I recently lowered my ride with King Springs Super Low all round and got told that legal ride height is 10cm. Although the body doesn't look very low, the chassis is. I can only just fit a 10cm cup under the car but I do hit two things. There are the resonator for the exhuast and that black bash plate thing (cross member I think it is called) that is under the driveline up front with the engine mounts on. So does that make my car illegal?

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I've got mine on Super Low Kings too. I've been pulled up a couple of times and had ride height tested - every time I have passed.

Cops can however test you on any part of the car except side skirts, so you might want to look at changing you exhaust setup coz that is usually one of the first places they check.....

 

yes.

 

see you guyz are all lucky, super low springs here in melbourne are taken off the rd in an instant. not to mentional all the hassel you h ave to go through with the RTA

 

The resonator is the only part of the exhuast setup that is to low. Everything else is fine. Am I going to have to get a new exhuast now or are they able to raise the exhuast?
And is that black brace thing up front fine? Becuase it is like 8.5cm from the ground.

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Over here, its 600 from the centre of your headlights to the ground.... my lancer is 535

 

in NSW, if ANY part of the car, including skirts will hit a 100mm object being pushed under it, it's defectable.

Which means your car is defectable right now.

Sorry dude.

 

wow, 10cm is still pretty low, what are your speed humps like in NSW ? when i was in adelaide, all their round-a-bouts were square high ledges, but in WA, they are the lil ramps lookin one you can drive up without wrecking ****..

 

I had a S2000 that was 110mm clearance, and a lowered Excel which was slightly higher than that. Ironically, the Excel hit more things, because of the distance between the front bar and the wheel.

The S2000, I'd have to slow down to give the springs time to react, but the Excel, I'd have to actually hit the speedhumps diagonally to avoid scrapes.

 

Yep, thats how i have to mount most curbs now, my mudflaps lasted 2 days before coming off due to scraping, and then getting caught on the curbs.. although the car doesn't really look that low..

 

Alan, round here u got to be very unlucky to get dun for too low... in a Lancer anyhow... Tubby got done in his 180, but that was primarily for the exhaust being to loud... while pulling out of the Transport Department after renewing his licence.

If I were u, I'd just drive sensibly & avoid drawing attention from the PIGS (read not doing 140km+ wasn't it?) If u do get caught out, THEN worry bout it. 70% of the lowered cars round here would be TOO low.

 

Including mud flaps?

 

The pamphlet I had actually said ANY part of the vehicle except for wheels & brake disks. That includes flaps, spoilers, skirts, exhaust, EVERYTHING.

 

I hope he has changed his exhuast from then, because compared to other cars around town, his exhuast isn't that loud.
The little pamphlet says 'the road clearance of a motor car must not be less than 100mm measured at any part of the vehicle other than the wheel rim or brake backing plates (This does not apply where a lesser clearance has been specified by the manufacture)

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