Vertex and Espelir...
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From: NSW
Originally Posted by wolfy187
mine sits hella low... eibach springs... tokico's
vertex original
vertex original
How much ground clearance do you have with that kit on? I've got around 93mm at the moment (stock front lip).
vertex+lowered = scrape city
i have a replica... but that doesn't matter... i had to raise my coilovers up cuz i didn't even get home the day i got my car from the body shop without scraping...
its currently back getting color-sanded and will take pics soon
i have a replica... but that doesn't matter... i had to raise my coilovers up cuz i didn't even get home the day i got my car from the body shop without scraping...
its currently back getting color-sanded and will take pics soon
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heres mine...i have trouble going down some norrow driveways...sometimes its fun to see if i can make it down slowly w/o pissin off the people who are behind me
heres mine...i have trouble going down some norrow driveways...sometimes its fun to see if i can make it down slowly w/o pissin off the people who are behind me
okay yea... so i took my car home yesterday and scraped twice at 2 different intersections... then i scraped once at a driveway at the mcdonalds.... and one last time going up my driveway.... this sucks a$$
Originally Posted by Soarer_25GTT
Heheh thanks for the sympathy hehehhe 
Yeah, take for example the price of the front bumper... it costs $600AUD, which is around $460USD, so we still get ripped compared to how much you guys get it over there for...
hrmm... wonder if it's worth buying it from the USA and shipping it to Australia?
Yeah, take for example the price of the front bumper... it costs $600AUD, which is around $460USD, so we still get ripped compared to how much you guys get it over there for...
hrmm... wonder if it's worth buying it from the USA and shipping it to Australia?
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Hey joeyc2 what kinda suspension do you have? I have a vertex kit ready to be put on, but if problems arise, I may trade it for a '97+ one 
I just want to see how low it is. Thanks!
Hey ummagawd, where do you live, I might wanna check out your car someday. Thanks
I just want to see how low it is. Thanks!Hey ummagawd, where do you live, I might wanna check out your car someday. Thanks
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well i just went out and measured the distance from the bottom of my vertex kit to the ground. all around except for the nose front is at 3.5inches.. that puts it at about 88mm for conversion reasons. it's not as bad soarergtt.... all ya gotta do is keep an eye out for things. like i said, i have been able to drive around in san francisco (hill city) and i don't scrape.... i only scrape on things like driveways. but yea i'd also keep in mind that should you do "spirited" driving... you mite wanna look into a stiff set since the way i'm at now on CS coilovers, i tend to get tire r ubbing the fender... so something at least stiffer than the CS. hope this helps your decision
One way or another you will be scraping a whole lot.
I replaced my JIC magic bumper 3 times due to constant scraping, debree on the road (car too low to clear stuff laying on the road), etc, and now I have a Bomex front bumper.
Out of Bomex, Vertex, and JIC, the bumper that will have the least ground clearance is JIC.
Refer to pic below:
Bomex & Vertex- First side profile
JIC- Bottom side profile.
I replaced my JIC magic bumper 3 times due to constant scraping, debree on the road (car too low to clear stuff laying on the road), etc, and now I have a Bomex front bumper.
Out of Bomex, Vertex, and JIC, the bumper that will have the least ground clearance is JIC.
Refer to pic below:
Bomex & Vertex- First side profile
JIC- Bottom side profile.
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Originally Posted by reggiek
I told you once before I'd help out if you wanted the 97+ parts. I get parts at wholesale prices. The front clip would cost me $250. Side skirts $380. Rear $230. Fogs $230. I can go order the stuff and you can send the money to JM Lexus. Just let me know.
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