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J_A_M
PostPosted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 8:49 am 
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Anyone know the length of a front trumpet (as shown in this pic) ?

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I have my front hi-lo's, but I want to make sure they will actually reduce the height before I fit them. I have heard of people fitting hi-lo's, adjusting them to their lowest setting, and the car is still at normal ride height! :shock:
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good question. I got some out of the car I can messure after work if no one else chimes in..
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What do I get if I guess correctly? :D
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Moke ones are longer, so I'm no help to you...

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maybe I have Moke ones in the front :lol: It sits pretty high!! :shock:
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Are you gunna look at Hilos for JAM or machine down the trumpets?
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I have my hi-lo's now. My bro brought them back from the UK with him yesterday :wink:

I measured them this morning, but I don't want to spend x hours fitting them, to get the same result as what I have now! :lol:
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J_A_M wrote:
I have my hi-lo's now. My bro brought them back from the UK with him yesterday :wink:

I measured them this morning, but I don't want to spend x hours fitting them, to get the same result as what I have now! :lol:


You could fit the rear ones and raise the back to be the same as the front :idea: :roll:

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Anton - I have to admit that your ride height is noticably high. Hi-lo's mostly do allow you to set the car quite a lot lower than you have your car now.

My mini is very low (modified trumpets) and its a pain as it wont clear most speed humps and I am always conscious of a breakable gearbox.
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G'day Mike....yea i don't want to be too low, to the point where I scrub out on speed humps, or my driveway even!!!

I just want to be normal.... :roll: :lol:
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Yes I knew that the aircraft engineer in you wouldn't let it get too low.
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Ps our local paper has a story about a guy who made a can cooler and sausage heaterout of a small jet engine and an old turbo. Sound familiar ????I know its not you coz his photo is also shown and he has clothes on.
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Anton I have the traveller ones out and thay are 320mm.


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fronts?? no way! that has got to be rears.

I am after the length of the fronts only :lol:

Thanks anyway Adam!
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:oops: OOOPPS, Fronts on the Traveller are 87mm

I meant to put both sizes down.

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Cheers Adam! Thanks for that.

My hi-lo's are 75mm when they at their lowest adjustment.

I wonder whether say 12mm difference in the length of the trumpet makes a greater difference in ride height?

Anyone know?
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