leaglity of ride height...

[trickysimon]

I'm sure my Bora wouldn't clear a coke can. But I'm with Yevvy in wondering if the front was any higher than 100mm at stock ride height...

Ask and you shall recieve

Middle of front bumper: 127mm
Sump: 120mm!!
Middle of side skirt: 180mm
Middle of rear bumper: 270mm

Meaning I could only lower 20mm before the sump is below the limit

[dylan8]

Ask and you shall recieve

Middle of front bumper: 127mm
Sump: 120mm!!
Middle of side skirt: 180mm
Middle of rear bumper: 270mm

Meaning I could only lower 20mm before the sump is below the limit

Could go country on that beast

[trickysimon]

Haha bull. I manage to scrape the front bar as it is.

[gareth_oau]

in tassie the car has to be same ride height as show room floor.. if its lower then its illegal and therefore not insurable.. which is kinda poo really.. so each state is different.

be interesting to challenge that law.

A bog stock falcon sits higher than say an FPV equivalent, so how can putting FPV suspension in your bog stack falcon make it illegal?

[dylan8]

be interesting to challenge that law.

A bog stock falcon sits higher than say an FPV equivalent, so how can putting FPV suspension in your bog stack falcon make it illegal?

true, let alone suspension sagging over time

[Silver dub]

When i had the bora i had around 92mm clearance on the sump and had no issue's getting a roady either

[The_Hawk]

When i had the bora i had around 92mm clearance on the sump and had no issue's getting a roady either

There can be a lot of difference between what will pass an inspection, what is legal and what is safe. There are plenty of examples of things that are "better" but not legal

[Preen59]

There are plenty of examples of things that are "better" but not legal

My Caddy, for example. Pretty sure it's borderline for ride height (distance reduced from standard) and it's definitely not dangerous..

[McDub]

in tassie the car has to be same ride height as show room floor.. if its lower then its illegal and therefore not insurable.. which is kinda poo really.. so each state is different.

sound pretty dumb, as dylan said, all cars suspension sag over time so probably 99% of cars in tazzie could have their insurance policies refused under those grounds. not likely though.

btw i've recently gotten some H&R sport springs which lower a stock golf (i.e. 1.6, 2.0) 36-38mm, so i reckon my 1.8t sump will go from about the current stock 135mm to about 115mm, so no dramas there (for NSW 100mm rule)
will find out for sure when i get it installed hopefully within a weeks time


and regarding the side discussion of spacers, yes they can be very dangerous. i tried to install some 10mm spacers on my rears the other week.
fortuntately i tested their fit on the back of the wheel before i attempted to mount them, because i discovered that the chamfer on the inside of the wheel does not clear the lip on the spacer, and as a result there would have been hardly any contact of the wheel with the spacer, and my wheels would probably have fallen off...
not gonna bother trying to increase the chamfer on my wheels, think i'll take it as a sign to keep things legal on the car...
will be selling them soon if anyone is interested (ecs spacers)