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 Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 5:16 pm |
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Joined: Jan 07, 2011
Posts: 224
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Location: Leyland, Lancashire
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Today I was messing with my car and worked out a way of finding out what your car would look like lowered...
do this at your own risk, i take no responsibility for buggered clutches, handbreak or shocks...
this is just an idea that wont do the car anygood if done on a regular basis, ie, several times a day
what ya need:
a good working handbreak
a good clutch
fast feet
Start the car on level ground and apply the handbreak as hard as ya can without snapping the cable 
put the car into first gear, and whilst applying a little revs, release the clutch so the car starts moving.
the rear of the car will now drop if the handbreak is on properly.
now quickly stomp on the break and get ya mate to take a pic of the car lowered, alternatively with a diesel stall the engine with your foot on the break and then gently realease the brake. the car will rest on the engine and stay put, but i wouldent recoment leaving it like this too long. a petrol cars engine will just turn over but backwards and re-level itself - i think.
again I did this at my own risk and just thought I would share the idea, saves people wondering what their car would look like lowered on the rear.
another alternative would be to find a really steep tarmac or concrete hill, park facing down, apply the handbreak and then realease the break, put the car into reverese, then have a look, the car lowers itself this way too.
hope the idea is usefull 
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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 5:21 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 2025
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Location: Gloucester
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Or to just photoshop it so you don't ruin your car.
Orrrrrrr just lower it anyway because it always looks better when it's lower down.
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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 5:21 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Would be easier and less risky to ask someone to PS it tbh.
Interesting idea though lol
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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 5:24 pm |
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Joined: Jan 07, 2011
Posts: 224
Trade Rating: +3
Location: Leyland, Lancashire
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| JamieM wrote: |
Would be easier and less risky to ask someone to PS it tbh.
Interesting idea though lol |
yeah ps would be easier, i just though of it today and temp lowered it and it looked smart.
safest option is the hill one, no clutch burning that way
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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 5:28 pm |
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Joined: Feb 21, 2010
Posts: 422
Trade Rating: +7
Location: COV
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could put something heavy in the car lol, i did this when throwing a old tv away
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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 5:34 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 2874
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Location: Chichester, Sussex
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Probably one of the strangest posts on here for a while.
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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 5:39 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 3978
Trade Rating: +8
Location: Leeds / West Midlands
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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 5:39 pm |
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Joined: Jan 07, 2011
Posts: 224
Trade Rating: +3
Location: Leyland, Lancashire
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never have had the loose wire in my brain replace
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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 5:43 pm |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010
Posts: 10151
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just put some bricks in your car....
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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 6:15 pm |
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Joined: Jun 29, 2010
Posts: 244
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Location: East Sussex
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Anyone got pets just buy a years supply and put it in the boot 20kg a bag and your laughing.
I must admit i had a fat friend sit in the back then lowered her. The food idea we'll i was think of food
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| 206 3dr 1.4 GLX modified slightly, Lowered 35mm on full Gmax kit, 17" AEZ xylo alloys 205/45/17, 3.5" Savage back box, | |
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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 6:16 pm |
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Joined: Feb 15, 2010
Posts: 1848
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Location: Leamington Spa
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doesn't work because when the rear comes down the nose is sure to come up 
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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 6:27 pm |
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Joined: Feb 12, 2010
Posts: 4308
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Location: Partying with the Info Shufflers
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or just get a chav to slash your tyres...
that way its lowered and got low profiles on
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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 6:34 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 5120
Trade Rating: +19
Location: Raunds, Northamptonshire
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Used to do this about 6 years ago on my old fiesta, 
Edit: oh and I was 17  with a baseball cap
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Last edited by NorthantsBen on Sun Mar 06, 2011 4:43 am; edited 1 time in total
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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 6:41 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 5348
Trade Rating: +33
Location: Kings Lynn
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My car looks the s**t. Yours?
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| My Powerflow is quite loud but then again it's on ITBs and has a decat. |
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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 6:47 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 2360
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Location: Sheffield/Chesterfield/Dronfield
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I can't believe you even posted this, just whack something heavy in the boot
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