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Old 10-24-2006, 03:24 AM
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How low to lower?

Was thinking of buying the INGS kit...wondered if guys with INGS / SIMILAR kit here could kindly advise me the recommended height to lower my ride. My ride will be sitting on a set of 245/40/19-front and 275/35/19-rear.

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Old 10-24-2006, 05:03 AM
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If u are in singapore, hehehe anything less than 2 fingers will give u lots of headache esp u on 19" rims and , I assume, after mkt suspension. Our car park are not friendly to chio bodykit and low rides.

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Old 10-24-2006, 07:48 AM
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yup I m from singapore..true enough car parks & humps here are really a big headache for those with big kits. but I would like to know what will the clearance height be after I fit up the Ings kit. really appreciate help from those with ings fitted. thaNks.
Old 10-24-2006, 08:33 AM
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I was on veilside, Ings even lower and kenna so bad until I change bodykit. Now on stock height with new kit (not as low as Ings).

Good luck.
Old 10-24-2006, 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by White_X
Was thinking of buying the INGS kit...wondered if guys with INGS / SIMILAR kit here could kindly advise me the recommended height to lower my ride. My ride will be sitting on a set of 245/40/19-front and 275/35/19-rear.

tink its better u fix up ur kit then u look for the suspension....
then from there u can see how low the suspension will be when u fix it up...
u might even need not change ur suspension......
but still have to change the shock to hardened the ride to prevent the kit from hitting the floor....
Old 10-24-2006, 10:03 AM
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i am on ings kit....with suspension....lowered with 2 finger space...JUST nice...any lower and i will not be able to clear takashimaya carpark.

*what fat rears you've got eh....275 *

low_rider USED to be on 19"s with Ings kit..lowered as well but i think it was abt 2 finger space too. u can check with him
Old 10-24-2006, 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by ngkenny
i am on ings kit....with suspension....lowered with 2 finger space...JUST nice...any lower and i will not be able to clear takashimaya carpark.

*what fat rears you've got eh....275 *

low_rider USED to be on 19"s with Ings kit..lowered as well but i think it was abt 2 finger space too. u can check with him
hearsay he contemplating back to 19" liao and hearsay he letting go his original INGS kit for another kit.......

any case, will get him to reply this thread.

Yes, he is on 2 fingers allowance... but dunno whose 2 fingers lah... so far last time, he has no problems clearing any humps.. or so i heard
Old 10-25-2006, 08:27 AM
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Originally Posted by coupe07
hearsay he contemplating back to 19" liao and hearsay he letting go his original INGS kit for another kit.......

any case, will get him to reply this thread.

Yes, he is on 2 fingers allowance... but dunno whose 2 fingers lah... so far last time, he has no problems clearing any humps.. or so i heard
k, thanks guys for the help...i roughly got an idea, really particular with the ride height coz dun really like the gap in between...trying to keep it as close as possible.

taka car park...very famous for that!....bugis carpark....deadly ah! haha...previous ride's bumper got stuck while exiting, have to come out of the car and pull out my whole bumper...haha.

anyway hope low rider can give me some insights of the kit with his set up...hmm wonder how much he selling his kit...do pm me if you happan to see this. Thanks again guys!
Old 10-25-2006, 11:17 AM
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ha... i kana e bugis carpark b4 also. luckily i went slow.... taka... is it very jialat? hmmm.. mayb haven't driven my car over there b4
haha
Old 10-26-2006, 04:33 AM
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Originally Posted by whiteX
ha... i kana e bugis carpark b4 also. luckily i went slow.... taka... is it very jialat? hmmm.. mayb haven't driven my car over there b4
haha
taka ok lah. cathay chia lak. liang court avoid at all cost....

widest ramp to car park in sing is imm....yipee....like run way...
Old 11-07-2006, 04:37 AM
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Just a tip for low-car owners... if you're going to Bugis, exit by the BreadTalk exit and you shouldn't have any issues. Do NOT exit by the InterContinental Hotel exit... that is a deadly trap for many many lowered cars...
Old 11-07-2006, 08:41 AM
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Everyone is talking about lowering their cars.

But I guess I'm only crazy one who is Rising my Rx8.

My car stock suspension gave me a clearance (between tire and fender) of 2 fingers infront and 1 finger at the rear.

And so I was think of buying a thousand ++ dollors aftermarket suspension in order to Rise the car.
Lucky I came over a product at AutoBac Bukit Batok.

Its a Red rubber thing thats fit between in the middle of the spring.
It cost only $90 per pair

Now the spacing between my tire and fender is 3 fingers infront and 2 fingers at the rear.
Old 11-08-2006, 08:22 AM
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why do you want to keep the rear lower than the front...

i thought it would be nicer if the front is lower than the back

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Old 11-08-2006, 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by madmax_rx8
why do you want to keep the rear lower than the front...

i thought it would be nicer if the front is lower than the back

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Because the car front was originally higher than the Rear.

I did ask around and someone told me that its because when we brake the front will dip forward and so its a need/must for the Front to be slightly higher than the rear.
And so after adding the rubber spacer between the springs, the Front and Rear both becomes higher by 0.75inch
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