Who REALLY has the lowest car? This is how you find out!
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Who REALLY has the lowest car? This is how you find out! Forget finger gaps because everyone's fingers aren't exactly the same size. Forget how close your car is to scraping the ground because of your body kit. It's a poor way to measure a drop without using a real measuring tool around the wheels.
This is the proper way to do it:
1. Get some measuring tape.
2. Go to your ride. Make sure it's on level ground and not slanting up or down. If it's not, move it where it can be.
3. Simply measure the distance from the CENTER hub of your wheel to the top of the fender lip. In the front, it should be in between the plastic moulding and the fender while the rear is the edge of the fender lip, NOT where the lip bends. If your rear fender lip is shaved to accomidate more space I'll post how much of an inch needs to be added. (It shouldn't be that much.)
4. Along with your measurements, post whether you have a coupe/sedan (no trim is necessary), the size of your wheel/tires (i.e. 17x7 on 215/45-17) and of course what you're lowered on. THIS IS ESPECIALLY HELPFUL IF YOU POST PICS HERE.
5. The person of course with the shortest measurements wins.
Now we'll see who REALLY has the lowest car.
On a side note, I'd like to know the distance on a stock coupe/sedan if possible. That includes stock sized wheel/tires, too.
This is the proper way to do it:
1. Get some measuring tape.
2. Go to your ride. Make sure it's on level ground and not slanting up or down. If it's not, move it where it can be.
3. Simply measure the distance from the CENTER hub of your wheel to the top of the fender lip. In the front, it should be in between the plastic moulding and the fender while the rear is the edge of the fender lip, NOT where the lip bends. If your rear fender lip is shaved to accomidate more space I'll post how much of an inch needs to be added. (It shouldn't be that much.)
4. Along with your measurements, post whether you have a coupe/sedan (no trim is necessary), the size of your wheel/tires (i.e. 17x7 on 215/45-17) and of course what you're lowered on. THIS IS ESPECIALLY HELPFUL IF YOU POST PICS HERE.
5. The person of course with the shortest measurements wins.
Now we'll see who REALLY has the lowest car.
On a side note, I'd like to know the distance on a stock coupe/sedan if possible. That includes stock sized wheel/tires, too.
Passin' You On 19's.....!
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Rep Power: 0 damn.. i need a measuring tape.. i KNOW i have the lowest on 19s as a daily driver... my car is SOOOO tucked, and i NEVER raise it above what its at in my pics...and im not talking 19s on bags, cause blackbullet (i think is his name) has got me there.. but there is no physicall way to go lower and drive it then i am... i cant fit ANYTHING beetween my tire and fender, excpet maybe a cd... and thats on a 60' angle or so... i am SOOOO low...
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Rep Power: 0 Vus car on 19s. He actually does drive it that low except for the front cus he cant turn but he would have it to where he could barely turn. Now thats low for everyday.
Last edited by TOOLOWCIVIC; Aug 27, 2003 at 11:48 PM.
my tires are tucked. 
ok my rear is 5 inches off the ground. thats not even counting the lil nubs that stick out from the ww g5 rear lip has. i measured where it attaches to the car.
my sides are .4 inches off the ground.
from the center hup to the car is 11 inches.
my sides are .4 inches off the ground.
from the center hup to the car is 11 inches.
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Passin' You On 19's.....!
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Rep Power: 0 DAMN do i need a tape measure... just bought house about 5 months ago, and dont freaking have one here.. WTF??? my roomates suck.. they should have one for me.. my 19s arer LOW
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DAMN do i need a tape measure... just bought house about 5 months ago, and dont freaking have one here.. WTF??? my roomates suck.. they should have one for me.. my 19s arer LOW
DAMN do i need a tape measure... just bought house about 5 months ago, and dont freaking have one here.. WTF??? my roomates suck.. they should have one for me.. my 19s arer LOW
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Rep Power: 0 With a Tsunami front bumper? I think it's possible, but if you can post a pic of that, I'd like to see although it's kind of OT of this thread.
Oh, and that's definitely not drivable. A lil under a half an inch... 1/2 an inch is my fingertip (and I don't have big fingers.)
Oh, and that's definitely not drivable. A lil under a half an inch... 1/2 an inch is my fingertip (and I don't have big fingers.)
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Rep Power: 313 I have and 01 EX Coupe with Skunk2 coilovers and my tires are 225/35/18 (everyday Driver)
Here are my measurements:
Front: 11 1/2"
Rear: 10 1/4"
Here are my measurements:
Front: 11 1/2"
Rear: 10 1/4"
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hahahah i go very slowwwwwwwwwww. 
Originally posted by SlammedBlueEM2
FL must have glass streets compared to Cali. Wouldn't surprise me knowing some people with 7th Gens there slap on the skinniest of profile on their 17/18s.
FL must have glass streets compared to Cali. Wouldn't surprise me knowing some people with 7th Gens there slap on the skinniest of profile on their 17/18s.
yea i have the opportunity of living in fl 8 months out of the year and yes its completely flat down there... compared to NY roads... FL is like being in the flat lands... theres no such thing as a hill..... the only hill or incline are the ones on the highway when u go up to go over a bridge.. yea the roads are GREAT down there...
