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Old 05-17-2006, 10:54 PM
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I'm lowered and I only had trouble on bottoming out on 1 of the speed bumps in my apartment complex that I know of. It was a small one but very steep so I felt the tranny hit it a few times [:@] I started to drive over it from an angle, like \ instead of straight up, and I never bottomed out again. Anyways, I'm sure there are plenty of other things I can bottom out on, but I don't want to find out.
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Old 05-17-2006, 11:05 PM
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I bottom out on speed bumps and some lips on parking lot entrances... I have 3" of clearance from my mid pipe to the ground. Literally 3" no more, thats with no suspension travel and with me not in it. It really sucks because I have that little clearance but my side skirts are 7" from the ground. It doesnt look right. I can see my mide pipe and LT headers from a side view standing up. I have bottomed out a few times bad were the flanges that bolt my mid pipe to my cat-back have ripped off. I have to hammer the flanges back on. It sucks!!! Once I went to a car was after I put my LT headers on and the tracks that hold the car in place as it goes through. Ripped my left muffler off. That sucked!! I hate it. I want to lower my car more, but I wont have any clearance.
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Old 05-18-2006, 03:21 AM
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LT's and 2in drop i bottom out on everything............... no good my headers are tatted up with scars
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Old 05-19-2006, 01:58 PM
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I bottom out on speed bumps and some lips on parking lot entrances... I have 3" of clearance from my mid pipe to the ground. Literally 3" no more, thats with no suspension travel and with me not in it. It really sucks because I have that little clearance but my side skirts are 7" from the ground. It doesnt look right. I can see my mide pipe and LT headers from a side view standing up. I have bottomed out a few times bad were the flanges that bolt my mid pipe to my cat-back have ripped off. I have to hammer the flanges back on. It sucks!!! Once I went to a car was after I put my LT headers on and the tracks that hold the car in place as it goes through. Ripped my left muffler off. That sucked!! I hate it. I want to lower my car more, but I wont have any clearance.
I only have 3" inches from my midpipe to the ground as well with my LT's. you can see my midpipe from the side of the car.
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Old 05-19-2006, 02:06 PM
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Loosen your exhaust a bit and then jack it up. Retighten all the bolts with it being held up closer to the car and see if it hugs the car better
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