Front Air Dam issue after lowering
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Burning Brakes
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From: King George VA
Front Air Dam issue after lowering
Happy Payday guys! My car is lowered on stock bolts. I recently swapped my shocks and sways for C6Zs and Z51's, respectively, and adjusted the ride height back to where it was before the install (after plenty of settling time). It's not even that low, but the airdam drags all the time. For instance, back out of or pulling into my driveway, I drag the airdam the entire length of the driveway. And on certain roads that are crowned in the middle. So my question is, what do you guys with the superduper low vettes do about your air dams. I don't wanna take it off. And constantly replacing it is not very cost effective.
P.S. Sorry if this doesn't make sense. I'm at work so I'm kind of in a hurry.
P.S. Sorry if this doesn't make sense. I'm at work so I'm kind of in a hurry.
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Burning Brakes
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From: King George VA
Thats what I don't understand. It's not really that low. Trust me, I'd love to go lower, but I don't wanna take the dam off or anything. I've inspected it pretty well a few times and its not sagging or hanging any lower than it should be. But its to the point where i even back up on a pretty much level surface and it drags and makes a helluva noise. I was just trying to find some ideas....whether guys have cut them or whatever.
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If you have access to a bandsaw, it's a 10-minute job to cleanly remove material from the bottom of the spoiler pieces. I removed one inch, but I still drag occasionally. Not all the time, though.
One suggestion: when driving over a speed bump or entering/exiting over a dip, go over at a 45-degree angle. Little to no scraping.
One suggestion: when driving over a speed bump or entering/exiting over a dip, go over at a 45-degree angle. Little to no scraping.
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