Lowered vettes?
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Lowered vettes?
I know just about all of you have lowered your cars, but I was at a local body shop today, and they had a 06 in there. Yellow and so low I could not see the inside of the tire. Do any of you ever bottom out when your driving? Cause this car would not go over a raised driveway lip and not scrape? I get **** whenever my air dam scrapes on the road. Guess I'm just too use to driving my wifes Jeep.
Last edited by killain; Jul 2, 2009 at 04:55 PM.
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mines lowered all the way on stock bolts...air dam scrapes when I pull in and out of driveways etc.. It's plenty low for me would not go any lower.
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From: Cody Wyoming
Mine is lowered about as much as I can without it being un practical. That said, it is still a extremely high maintenance car. I cant turn into some shopping complexes becasue the dip is too big, or I have to turn in one tire at a time or I will bottom out. Sometimes its a pain....But SHE LOOKS GOOD!!!!
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My car scraped in and out of the driveway even if I went in on an angle sometimes, wife always complained about it. So, I lowered the car, took off the air dam and put 3/4 inch masking tape on the bottom of it and cut it off there. Wife didn't know, forgot to mention it, maybe she thinks I raised it, Car looks alot better, and the 3/4 inch cut is perfect, NO MORE scraping ever! (PS... at least, not yet.)...
Drifting
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From: Port Orchard WA
Mine scrapes on the driveway and speed bumps all the time, no worries though... Its a small cost for the look! Who cares about the Air dam anyways, If you scrape it enough times it will eventually just go away LOL
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From: the woodlands texas
mine scrapes alot of places, but you get to know what you can and cannot clear. just kinda have to think ahead a little bit of where your going!
ive got frame rails and front rollers, so even if i bottom the front slightly or center a crest its not going to do anything to the car.
i wouldnt stress about the air dam, its going to get scraped up no matter what. you just dont want to get so far down that you may hit the front frame runners or your actual front end!
my advice would be to get some frame rails and front rocker rollers. real easy to put on and its great 'insurance'.
ive got frame rails and front rollers, so even if i bottom the front slightly or center a crest its not going to do anything to the car.
i wouldnt stress about the air dam, its going to get scraped up no matter what. you just dont want to get so far down that you may hit the front frame runners or your actual front end!
my advice would be to get some frame rails and front rocker rollers. real easy to put on and its great 'insurance'.
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my o4 has been lowered max on stock bolts . . . . has been that way for 5 years now . . . . it can be a pain but looks good. I go in and out of some places (my driveway for sure) sideways. Speed bumps really get your attention too.
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From: Simi valley Ca
i cut the bushings on the front and have lowering bolts in the rear.. i hate wheel gap! it drives fine no issues.
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With the lower profile tires I just put on, I scrape even on a regular road just driving along (if there are minor bumps). Speed bumps are my worst nightmare. Quite annoying sometimes. But it looks nice
