pics of your lowness please

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Re: pics of your lowness please

Post by mat_91 » 18 Sep 2010 06:54 pm

mines down 3" all round and you cant rely go any lower without front strut modification and major arch banging well least with 15s on i have got plans on how to get round this problem as lower is better
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and one when we was bored at college other day :roll: now that was sat on the top of arch as ive cut away anything that is in the way
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Re: pics of your lowness please

Post by jtbo » 19 Sep 2010 08:58 pm

Put few blocks and all is now nice looking, but do you think it causes any excessive stress to CV joints?

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Re: pics of your lowness please

Post by mrsoundcraft » 22 Sep 2010 10:45 pm

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Here's mine. 75 mm at the front 40 at the back. All trim removed, so its sitting a bit higher that it used to.

:lol: nice raiser kit there!

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Re: pics of your lowness please

Post by slideway » 01 Oct 2010 10:33 pm

what size wheels are those? the car looks mint!
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Re: pics of your lowness please

Post by slim_jim » 02 Oct 2010 12:51 am

so if im running 3" blocks at back how much lower will i have to go to get a even stance

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Re: pics of your lowness please

Post by griffo20022 » 02 Oct 2010 10:42 pm

This was mine 3" all round

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That's on 15's the front looks a little higher but thats due to having more arch gap up front through running lower profile tyres on the front to the back.

And my old one which I believe was approx 2" all round sitting on 13's

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Re: pics of your lowness please

Post by slideway » 03 Oct 2010 11:48 am

whats the main tactic for the exaust when you lower the 300's by 3"?

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Re: pics of your lowness please

Post by volvosneverdie » 03 Oct 2010 12:35 pm

slideway wrote:whats the main tactic for the exaust when you lower the 300's by 3"?
the backbox affairs on 340s and 360s are different. 340s arnt much bother, 360s it makes sense to go side exit in front of the rear wheel. then you wont have rubbing on the drive shaft issues.

Thats what i would suggest anyway.
But I know nowt! :lol:
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Re: pics of your lowness please

Post by slideway » 03 Oct 2010 02:16 pm

bugger, looks like i gotta go side exit :lol: cheers sm4

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Re: pics of your lowness please

Post by slim_jim » 03 Oct 2010 08:24 pm

I'm in looovvee lol that black 340 with orange wheels looks the tits haha

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Re: pics of your lowness please

Post by valman » 09 Oct 2010 01:04 am

slideway wrote:whats the main tactic for the exaust when you lower the 300's by 3"?
just leave it - i never got round to making a new system and when i got to it - the exhaust was no longer the lowest part of the car - the diff was! it just got dented up and out of the way with no noticable restriction to flow
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Re: pics of your lowness please

Post by mat_91 » 09 Oct 2010 07:57 pm

exhaust wise i made my own that went under the axle and with one smallish muffler sat just in front of the axle for even more clearance and a bigger diameter pipe so a nice meaty roar now
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Re: pics of your lowness please

Post by Nikdev » 14 Oct 2010 02:24 pm

What do i win? sm4

More whoring of my two ex cars... :mrgreen:

-9cm up front(intrax dampers, cut dai springs)
-9cm rear(modified leaf spring, spax dampers)

13x8 rims


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Re: pics of your lowness please

Post by slim_jim » 02 Nov 2010 11:55 pm

lowerin and deepdish rims change the look of 340s so much what is that window slats from

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Re: pics of your lowness please

Post by Jonofdoom » 07 Nov 2010 12:16 pm

Whore away Nikdev... They're two 300's that sit just right IMHO.

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