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Nov 28, 2011 | 07:32 PM

onevettenut

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Lowered car

I lowered my 01 about 1.25". Of course the front air dam scrapes on everything, Has anyone cut the air dam the came amount as the car has been lowered. Will it affect the cooling
Thanks guys

Nov 28, 2011 | 07:38 PM

FourG63 97GST

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cutting it does zero good, it's for aerodynamic and cooling. and it's designed to accept scraping. Remove it if you care of none of the above.

Nov 28, 2011 | 08:56 PM

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cutting it does zero good, it's for aerodynamic and cooling. and it's designed to accept scraping. Remove it if you care of none of the above.

Cheap replacement if damaged

Nov 28, 2011 | 09:52 PM

4SFED Z

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I trimmed mine 3/4 in. Perfect

Nov 28, 2011 | 10:30 PM

JETZ

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A BIG 1.25 you say, and scrapes on EVERYTHING? That would really bother me!

Maybe you should raise it back up to 4X4 status if it bothers you so much. It's not hurting anything, and designed to flex.

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I lowered my 01 about 1.25". Of course the front air dam scrapes on everything,

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Originally Posted by onevettenut

Has anyone cut the air dam the came amount as the car has been lowered. Will it affect the cooling
Thanks guys

Last edited by JETZ; Nov 28, 2011 at 10:53 PM.

Nov 28, 2011 | 10:41 PM

onevettenut

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Thanks for the input

Nov 28, 2011 | 10:58 PM

ZFLASH

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Let it shave itself, then it would alright. Eventually it will be minor scraping, plus you get use to being more careful with dips. L8R ZFLASH

Nov 28, 2011 | 11:15 PM

onevettenut

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that is a great idea, I will let it scrape until it quits

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Nov 28, 2011 | 11:40 PM

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The air dam is self leveling if you drive it enough.

Nov 28, 2011 | 11:44 PM

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striper

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if it ain't scrapin', it ain't low enuff!

Nov 29, 2011 | 12:23 AM

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The air dam is self leveling if you drive it enough.

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that is a great idea, I will let it scrape until it quits

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if it ain't scrapin', it ain't low enuff!

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Nov 29, 2011 | 09:37 AM

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I took mine off and have no cooling issues, the scraping was driving me nutz. But I do have screen in the front that help a lot

Nov 29, 2011 | 10:04 AM

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Some owners have shaved the air dam off a bit to help with the scraping, but as mentioned, the parts are relatively cheap to replace and they are designed to flex when they come in contact with an object. Might just want to live with it for a while until you just replace the pieces.

Nov 29, 2011 | 08:59 PM

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if it ain't scrapin', it ain't low enuff!

No truer words have been spoken!!!

Nov 29, 2011 | 09:29 PM

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if it ain't scrapin', it ain't low enuff!

... LOL

Nov 29, 2011 | 10:40 PM

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I love the scraping

Hitting the switchbacks in the mountains and coming out of a low corner with the front scraping gives me a chubby!!!

Nov 29, 2011 | 10:49 PM

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if it ain't scrapin', it ain't low enuff!

Nov 29, 2011 | 11:31 PM

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vetfeva2

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I measured the clearance that I had to the ground prior to lowering and then cut the air dam to give the same clearance. I figure it would give the same cooling affect. But like others said, it won't make a difference.