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Old Nov 1, 2003 | 05:21 PM
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the lowest thirdgen

who here has the lowest thirdgen or a picture of what they believe to be the lowest thirdgen?

driveable and show vehicles will work since some can't be driven for obvious reasons.

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Old Nov 1, 2003 | 05:41 PM
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lol...what r u cooking up now candy.....is there something you car actually doesnt have
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Old Nov 1, 2003 | 07:28 PM
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LowCamaro

He has an airbag set-up.......probably the lowest, unless you take into effect pictures people have of their cars when there are no springs in the front and rear.....
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Old Nov 1, 2003 | 07:51 PM
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Probably not the lowest but at 5.5 inches at the center of the front spoiler, it was imposible to drive... no bags to lift it up. Certainly not that low now!

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Old Nov 1, 2003 | 08:12 PM
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not bad...that's pretty low. anyone else?
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Old Nov 1, 2003 | 10:45 PM
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I took this picture back in march before i put new struts in. This is with the intrax 2" lowering springs. Once i put the new struts in it raised about a half inch probably.
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Old Nov 1, 2003 | 10:47 PM
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No measuring tape.....

But here is my clearance shot....
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Old Nov 2, 2003 | 04:11 AM
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how low is that 92?
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Old Nov 2, 2003 | 07:25 AM
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I believe LowCamaro has the lowest drop since he can slam his car down to the bumpstops. If you want to go even further than that (its possible), you'd pretty much have to tub the wheelwells, and possibly even body drop the car. I've never seen that done before, but I would consider it extreme. It would look crazy!
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Old Nov 2, 2003 | 12:01 PM
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flynlow, whats that wire go to?
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Old Nov 2, 2003 | 04:10 PM
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there is more then one guy with airbags on here.....wish they would post.

so is 5.5 the lowest we have documented.
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Old Nov 2, 2003 | 05:32 PM
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theres a pic of 5 right below that
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Old Nov 2, 2003 | 06:28 PM
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mine is 5 and 3/4" and i wouldnt want it any lower then that unless you do some major mods like relocating front control arms or useing tubular ones or something. Or useing air bags and not driving it at anything lower then that.

theres a guy here that has a car that looks pretty low,,,some old pics are photochoped but some are real.
http://members.cardomain.com/slammedz

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Old Nov 2, 2003 | 07:56 PM
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Yeah i would not want my car any lower then it is. I have a few dents in my y-pipe from bottoming out. I have to go abou 5 mph over rail road crossings and speed bumps hurt. Sparks fly out from under it, i once had a guy yell at me that my car was on fire while on the highway. And the air dam scrapes even under just hard braking. It took some getting used to driving it but it handeld better then any car i've ever driven before.
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Old Nov 2, 2003 | 08:37 PM
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well..
im not exactically sure how low i am..but i know i am pretty damn low...and i will be lower next year as i will be bagging her..

here are a few pics of the front and rear bumper conversions..

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Old Nov 2, 2003 | 08:38 PM
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Car: 1987 iroc-z custom
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side view
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Old Nov 2, 2003 | 08:39 PM
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and one of the back
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Old Nov 2, 2003 | 08:45 PM
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and one of the back
WHY WHY WHY

I swear, why do that to a Camaro. That wing is disgusting, that car could look so clean and nice. GRRRR!
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Old Nov 2, 2003 | 09:29 PM
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cause he likes it. Enuff said.
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Old Nov 2, 2003 | 09:30 PM
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you had to do it didn't you? let the flaming begin!!!!!!!
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Old Nov 2, 2003 | 09:45 PM
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Originally posted by Kandied91z
how low is that 92?
Well i don't own a tape measure, so there is a 3.5" floppy disk........
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Old Nov 2, 2003 | 09:58 PM
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Not mine..but I wish it was. Saw this on ebay awhile back, lowest one ive ever seen. It was bagged and I dont think its physically possible to get the wheels any higher up in the wheel wells..although you could always cut them out ; )
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Old Nov 2, 2003 | 10:31 PM
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Lowest I think I've seen!





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Old Nov 2, 2003 | 10:39 PM
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Hmmm this guy must be near me as darkknights is the big car show here in markham.....definitly wasnt there with his ride this year though i can guarantee i would have noticed.
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Old Nov 3, 2003 | 02:02 AM
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that picture wasn't working for me at time being.............

alright so we have 5"

anyone else.

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Old Nov 3, 2003 | 08:52 AM
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that orange one above doesnt have more then 2" clearance
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Old Nov 3, 2003 | 11:30 AM
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low?

Ok, something's fishy here. I measured my car and ground clearance at the tip of the front spoiler is 6.3 inch. I have dropped my car at least 2.5 inches, the airdam is exactly 2 inch above the ground. My wheels have stock diameter. So, the car of 3gc is equipped with intrax as well. I have cut them (dunno what he did). So why the heck does his car sit lower (more than an inch) to the ground than mine? I wonder why that is.....
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Old Nov 3, 2003 | 11:33 AM
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pic1

airdam
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Old Nov 3, 2003 | 11:33 AM
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so is anyone going to post that pic of the targa top car with no springs in it?
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Old Nov 3, 2003 | 11:35 AM
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pic 2

metric 1 inch = 2.54 cm

16.5 cm = 6.5 inch
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Old Nov 3, 2003 | 11:41 AM
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pic 3

the car is not damaged, misshaped, or molested in any way as you can see
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Old Nov 3, 2003 | 12:24 PM
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thats as low as it'll go without chopping it.
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Old Nov 3, 2003 | 02:58 PM
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[IMG]http://www.cecoatings.com/images/92Z/Targatop/low2.jpg
Where did you get that wing from?
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Old Nov 3, 2003 | 03:24 PM
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thats not my car... PM TPI383 about it......



and the reason that car is so low....................... there are no springs in it. its sitting on the stops, as low as it'll go.
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Old Nov 3, 2003 | 04:00 PM
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Where did you get that wing from?
yes thats my 92Z with no springs. reason They went in my 91 vert.

Reson for a Diff front GRX is I replaced the front clip with a used one that way layin around. and Im painting the car in House of kolor Orion silver with cobolt kandy blue topcoat.Door will be coming back off to do jams, etc.. removing the grx. wing etc..

BTW, with No springs you can bairly get fingers under the K member thats how low it was.

OLD ****Y pic's befor I had a good digi cam

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Old Nov 3, 2003 | 04:04 PM
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Thats pretty bad IMO. I know its not driveable in that condition but it doesn't look good to me and i know it must not drive well if it were properly lowered to that spec. But the targa more than makes up for it!! Is that Chris', or did he just have that picture? He should chime in now! lol
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Old Nov 3, 2003 | 04:05 PM
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Damn, he just beat me to it! Chris, is that a true targa?
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Old Nov 3, 2003 | 04:12 PM
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Damn, he just beat me to it! Chris, is that a true targa?
Yes Sir it is

and No way Drivable wiht no front Springs. I couldnt gt fingers under the K-member and Thats with no motor.


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Old Nov 3, 2003 | 04:18 PM
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Holy Chit! I'll email you. Back to topic now! sorry
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Old Nov 3, 2003 | 04:19 PM
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Holy Chit! I'll email you. Back to topic now! sorry
sound sgood to me. Give me a Call if you like.
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Old Nov 3, 2003 | 07:59 PM
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that orange one above doesnt have more then 2" clearance
Yay! I win I win the back of that car is actually sitting up a little, there was another pic with it dropped down..but i guess i didnt dnl it. I think the front is dropped all the way down on the bag tho, it would also be lower if it had newer gfx.
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Old Nov 3, 2003 | 09:27 PM
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Graboid my intrax springs are untouched. That picture was with shot struts, once i put new kyb struts in there it got a bit higher. I haven't measured it since. I'll measure it tomorrow if i get a chance.
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Old Nov 3, 2003 | 10:41 PM
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Quite the stance on the orange IROC; Check that fender tuck action!
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i agree that the orange car is dropped quite a bit but i want to see measurements.....photoshop and other peoples vehicles who don't post can't count.



definately some low rides though, most of which could not be street driven that way. unfortunately i have 4" exhaust which limits me greatly to how low i can drop it and drive it so even though i can set it on the ground it doesn't count.

keep them coming!

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Old Nov 4, 2003 | 12:17 AM
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hehe I see TPI was admiring the same car, can you believe he sold it for $8500, if I had the money it woulda been mine!
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i agree that the orange car is dropped quite a bit but i want to see measurements.....photoshop and other peoples vehicles who don't post can't count.



definately some low rides though, most of which could not be street driven that way. unfortunately i have 4" exhaust which limits me greatly to how low i can drop it and drive it so even though i can set it on the ground it doesn't count.

keep them coming!

I guess Mr. Dude wins then...cause you cant physically get any lower without changing the suspention completely. lol definately not driveable tho.
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about as far as my car will go......It's tucking the wheel in the back......
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Old Nov 4, 2003 | 01:20 PM
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did you throw some weights in the back.

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Old Nov 4, 2003 | 01:22 PM
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did you throw some weights in the back.


its the downforce of the wing.... that pic was actually taken at 230MPH!
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Old Nov 4, 2003 | 01:49 PM
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Mine is pretty low. Could go lower but this is good for day to day driving.



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