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The shoe test

Postby ch4ng » Tue May 31, 2011 9:27 pm

Saw this today, will post pics tomorrow once Ive done it. You eager beavers can go outside with a light and beat me to it if ya want

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qT_jgVqxH5U

For those without youtube access:

Simply take off your shoe.
Shove it in the space between your tyre and guard.
Then take a photo of it and post below.
If you can fit your shoe in between your tyre and guard then you car is too high! (4wds not included)
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Postby BZG Wagon » Tue May 31, 2011 10:20 pm

Wow - is lowering a car really that easy?
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Postby rx7guy » Tue May 31, 2011 10:36 pm

BZG Wagon wrote:Wow - is lowering a car really that easy?


Sure is! My shoe still fits tho, somethings wrong?

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Postby levinguy » Tue May 31, 2011 10:41 pm

rx7guy wrote:
BZG Wagon wrote:Wow - is lowering a car really that easy?


Sure is! My shoe still fits tho, somethings wrong?


yup, car is not low enough obviously.
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Postby VR-4Squid » Tue May 31, 2011 11:02 pm

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No room for a shoe here... (or turning, 225/35's coming soon)
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Postby siren676 » Tue May 31, 2011 11:34 pm

Would have to get coilovers to go lower.

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Postby Malcolm » Wed Jun 01, 2011 12:31 am

siren676 wrote:Would have to get coilovers to go lower.

Cutties bro.
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Postby siren676 » Wed Jun 01, 2011 12:38 am

Oh makita lowering springs. :lol:
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Postby h8wrxs » Wed Jun 01, 2011 1:06 am

VR-4Squid wrote:Image

No room for a shoe here... (or turning, 225/35's coming soon)




a bit off topic, are those 18s or 17s?
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Postby ch4ng » Wed Jun 01, 2011 8:28 am

siren676 wrote:Oh makita one way adjustables. :lol:
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Postby DRFTIN » Wed Jun 01, 2011 9:43 am

wtf
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Postby shihad » Wed Jun 01, 2011 9:46 am

DRFTIN wrote:wtf

they guy has a fetish for shoes let him have his day in the sun. :D
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Postby sergei » Wed Jun 01, 2011 11:10 am

What is this obsession with lowering?
I think cars with standard height look just fine.
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Postby BZG Wagon » Wed Jun 01, 2011 11:27 am

sergei wrote:What is this obsession with lowering?
I think cars with standard height look just fine.

That's like liking woman for their personalities. :?
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Postby wde_bdy » Wed Jun 01, 2011 1:38 pm

BZG Wagon wrote:That's like liking woman for their personalities. :?


They have personalities? 8O
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Postby RomanV » Wed Jun 01, 2011 2:11 pm

Boobs have women?! 8O
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Postby KinLoud » Wed Jun 01, 2011 2:55 pm

Is this the new "planking" replacement?
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Postby pjay » Wed Jun 01, 2011 5:10 pm

Without cambers
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With:
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Admittedly those tyres are balloon as $&#$% but even the yellows would be strap to get a shoe in there:
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Postby sergei » Wed Jun 01, 2011 5:22 pm

^^^ That is unsafe on normal roads...
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Postby Mr Revhead » Wed Jun 01, 2011 5:36 pm

RomanV wrote:Boobs have women?! 8O


Thread won. We can all go home now.
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