OEM MK3 ride height... is mine correct?

[NST MK3]

Hi guys,

I'm a long time Toyota guy and just picked up my first MK3 today. 88 n/a, one owner, 158,000 miles. I'm pretty happy with it so far, but I do have one question...

My ride height is as follows. Front (from ground to fender) is 2ft 4inches, Rear (from ground to fender) is 2ft 3inches. From the looks of it the front end of the car looks much much higher than the rear! Is this normal?! I realize you guys have probably covered this a thousand times here, and I did a search before asking... I would really appreciate some responses.

Thanks in advance :icon_bigg

 

[OneJoeZee]

Have a pic?

 

[BorHor]

If it looks like a rally car it is stock. lol

 

[johnathan1]

Need pics...but yea it is probably stock.

 

[NST MK3]

Need pics...but yea it is probably stock.

Thanks for the quick responses guys. I looked around a little bit, and I'm guessing this may be the norm for the MK3?!?! Kinda hard to believe. Here is a pic of mine...

By the way BorHor and johnathan1, your cars look SICK
:love:

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[robbo185]

yea thats stock.....kinda like a 4X4 huh?

 

[johnathan1]

Haha thanks!

Here is mine at stock height...and sawz LOL.

 

[NST MK3]

Stock on saws sucks!!! Time for a big drop and some DEEP dish!!!

 

[Loki]

I think NA's sit higher then turbos :/ my NA sits waaaaay higher then my turbo ever did..

 

[fiyota]

Stock...

After a drop and painted sawblades... (still will be going lower with coilovers)

Which do you like better?

I find the second picture looks much more aggressive.. Maybe because I know it's N/A in the first picture and Turbo in the second... But to me it looks like it has a whole different aura about it

(initial d fans may have caught that one)

 

[dbsupra90]

87-88 sit higher than 89+

just fyi

 

[NST MK3]

Looks like I will be doing some suspension shopping in the near future!

Thanks again for all the quick replies everyone. I have a feeling I will be spending a lot of time on these forums :icon_bigg

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[Raptor Racing]

You can either call it stock suspension or the 4Runner with the TRD package...congrats on the car Mike.

 

[NST MK3]

You can either call it stock suspension or the 4Runner with the TRD package...congrats on the car Mike.

LOL :biglaugh:

 

[cuel]

The front doesn't look right at all. On stock suspension, the rake should be higher in the back, lower in the front(at least, mine was). Looks like someone put the wrong shocks in the front. I have Bilstien's and stock springs, and it still sits lower in the front than the back by 1/2". 87 n/a

 

[BlackMKIII]

These are my before and afters. Coilovers make a huge difference, plus, you can put them where you want the height.

Congrats on your purchase! :bigthumb:

 

[suprahero]

It doesn't look like it even has a motor in it. Either that or you are trying to ride a wheelie with an incredible launch. I don't think I've ever seen one sit quite that high. Definately need some coilovers or something. Good looking car other than that though.

 

[SupaMan]

the front fenders play tricks on you with stock hieght im almost positive that the front wheel arch is higher than the rear wheel arch making it look like its higher in the nose.

my car looks like it too when you get eye level with it.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v259/SupaMan89T/My Supra And Friends Cars/Picture577.jpg

old pic but it best shows what im talking about if you follow the line down the car its almost even with the buttom of the door handle.

 

[cuel]

Hmmm... I see what you're saying. Never noticed that before.

 

[ms07s]

Stock. My 87 N/A was just like that all 4x4 lookin and with no lip to boot.:cry: You will never scrape on anything at that height though.:biglaugh: