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Hey guyz, just bought a r33 a few weeks ago and loving it.

i just dont like the way the front looks.

the front looks like its higher than the rear.

i can stick 1 finger between the rear tyre and gaurd.

the front i can stick 3 fingers (like a whore).

anyone know why?

i am not liking the looks.

anything easy i can do?

i have attached some pics. will take some of the coilover so someone can try and figure out for me if they are adjustable ones.

cheers.

love u all

vish.

Rear tyre (nice)

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front (not so nice)

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Yeh except final cost would be around $2000 considering freight to get it from PERTH to Sydney...

Vish any suspension shop will be able to compress your springs mate, but that's actually just how the car sits. The rear guard is lower than the front, same as on a Statesman if you've seen em... Back tyres are half covered by the guards, but front tyres are clearly visible (not as extreme in your case obviously). If you draw a straight line between the rear guard and the front guard you will see what i'm talking about

lol TURBZ, as hanaldo sed i am in Perth.

Thanx for the info Martin.

Now i feel better, since u sed its normal. hahaha

I never knew that the rear gaurd was lower.

yeah maybe i will just take it to a suspension place and lower the front.

Thank you for the replies guyz :)

Yeh when they compress springs they just put a spring compressor clamp on them instead of physically cutting them.

Your best option (if you don't want to go all out with coilover suspension), would be to replace the springs with lowered king springs. Not that much more expensive than chopping or compressing, but definitely a better option.

You probably want to get your springs reset, which I guess is what people mean when they say "compressing".

http://autospeed.com.au/cms/title_Resettin...82/article.html

Changing the front height may well affect handling in a negative way if you go too far.

what bout what Martin said? replace with king springs. will that affect handling? dont want it too low. just the same height as the back so it looks level.

Does affect handling but in a good way. Stiffer springs = less body roll and better handling. As said, you don't want to lower the front too much, but a little bit shouldn't make a difference.

I'd have a chat with a good Suspension firm there in Perth and get them to do an initial evaluation including checking over what you already have > then commit to King Springs or at the time talk to Just Jap and/or others there in Perth about possibly replacing the springs with Tanabe brand or other instead. I find that Tanabe progressive springs are very good on my car as well as lowering the car by 20mm.

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