im getting m car lowered on monday and wa wondering how much cm's do u think i should come down , the guy doing it informs me that 5 cm is enough and looks good , it will be covering the top of my tyres .

question: to the guys that have lowered there 2nd gens how low did you go?

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the lowest legal limit is 100mm front & rear i think, so if you were to drop it 100mm it would look sweet as!! any lower and you will be scraping every single speed hump!!

GL

thanks matty_j im going about 50-60 mm, so it should look sweet!

What springs are you getting? have you got upgraded shocks? if not and you got the $$ get new shockies aswell..

dude go the full 100mm all round, 50-60mm you will notice the diff but you will always be thinking, hmmmm maybe i can go lower, just go the 100mm legal limit and it will look sweet!!!

drop it 10cm!!!! i dont think even superlows go that low!!the lowest point of the car must be 100mm from the ground.

']drop it 10cm!!!! i dont think even superlows go that low!!the lowest point of the car must be 100mm from the ground.

fully loaded that is

']What springs are you getting? have you got upgraded shocks? if not and you got the $$ get new shockies aswell..


yeh good point mate, if you have the $$$ get yourself some aftermarket shocks as the new springs will put a lot of pressure on your factory shocks, they wont wear straight away but they will eventually, so if you have not got the money now start saving for some shocks!!

got the money and a step ahead boys lol , he said to get new shockers aswell and yeh i ordered them in to the springs are top quality from pedders he told me for just the lowered springs and fitted in its costing 450 cheap? expensive?

got the money and a step ahead boys lol , he said to get new shockers aswell and yeh i ordered them in to the springs are top quality from pedders he told me for just the lowered springs and fitted in its costing 450 cheap? expensive?

for installation of just front and rear springs i would not pay more then $315.
if hes charging you $450 for just springs i would go elsewhere

pedders wanted to charge me $1200 for new springs and shocks installed

naturally i told them where to stick the preverbial shock absorber

this guy is really good , got me my mags and 5 low profile tyres for a grand brand new so i cant compalin, plus he gives me full service for 100 bucks and been going there for the last year he's really good so yeah , ill stick with him plus hes a mate of my old mans.

Fair enough, but i wouldnt pay ANYWHERE Near $450 to just install springs...the springs themselves only cost $220...so yeah....maybe try and get him down a few $$'s

$450 for springs and installation isn't too bad. I wouldn't say it's cheap though, but if you know the guy and he will do a good job, it's worth paying a little extra knowing that :).

You only get superlows for the front of magnas TR/TS and lows for the rear, it looks better but it isnt low enough so you need to get your springs compressed which is that I did and had it sitting on the rims

Springs are cheap and shocks are cheap do it yourself and save plenty

I found it suprisingly easy to change shocks springs, of course this was my first time so i had some knowledgable help with me, but its very very simple!!
some spring compressors, few spanners....car ramps...jack.....vice...extension bar...think that was about it? oh and set aside a good 5 hours:D