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Too low and bumpy country roads =

Old 03-13-2011, 01:21 PM
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it is rather chavtastic but it looks so good
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Have you got any pics of how low the car is?
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Originally Posted by Madfish
it is rather chavtastic but it looks so good
haha i bet!
Old 03-13-2011, 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by D2 TEX
Have you got any pics of how low the car is?
Not really, I was hoping that there might have been a decent shot from the meet today but just waiting to see if any pics were taken...

It fails the coke can test though I can't get a coke can under the front bumper or the sills. The front splash guard things on the front arch liners are about 2 inches max from the floor

It's not big and its not clever but I like it low

TBH I will raise the car about an inch to make it more go and less show. After all these cars are built to be driven!
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Mine is pretty low but I still drive it hard on bumpy farm roads.
Its rare that it will bottom out, it did bottom out on some roadkill rabbit yesterday!
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Originally Posted by Madfish
TBH I will raise the car about an inch to make it more go and less show. After all these cars are built to be driven!

Then why do you drive so slow?
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Originally Posted by Madfish
Not really, I was hoping that there might have been a decent shot from the meet today but just waiting to see if any pics were taken...

It fails the coke can test though I can't get a coke can under the front bumper or the sills. The front splash guard things on the front arch liners are about 2 inches max from the floor

It's not big and its not clever but I like it low

TBH I will raise the car about an inch to make it more go and less show. After all these cars are built to be driven!
I'd not get that over the kerb into my drive and i'd ground out on the ruts the farm tractor leaves .... the damage you could do even on something fairly small would make me paranoid, get it back up to a sensible height
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Originally Posted by gt750boy
Then why do you drive so slow?
Because you were in my way

UF, I'm going to raise it about an inch I think and stiffen the shocks a little which should help the handling and stop it hitting the floor.
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Mines pretty low but I'd not bottom out there... You must have the back end on the floor and none of the OEM rake still dialed in. The guard on my bumper ground out on all kinds of uneven surfaces but I don't worry about that and it's rare it grounds on the metalwork! Multi storey car parks are a no go though!

Here's mine:

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Mine sits about an inch or so lower than yours, I think your ride height looks good so ill aim for something like that

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