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Old May 2, 2010 | 04:43 PM
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Tks for the post Ed

As always, your car looks amazing

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I wonder how those would work on mine. I have the ECS Novi and of course a modified rail. I know that the car is lower now with the supercharger installed and I could use something.
Ever feel like you are being ignored???????
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Ever feel like you are being ignored???????
What's the difference? Do you have any pics of that area?
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Old May 3, 2010 | 07:20 AM
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Originally Posted by itzza427
Dumb question here,,,,what is the difference between the fat Daddies and fat Ma ma's?? Now lets play it straight here guys,,,legit answers,,I'm old enough to know the other "differences"!!:che ers:
Ed, don't want to hi-jack your thread, but thought I'd answer a few of the questions posed...

They both do the same thing.
Historically sales are about 50/50

Typically what I tell people when they ask is this...

FattDaddys are built in a 1/4 inch cold rolled steel rig and have one wheel per side. They are very very sturdy. If you have a lot of angled inclines, this is the set for you.

The FattMamma's have two wheels per side and work best for straight on angles, like speed bumps or ramps.

Really, they both work great and there is not much of a difference in performance

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Old May 3, 2010 | 07:23 AM
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Originally Posted by moserbe
I wonder how those would work on mine. I have the ECS Novi and of course a modified rail. I know that the car is lower now with the supercharger installed and I could use something.
Would need to see a pic of the radiator support from the bottom to tell...

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Patches, there has to be a speck of dirt SOMEWHERE on your car... there just has to be Even your air dams look like they are brand new

Looks GREAT, as always!
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Old May 3, 2010 | 09:58 AM
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Ever feel like you are being ignored???????

Did you say something Bruce?


They would work great with the ECS kit Bruce. Especially since we include a stronger replacement radiator support with the kit which would support them better.
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Originally Posted by DOUG @ ECS
Did you say something Bruce?


They would work great with the ECS kit Bruce. Especially since we include a stronger replacement radiator support with the kit which would support them better.
Tks Doug

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Originally Posted by SSTG
Let us know how they work, please. I need to get a set for my Z.
I got a set, And they work great!
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Originally Posted by Willfulone
Ed, don't want to hi-jack your thread, but thought I'd answer a few of the questions posed...

They both do the same thing.
Historically sales are about 50/50

Typically what I tell people when they ask is this...

FattDaddys are built in a 1/4 inch cold rolled steel rig and have one wheel per side. They are very very sturdy. If you have a lot of angled inclines, this is the set for you.

The FattMamma's have two wheels per side and work best for straight on angles, like speed bumps or ramps.

Really, they both work great and there is not much of a difference in performance

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Not to be a hijacker either, but Chip, is there any specific reason that the FattDaddys are mounted on the inside of the frame rails instead of the outside?
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Originally Posted by SugarDemon
Not to be a hijacker either, but Chip, is there any specific reason that the FattDaddys are mounted on the inside of the frame rails instead of the outside?
I had the wife's mounted on the outside.
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Originally Posted by SugarDemon
Not to be a hijacker either, but Chip, is there any specific reason that the FattDaddys are mounted on the inside of the frame rails instead of the outside?
Just because it conceals it a little more...

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Originally Posted by DOUG @ ECS
Did you say something Bruce?


They would work great with the ECS kit Bruce. Especially since we include a stronger replacement radiator support with the kit which would support them better.
Thanks Doug!
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I just ordered a set of FattMommas for my C5. Thanks for all the good information.
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Glad I found this thread- I had the Fattmommas, got rid of them. I was the ground that I normally did not contact before without them. I also did not like how they contacted the underside of the bumper cover. The wheel gets "chewed up", then then it rubs against the bottom of the bumper cover.

I plan to use the single wheeled ones, they look smaller and they ahve the protective part at the top so it shouldn't contact the bumper cover.
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Old May 10, 2010 | 03:06 PM
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Now you can do backwards wheelies!!
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