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Tearlessj · 09-05-2007, 10:58 AM

I see no tucking rim. Fail. And what is the point of this thread? Looks like you know everything you need to already.

EndLeSS8 · 09-05-2007, 10:58 AM

That car is a monster truck compared to other cars here.
And I'm being serious.

TheSquidd · 09-05-2007, 10:59 AM

For clarification:

Jussssst low enough. Power steering rack is like 1/2" off the ground. Scrapes on pebbles.

gotta240 · 09-05-2007, 11:00 AM

That jack sucks.... I have it.... Always use stands with it(or any other jack)

Edit- Damn that car low... Off tracking that would ruin your day....

240trainee · 09-05-2007, 11:04 AM

and scraping the bumper is nothing

when you have to drive on blocks to just get the jack under the car with the bumper/ sideskirts off, then your getting there.

nevaland9 · 09-05-2007, 11:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flybert

This thread is so dumb.

then pay someone to lock it. as usual i got more information than i asked for.

nevaland9 · 09-05-2007, 11:15 AM

this is retarded...i drive my car everyday on a shitty island that is anything but smooth and flat, hardly 20 min away from NYC , the roads suck and i dont need a 15 min disassembly's before i can get my car on a jack or god forbid a lift.

the nose cant go any lower anyway, i doubt cutting the rings off would make that big of a difference. when i go from 235/45s to 235/40s thats the lowest im gonna go so quit ur bitching i didnt ask if i was low enough.

TheSquidd · 09-05-2007, 11:57 AM

You didn't ask for my opinion on whether or not you're a TOOL either, but you know what here it is.

You're a tool.

When you ask "How low is too low" and then post pictures of a car that isn't low, you ARE asking for it.

upSLIDEdown · 09-05-2007, 12:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheSquidd

You didn't ask for my opinion on whether or not you're a TOOL either, but you know what here it is.

You're a tool.

When you ask "How low is too low" and then post pictures of a car that isn't low, you ARE asking for it.

Quoted for Troof.

You're not low until you're rubbing tire on the underside of the strut tower. Plus you're running a 45 series sidewall? Jeebus.

TheSquidd · 09-05-2007, 12:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by upSLIDEdown

Quoted for Troof.

You're not low until you're rubbing tire on the underside of the strut tower. Plus you're running a 45 series sidewall? Jebbus.

HEY I used to run a 45 series sidewall...

Then I bent tie rods and realized how dumb I was.

upSLIDEdown · 09-05-2007, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheSquidd

HEY I used to run a 45 series sidewall...

Then I bent tie rods and realized how dumb I was.

HAHA... nice. Maybe he'll figure it out too!

aznpoopy · 09-05-2007, 12:48 PM

raise it or make the mods so ur not worried about it anymore
the end

too low is when you don't enjoy your car anymore
then it's just a waste of time

FusionR240sx · 09-05-2007, 01:34 PM

doesn't seem to low... thank god i got a oilpan protector plate... it's currently bent in half almost... haha...

if i woulda cracked my greddy oil pan i'd be crying.

my cars lower with fatter tires

Matej · 09-05-2007, 01:40 PM

A sloped parking lot entrance turned my car into a teeter-totter today.

xplicit240 · 09-05-2007, 01:41 PM

haha its to your own liking. if your doing it just for looks to be that low then do it up. id say get bigger wheels with some big boy tires. =). GG on the freddy pan.

GSXRJJordan · 09-05-2007, 01:51 PM

car looks good. forum post, well... not so good. pwnd?

ms!3 · 09-05-2007, 01:58 PM

your oil pan has alot of clearance compared to others. youll be fine unless you drive like a complete fucktard.

lol at raising your car when you get aero.

chris4130 · 09-05-2007, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gunluvS14

wow, i wonder how your car get on the flatbed.

lol the sarcasm in this post is great

I think your lying about coilovers, your car must be on springs. I didn't realize coilovers go that high... lol

zaquanh · 09-05-2007, 02:39 PM

and for one urs cars not that low

and mabye he feels comfortable with the car at that hieght honestly man my car sits on tanabes and i think is higher than urs but i still scrape on everything , and i juss beat the hell out my oil pan im in the process of swaping it out , and then making a skid plate for it so i dont hit it any more
just get a skid plate then lower ur car more or leave it sure its for the drivabilty of it but its also a personal prefrence

Quote:

Originally Posted by smellslikecurry

me zs oil pan is lower
i eat potholes for breakfast

lmao you should really drive around those not in them ur guna have fun wen u hit the oil pan lol but u knew that huh

Flipzide · 09-05-2007, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 240trainee

and scraping the bumper is nothing

when you have to drive on blocks to just get the jack under the car with the bumper/ sideskirts off, then your getting there.

word. the car isn't low at all.

yokotas13 · 09-05-2007, 03:17 PM

your low when you have to use 3 jacks to change a tire

i have to use one jack to raise it up a little bit
then a super duper low jack to raise it up for the normal jack to put it on a jackstand

and i drive a luxury car

your not low

TheSquidd · 09-05-2007, 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yokotas13

your low when you have to use 3 jacks to change a tire

i have to use one jack to raise it up a little bit
then a super duper low jack to raise it up for the normal jack to put it on a jackstand

and i drive a luxury car

your not low

I do it one of two ways.

2 pieces of wood, 2 jacks. As described above.

OR

A razor and one jack. Cut the zipties off my aero, take aero off, jack up with super low jack on tow hook, change tires, drop down, put aero back on.

I prefer the latter method.

yokotas13 · 09-05-2007, 03:24 PM

i cant take my aero off

oh and i cant fit a 2x4 under the front bumper either.....so yeah

KAs14slider · 09-05-2007, 03:24 PM

Love how everyone is bashing this guy for not being low enough and not just answering a question. Hey lets be sweet and see how low and undriveable we can get our car to be. It ain't cool unless you can't go anywhere or mess up your shit. Yup, sweet. My friend's miata is dropped on ksports and he can't squeeze a cell phone between the ground and the frame (and it can go lower), he doesn't drive it anywhere because he'll get stuck at the dumbest places so he's always asking others for rides. Yup, so awesome and functional.
My car sits on tein basics and I drive it everywhere. Only thing I have to do is go over speed bumps at an angle.

yokotas13 · 09-05-2007, 03:27 PM

i can go anywhere too
it just depends on where i decide to park

which lately is ont eh side of the road with hazards on while i do my business

TheSquidd · 09-05-2007, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KAs14slider

TEXT BORG

You're god damn right I make fun of some 4x4 240sx complaining about his ride height. I could drive that car over a mountain.

It's like people that have lived in the ghetto making fun of rich white kids complaining about how hard life is. How poor people make fun of how celebrities have really trite problems and it's a big deal to them.

We've been there, we've gone farther, we've been lower, and driven harder over larger obstacles. So take it from us, shut your chump ass mouth OR slam your car before you complain. Your shit isn't low, you have nothing to complain about. If you want to avoid hitting shit either learn how to drive your car or raise it up. Why the fuck is this a thread?

Best step correct in this hood. Raw down here.

I love talking shit.

1Via! · 09-05-2007, 03:44 PM

Make a couple nice long terraced plywood ramp and take you bumper off and you usually are fine. Even with those, it'd be nice to find a lower jack.

"Too low" is probably when your aero or other car parts are below the surface of the road when the car is sitting on the ground.
If you arent rubbing or scraping frame and have tons of bump-steer, you're not low enough.

To the original poster: you probably asked this question in the wrong place, since most people on here dont have much regard for what 'normal' people think of as functional rideheights or suspension geometry.

TheSquidd · 09-05-2007, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1Via!

To the original poster: you probably asked this question in the wrong place, since most people on here dont have much regard for what 'normal' people think of as functional rideheights or suspension geometry.

Normal people are sooooooooooo ... normal?

KidSaru · 09-05-2007, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KAs14slider

Love how everyone is bashing this guy for not being low enough and not just answering a question. Hey lets be sweet and see how low and undriveable we can get our car to be. It ain't cool unless you can't go anywhere or mess up your shit. Yup, sweet. My friend's miata is dropped on ksports and he can't squeeze a cell phone between the ground and the frame (and it can go lower), he doesn't drive it anywhere because he'll get stuck at the dumbest places so he's always asking others for rides. Yup, so awesome and functional.
My car sits on tein basics and I drive it everywhere. Only thing I have to do is go over speed bumps at an angle.

Irukandji · 09-05-2007, 05:50 PM

Your shit is weakkkkk son

this is turning into a "my penis is bigger" thread

09-05-2007, 10:59 AM	#33
TheSquidd Post Whore! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Where dirt goes to die. Posts: 3,165 Trader Rating: (7) Rides Gallery: TheSquidd Feedback Score: 7 reviews	For clarification: Jussssst low enough. Power steering rack is like 1/2" off the ground. Scrapes on pebbles. __________________ www.squidd.org www.violent-running.org

09-05-2007, 11:04 AM	#35
240trainee Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Richmond, VA Age: 34 Posts: 3,861 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	and scraping the bumper is nothing when you have to drive on blocks to just get the jack under the car with the bumper/ sideskirts off, then your getting there. __________________ Team Pterodactyl SHARK ATTACK!!! LookoutDrift

09-05-2007, 11:15 AM	#37
nevaland9 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Long Island, New York/Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,251 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: nevaland9 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	this is retarded...i drive my car everyday on a shitty island that is anything but smooth and flat, hardly 20 min away from NYC , the roads suck and i dont need a 15 min disassembly's before i can get my car on a jack or god forbid a lift. the nose cant go any lower anyway, i doubt cutting the rings off would make that big of a difference. when i go from 235/45s to 235/40s thats the lowest im gonna go so quit ur bitching i didnt ask if i was low enough. __________________ CEO @ Sticky Garage 516-993-7315 -Jason Check out my warehouse!

09-05-2007, 11:57 AM	#38
TheSquidd Post Whore! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Where dirt goes to die. Posts: 3,165 Trader Rating: (7) Rides Gallery: TheSquidd Feedback Score: 7 reviews	You didn't ask for my opinion on whether or not you're a TOOL either, but you know what here it is. You're a tool. When you ask "How low is too low" and then post pictures of a car that isn't low, you ARE asking for it. __________________ www.squidd.org www.violent-running.org

09-05-2007, 01:41 PM	#45
xplicit240 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Weird NJ! Age: 36 Posts: 723 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	haha its to your own liking. if your doing it just for looks to be that low then do it up. id say get bigger wheels with some big boy tires. =). GG on the freddy pan. __________________

09-05-2007, 10:58 AM	#31
Tearlessj Nissanaholic! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Memphis Age: 29 Posts: 1,907 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	I see no tucking rim. Fail. And what is the point of this thread? Looks like you know everything you need to already.

09-05-2007, 10:58 AM	#32
EndLeSS8 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Burnaby, Canada Posts: 595 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews	That car is a monster truck compared to other cars here. And I'm being serious.

09-05-2007, 11:00 AM	#34
gotta240 Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: so cal Posts: 3,496 Trader Rating: (21) Feedback Score: 21 reviews	That jack sucks.... I have it.... Always use stands with it(or any other jack) Edit- Damn that car low... Off tracking that would ruin your day....

09-05-2007, 12:48 PM	#42
aznpoopy Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: New Jersey Age: 40 Posts: 5,013 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	raise it or make the mods so ur not worried about it anymore the end too low is when you don't enjoy your car anymore then it's just a waste of time

09-05-2007, 01:40 PM	#44
Matej Post Whore! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: N/A Posts: 9,423 Trader Rating: (39) Feedback Score: 39 reviews	A sloped parking lot entrance turned my car into a teeter-totter today.

09-05-2007, 01:51 PM	#46
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09-05-2007, 01:58 PM	#47
ms!3 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: USA Age: 31 Posts: 1,563 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews	your oil pan has alot of clearance compared to others. youll be fine unless you drive like a complete fucktard. lol at raising your car when you get aero.

09-05-2007, 03:17 PM	#51
yokotas13 Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Milford, CT Age: 36 Posts: 10,519 Trader Rating: (8) Rides Gallery: yokotas13 Feedback Score: 8 reviews	your low when you have to use 3 jacks to change a tire i have to use one jack to raise it up a little bit then a super duper low jack to raise it up for the normal jack to put it on a jackstand and i drive a luxury car your not low __________________ 2015 Subaru Outback Overlander - Wagonofdoom

09-05-2007, 03:24 PM	#53
yokotas13 Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Milford, CT Age: 36 Posts: 10,519 Trader Rating: (8) Rides Gallery: yokotas13 Feedback Score: 8 reviews	i cant take my aero off oh and i cant fit a 2x4 under the front bumper either.....so yeah __________________ 2015 Subaru Outback Overlander - Wagonofdoom

09-05-2007, 03:24 PM	#54
KAs14slider Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: State College, PA Posts: 471 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Love how everyone is bashing this guy for not being low enough and not just answering a question. Hey lets be sweet and see how low and undriveable we can get our car to be. It ain't cool unless you can't go anywhere or mess up your shit. Yup, sweet. My friend's miata is dropped on ksports and he can't squeeze a cell phone between the ground and the frame (and it can go lower), he doesn't drive it anywhere because he'll get stuck at the dumbest places so he's always asking others for rides. Yup, so awesome and functional. My car sits on tein basics and I drive it everywhere. Only thing I have to do is go over speed bumps at an angle.

09-05-2007, 03:27 PM	#55
yokotas13 Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Milford, CT Age: 36 Posts: 10,519 Trader Rating: (8) Rides Gallery: yokotas13 Feedback Score: 8 reviews	i can go anywhere too it just depends on where i decide to park which lately is ont eh side of the road with hazards on while i do my business __________________ 2015 Subaru Outback Overlander - Wagonofdoom

09-05-2007, 03:44 PM	#57
1Via! Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle/Olympia, WA Age: 35 Posts: 510 Trader Rating: (3) Rides Gallery: 1Via! Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Make a couple nice long terraced plywood ramp and take you bumper off and you usually are fine. Even with those, it'd be nice to find a lower jack. "Too low" is probably when your aero or other car parts are below the surface of the road when the car is sitting on the ground. If you arent rubbing or scraping frame and have tons of bump-steer, you're not low enough. To the original poster: you probably asked this question in the wrong place, since most people on here dont have much regard for what 'normal' people think of as functional rideheights or suspension geometry.

09-05-2007, 05:50 PM	#60
Irukandji Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Compton Posts: 4,268 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Your shit is weakkkkk son this is turning into a "my penis is bigger" thread

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