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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 08:17 PM
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My 01' Z drags the rubber chin spoiler at the slightest rise in the road. It only has 50,000 miles on it so I don't think the struts are dying....any suggestions? The tires are the stock size but I'm thinking of ways to raise the body without any major modifications. Help!
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 08:31 PM
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Is it falling off? My car is lowered and doesn't scrape that much. Mine is maybe an inch off the ground. My car also has 47k miles on it and rides great even being lowered.
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 08:35 PM
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Nope and I even replaced the metal strip that holds it in place thinking that could have been the problem. I bought it new and it's done this most of the time I've had it.
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 08:47 PM
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Are you certain the struts are fine? There's really only minimal causes for the front end to sag, with the struts being on the top of the list (unless your carrying sand bags under the hood )
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 10:47 PM
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My 01 is at correct height and it does that as well. They are made to flex and hit the ground. Replacements are only around 65 bucks and take about 5 minutes to install so I dont worry about it.
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Old Mar 25, 2009 | 09:21 AM
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My Z06 has shocks. Are yours some sort of special edition with struts? :P
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