would be looking for a compromise. What you are looking for is value for money or bang for your buck. Do lots of research.

    If you want cheap I can get a gas axe and apply some heat to your springs untill it sags to the desired height.
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    I don't mean cheap cheap, im willing to pay the money for a decent job.
    Just nothing ludicrous.

    I paid to get my sound system installed cause that definitely wasn't worth messing it up.

    What is the lowest legal height out of curiosity?
    I've heard it's a coke can but something a little more precise would be appreciated

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    for victoria copy pasted

    "A vehicle may be lowered or raised provided the clearance between the suspension component and its associated bump stop is not altered by more than 1/3 of that specified by the manafacturer. In addition, the original relationship between the front and rear suspension heights must not be unduly affected."

    and

    "The ground clearance of a vehicle measured from a horizontal road surface to any point on the underside of the vehicle except the tyres, wheels, wheel hubs and brake backing plates shall, with the vehicle in its loaded state as specified by the manafacturer, be not less than

    * for any point in the width of the vehicle which is within one metre fore and aft of any axle, 100mm;
    * for the mid-point between any two consecutive axles, the dimension in millimetres obtained by multiplying the distance in metres between those two axxles by 33.33"

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    hey mate i got super low king springs in my calais it looks good keeps it legal in Queensland anyway and u dont have to drive 5 k's over every speed hump lol

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    I got some lovells springs from my suspension place out west. id recommend but your to far. Lovells have a great range of heights. I went SL with short KYB shocks and the height is ok id love 5-10mm lower but its comfortable flys over bumps speed humps and up and down driveways easy enough.
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    Superlow would seem to be legal, if you cruise with a full carload it will obviously drop right down and draw attention. The police check the height with people in the car its one of their dirtiest tricks.
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    Go super lows and do it yourself its so easy.. lol

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