Is this corolla lowered ??

[Vancity.CiViC.Rolla]

Can anybody tell me if this car is lowered or is it stock springs ?

http://s758.photobucket.com/albums/x...intshoppro.jpg

[fishexpo101]

Hard to tell from that dark pic - but judging from the wheel gaps - looks stock height to me.

[Kiwi-Corolla]

I had to increase the brightness of the photo in order to see it properly, but it certainly looks like the stock height. The rear looks like it's lower than factory, but that could be due to stuff in the trunk or sagged springs. The front looks very much like the stock height however.

[Vancity.CiViC.Rolla]

At first i thought it was lowered but now i think its actually stock height. It looks like the back is lower than the front for some reason, there is nothing in the trunk expect spare tire. Maybe if i remove the spare it won't sag as much ?

[Kiwi-Corolla]

Originally Posted by Vancity.CiViC.Rolla

At first i thought it was lowered but now i think its actually stock height. It looks like the back is lower than the front for some reason, there is nothing in the trunk expect spare tire. Maybe if i remove the spare it won't sag as much ?

Unless your spare tire weighs around 300lbs, removing it is not going to make a difference . How long ago did you buy the car? Perhaps the previous owner used to carry around heavy loads or a lot of passengers, causing the rear springs to sag prematurely.

[PhatRoyale]

Nope, not lowered.

You can go off-roading in that thing!

[Vancity.CiViC.Rolla]

Does the back of the car look sagged ?

[Kiwi-Corolla]

From that angle, yes. Unless of course the previous owner only lowered the rear, but that's pretty unlikely.

The best thing to do is to get your measuring tape and measure from the fender lip to the center of the each wheel. If there's a difference between the front and rear and/or side to side then you know something is up with those springs.

I've got my 7th Gen lowered on Jamex springs and I see a lot of fully stock Corollas over here that look as low as mine, all because their OEM springs have sagged over the years.

Have a read of this link, you may find it interesting:

http://www.aa1car.com/library/ride2h.htm

[PhatRoyale]

Originally Posted by Vancity.CiViC.Rolla

Does the back of the car look sagged ?

It does.

But that can be anything from the owner having a heavy sound system in the trunk to driving with blown rear struts and fatigued springs.

The huge front wheel gap is a dead giveaway that it's not lowered.

[Vancity.CiViC.Rolla]

thanks for all the input guys, may think about lowering it and removing the spoiler.

[hychar]

Stock height for sure, fish eye photography makes the car looked rounded hence the rear looks the way it does.