Anyone With Standard Suspension?? I Need Help...

[Jay95R33]

I need help !

I'm changing my shocks and springs and need to know the standard ride height of a R33 GTS-t.

So if someone with standard suspension can mesure up their car from the centre of the wheel to the lip of the guard (front and back) it'd be great. And if you could just take not on how much fuel you have in the tank when you mesure it too....

I mesured up Shell car (thanks Shell ) but I just want to double check cause I've been told something different to what I messured

Shell's car got 365mm front and back with a full tank.

ATM mine mesures 355 at the back, and 335 front - but has coilovers, so it ain't stock

Thanks

Jayson

[Shell]

No probs Jay

if you need it for anything else, just give us a yell...

and just FYI, it was closer to half a tank than a full one (i had a qik look at the fuel guage when i drove off)...musta used more fuel than i thought...

[ken]

My car with Tein NA suspension has 325 front and rear.

I just download the manual for Tein NA. It says the standard is font 376 and rear 363.

I think mine is too low...

[Jay95R33]

Shell - you used that 1/2 a tank of doing burnouts I bet

Ken - thanks for that, so that's 376 front, and 363 rear.

I'm aiming for about 355 front and rear. The other car that was measured up was 375 rear and 365 front, so I think the rear springs tend to sag a little over time, or are pretty soft so are easily dropped depending on the fuel etc....

Thanks

Jayson

[Neil]

Jayson,,,Do a Search,,,,ages ago I posted my before and after heights when I lowered my car. It was with a near empty tank.

Neil.

[Jay95R33]

Originally posted by ndr

Jayson,,,Do a Search,,,,ages ago I posted my before and after heights when I lowered my car. It was with a near empty tank.

Neil.

Ahhh, cool. Thanks Neil, I'll do a search.

Jayson

[Ronin 09]

Jay, i will do it tomorrow for you. Just remember though, that even stockers are different; depends on the wheel/tyre combo. I'll post that too when i measure it

I have stock 16" rims, suspension and 205 tyres... cant remember the profile but will check it tomorrow.

OK, just measured it:

Ft: 355mm

Rr: 355mm

Half tank. No occupants

205/55 tyres. Stock suspension. Hope that helps.

[Jay95R33]

Cheers Dude,

Thanks

J

[PuppaDuck]

I'd think if the amount of fuel is that much of a determinant, then so should mechanic mods, sound system, etc...

Could you not just put a measurement that looks good without being too low ?

[Jay95R33]

Thanks for the replies everyone.

I've worked it all out and ordered the new springs.

After having a chat to NDR and to Jackie at whiteline (who sounds hot !!!) I figured out that the whiteline stage 1 springs drop the car to 345mm. The springs are 35mm lower springs. So that works out that the stock ride height is 380mm (we're talking about NEW stock springs here ).

I only want to drop it 25mm, so I had to go the KMAC's cause whiteline only have 35mm+

Jayson

[Miss*33]

That height will look good Jay,

I just had my springs reset 30 mm from standard height and they look nice, not too low, not 4WD high anymore!

[Guest downward-spiral]

The Whiteline Skyline test car is only dropped by 25mm.

[Jay95R33]

Thanks for all the replies guys.

It's all sorted out and the suspension is going in TODAY

Cheers

Jayson