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hey this is gonna sound stupid but i just got some roh 17x7 rims for my tf gemini an its droped bout 3 inchs will i have any dramas getting them on? cheers :)
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put them on and see thats the best way....
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Post by Germinator »

That happens... fit some tyres to the rims and it lifts it back again!
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not another susgem user
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shiftyphuka wrote:not another susgem user
What is it supposed to mean? My Gemini is real suspect/dodgy?
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ohh kks cheers!
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Post by sus gem 91 »

also is it legal?
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sus gem 91 wrote:also is it legal?
NO

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Post by Germinator »

sus gem 91 wrote:also is it legal?
Nope, you MUST have rubber, the rims chop the road up a bit much as well as making lots of sparks. You'd look like Madonna doing a live stage show...

Seriously, lowered 3 inches (from an already sagged original height Gemini) is going to be too low. For reference purposes, King Spring 'lows' will be legal, super lows won't be legal. Any cut spring is illegal. The measure in most states is made by comparing the distance between the tip of the bump stop rubber and the point of the suspension it contacts when the car is in static position on flat ground. You can reduce that original factory distance by 1/3. You can't cut the bump stop rubber to increase the distance.
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Post by zep »

Can you replace them with "universal" (super low) bumpstops?

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shiftyphuka wrote:not another susgem user
lol I'm waiting for more there's already been about 4 after me!
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Post by sus gem 91 »

i put all new springs an shocks in it its just under 3 inchs with stock 14s it just sits on the tires
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Haha yep an I'm another! You might have some trouble with the front wheels scraping on the lip on the inside of the front guard depending on the wheel of set my old SUS GEM used to scrub especially when going up gutters that had 17"s
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Post by Germinator »

zep wrote:Can you replace them with "universal" (super low) bumpstops?
Not legally. For the exercise, the OEM bump stop rubbers are being used as a reference point to measure height. Shortening the bump stop rubber is like moving the reference point, so it no longer applies.
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Post by zep »

No way you can certify them with an engineer if nothing is fouling?
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