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dutchie101 Grand Master

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Heya,

Yep, got defected today for too low. Can someone out there please measure their stock ride height ('09 hatch) from the center of the wheel cap to the top of the guard, both front and rear and list it here please. The RTA listing for minimum ride high seems far too high to me.

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itsmehuey Grand Master

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Heya,

Yep, got defected today for too low. Can someone out there please measure their stock ride height ('09 hatch) from the center of the wheel cap to the top of the guard, both front and rear and list it here please. The RTA listing for minimum ride high seems far too high to me.

Thanks

Woah! that sucks man. I better be careful when I decide to lower my car.

Seby123 Grand Master

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wow dutchie how low is it? i wanna go 40-45mm :blink: if you dont find anyone maybe i can measure mine? after all im still on offroad settings :P


u54mot Grand Master

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From the ground to the top of the wheel arch.

Front: 667mm

Rear: 710mm

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dwee. Grand Master

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Gayyyy! :blink: as if you're too low Pete.. MOARRR LOW! :D

u54mot Grand Master

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Centre of centre cap to top of the wheel arch.

Front: 370mm

Rear: 406mm

dutchie101 Grand Master

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Thanks Thomas,

Seems something isnt right as i thought. Minimums are F 380 and R 401.

Im heading down to Toyota today to measure also...

juvenile Grand Master

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How long do they give you to get to the pits? Going to measure a couple of ZRE's at work,i'm curious too..

Thomas are those 225's on the Kappas?

dutchie101 Grand Master

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Thanks John, have to make booking within 3 days. Then go to police and get an extension to allow me to drive around while waiting for the day. Making the call now, on hold for 15 min already....

u54mot Grand Master

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How long do they give you to get to the pits? Going to measure a couple of ZRE's at work,i'm curious too..

Thomas are those 225's on the Kappas?

Yep, 225/45R17, so this car would be sitting just slightly higher than 'completely' stock Corolla with 205/55R16.

So the 'stock' measurements would be:

- ground to wheel arch would be 2.54mm shorter

-centre of centre cap to wheel arch would be 1.27mm shorter

juvenile Grand Master

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Just measured a 09 Ascent and facelift Conquest Pete and both were F 375mm and R 410mm give or take a mm or two.. The way they're parked and amount of fuel is a factor but again minimal difference...

dutchie101 Grand Master

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Interestingly enough, 3 other Corolla hatches i haven measured today also fall under the SA minimums.

I have contacted the engineers at Regency park Inspection station and raised this issue.

All vehicles should have a lee-way of lowering amounts, generally 1/3 of full suspension travel. Clearly, this isnt the case with the Corolla hatch numbers listed.

So hopefully this afternoon we shall rectify this problem by checking the national database...

It seems that one person(me) actually putting his foot down may indeed help all the owners of Australia's number one selling vehicle and avoid this problem from happening.

dutchie101 Grand Master

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Oh that call didnt go well, i backed him into a corner and he didnt like that.... I can smell a sh!t storm coming on the horizon...

juvenile Grand Master

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I can smell a sh!t storm coming on the horizon...

oh yeah it's comin alright :o

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Damn pete. Sad news. Fortunately for me, still riding over mountain height. 100mm clearance throughout the whole vehicle underneith is the rule of thumb here in VIC. The police have a trolley tool they used to roll under the car and if it hits, then big yellow sticker for you. <_<

dutchie101 Grand Master

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Seems i have just scraped in with heights on the stock OEM sus. Front and rear by 5mm.

Therefore, South Australian minimums are NOT correct, they do not take into account the 1/3 of suspension travel, or 100mm clearance in their tolerances.It seems NO ONE is willing to recognise this, noteven the head engineer at the states biggest Inspection station.

The Federal Minimums also seem to be incorrect, allowing:

F=375 R=369

According to ADR requirements, the front and rear MUST be lowered in equal amounts.

Lets see how tomorrow goes...

Seby123 Grand Master

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good luck pete, hope all goes well. how many mm did you lower yours anyways?

dutchie101 Grand Master

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Passed inspection by 5mm, if i was seated in the car it would be considered detectable. Inspector also stated that the ride height supplied is wrong, and should be amended. Still defect tho as i need to install an eye-height brake light, as my TRC spoiler doesnt have one. SO still defected till tomorrow arvo..

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