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Old 18-08-2006, 06:50 PM   #1
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Default Clearance issues

G'day fellas.

I'm looking to lower my car from stock height to king low at front and superlows at back once i finish yr12 so i decided to have a looksy at what sort of clearance i have now.
ATM my cat is sitting about 105mm from the ground : so i was wondering how much roughly it costs to get the exhaust and cat brought up closer to the body and if all exhaust shops will do this?
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Old 18-08-2006, 07:16 PM   #2
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if your car is sitting at 105mm off the ground now, that is lowest legal limit, 100mm being 10cm. and if you say it is stock hieght i think theres a mix up somewhere, unless your talking about your exhuast is 105mm off the ground. carrum downs exhaust lifted mine up, i think most places would do it
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Old 18-08-2006, 07:19 PM   #3
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Yeah sorry mate, the cat/exhaust is the lowest point being 105mm at the moment.
Any idea how much it cost if you don't mind me asking.
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Old 18-08-2006, 09:38 PM   #4
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Probably $100-200 to modify the exhaust to sit higher.
Why the hell is your exhaust sitting so low if your car is at stock height?
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Old 19-08-2006, 12:10 AM   #5
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I have no idea mate, i was having a look and the paccies 4480 seem pretty long, could explain part of why the cats so low. Thanks for your responses guys
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Old 19-08-2006, 01:03 PM   #6
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at stock height your car should look like a 4WD!! i'd measure again mate coz 105mm sounds rediculously low for a stocker unless your shocks have collasped
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Old 19-08-2006, 01:57 PM   #7
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sorry guys i didn't explain it to well
it does look 4X4 standard, this is it now


Its just the exhaust thats sitting too low.
Sorry guys n thanks again for the replies
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Old 19-08-2006, 03:45 PM   #8
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to me it looks like ur car has been lowered a little bit already thats only 15s and its pretty low just an assumtion
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Old 19-08-2006, 04:38 PM   #9
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yeah it doesn't look stock to me.....
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Old 19-08-2006, 08:14 PM   #10
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yeah i agree^^, and should know. i look at my stock height eb every day and it, for sure is higher than that. although it might be the picture
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Old 19-08-2006, 08:36 PM   #11
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The guy i bought it off said he hadn't changed the spring length or to different springs but i did always think it looked a little lower.
Could it maybe be on xr springs, its not really much lower if it is? ill have to have a look when i get a chance, still would look much better lower though :sm_headba
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Old 19-08-2006, 10:22 PM   #12
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that is stock height! how can u say otherwise? its so high it aint funny! do a damoh and get superlows and modify them ;)
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Looks like XR height to me.
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