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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 06:36 PM
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how tough are these things? i got some rhino ramps to do my oil change, and i can't believe they're not going to clear the rhino ramps (and they're low already). are these flexible? i sounds like they have to be stiff enough if they actually are for aerodynamic effects. i don't want to find out and snap them, else it's $22 per side per oil change! jeez...

or i can jack the car up on the jack areas on under the doors. but for safety reasons, i need to put jackstands somehwere in case of leakage or jack failure (probably won't happen, but who wnats to be sandwiched under a car?). where do y'all put jackstands, for example if you need to work on the brakes or something?
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 07:10 PM
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i would remove them if you have your car lowered. i lowered mine and it scraped everywhere, eventually it ripped off and took some of the fender liner with it. i got new fender liners and they didnt come with those wind deflectors for some reason. i think it looks cleaner and i havent notice any vibration of any kind.
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by RED MX5,Apr 16 2007, 09:40 PM
Exactly right! If you never drive at high speeds you will, at most, see a tiny drop in gas mileage, and probablynot that. Their is a noticable difference at high speeds and no strakes.

Same same for the rear strakes, but to a lesser degree.

Keep 'em on the car. I'm lowered too, and scrap them on a regular basis. They are cheap and easy to replace becaue they scrape even when the cars aren't lowered. They're made to scrape up and replace periodically (like tires and oil).
How much are you looking at to replace? I was looking at them the other day and noticed that one got hit pretty good when scrapping out of a bad parking lot one day. It is still held on but I saw it was cracked right across one of the holes that are used for mounting.
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 07:14 PM
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i lowered my car so i cut that piece in half. havent scraped much after that and im slammed. my front lip have about 3-4 inch clearance
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