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thunder
03-10-2010, 11:38 PM
so my new car is lowered by an inch... i scrape everything. how do u guys deal with it? any tricks for going over speed bumps?
btownws6
03-11-2010, 12:13 AM
try going at an angle that helps sometimes but speed bumps are horrible. My g/f has a slammed focus and i always have to hit everything sideways otherwise the front and rear bumper scrape
Firebird92
03-11-2010, 01:25 AM
skid plate!! i have two on form the k-member to the front of the trans pan and a other over the trans pan. and go slow over bumps and driveways also thing about getting a tighter exhaust.
sweetbmxrider
03-11-2010, 07:15 AM
i used to do the angle move. i'm at stock height now :lol:
creeper
03-11-2010, 07:28 AM
doing the angle becomes second nature after a while. i'm lowered with lt's and sfc's that hang down to ~4" off the ground and i very rarely scrape anything other than the air dam. just takes time to get used to. take anything that might scrape veerrryyy slowly.
i just plan my route accordingly, and avoid anything i deem too steep.. My Tq artm crossmember is maybe 2" at most off the ground.
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d50/SmokingSS/low-1.jpg
MonmouthCtyAntz
03-11-2010, 07:47 AM
i just plan my route accordingly, and avoid anything i deem too steep..
x2 :nod:
Slow-V6
03-11-2010, 08:28 AM
I put my stock springs back in. Couldnt stand scraping my y-pipe anymore!!
Bcozzi71
03-11-2010, 08:41 AM
haha gotta crab walk over speed bumps. Also avoid all pot holes.
Stevoone
03-11-2010, 09:06 AM
My car is at factory specs and I still bottom out. I try to go slow and avoid most of it but the roads are getting really bad. PSE&G has been doing gas line work for the past year and the roads are horrible. I'd rather drive on a cobblestone road.
jts98z28
03-11-2010, 12:40 PM
go slow and approach everything at an angle, that works about 60% of the time for me
Slow-V6
03-11-2010, 03:47 PM
Also have a good exhaust shop or welder on speed dial!!
deadtrend1
03-11-2010, 05:42 PM
My car is lowered by time, so yea. Take my driveway at angle and speed bumps one wheel at a time.
60% of the time, it works, everytime.
IROCZman15
03-21-2010, 02:05 AM
yea, i just drie carefully and avoid speed bumps. my crossmemer that connects the two sfc's is mayyyybe 3" off the ground... but i cant change that now
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