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Old Jan 3, 2004 | 11:40 PM
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hey I dont get it My car is stock Height and even when i go down driveways slow some i scrape i cant imagine my car lower any of you guys who are lowered have ne probs?
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Old Jan 4, 2004 | 07:46 AM
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I used to scrape where I used to live in Pa.. try entering and leaving your driveway at an angle instead of attacking straight ahead..
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Old Jan 4, 2004 | 07:47 AM
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they prolly dont park in their driveways.
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Old Jan 4, 2004 | 10:08 AM
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I dont always scrape but if I come out a little to fast i do. At work if ur not goin less then 5mph its scrape city the drive way is nuts
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Old Jan 4, 2004 | 12:08 PM
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you just have to take certain driveways and speed bumps at an angle
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Old Jan 4, 2004 | 02:10 PM
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Why Lower?
I wanted a lower center of gravity, so I can have better handling. I'm more for performance than looks, that's why it's only a 1.5" drop and not like a 3" scraping the ground drop.
Along with the springs, I got struts and sway bars at the same time.

Only thing I have problems with is the damn snow,... when it dumped like 4 inches here the other night, I felt like I was working for the city, but other than that, it's not bad.
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Old Jan 4, 2004 | 02:44 PM
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Yeah what KayJai said...lol. laugh.gif
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Old Jan 23, 2004 | 03:49 PM
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wow.. never knew people had such a problem with lowered cars.. when i had my car lowered i had no problems.. and now that i have a kit on, a lowered car is childs play.. the challenge is trying not to scrape with a kit..
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Old Jan 23, 2004 | 04:39 PM
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I can only imagine, Night... what do you have, four inches of clearance at the leading edge of the bumper/spoiler?
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Old Jan 23, 2004 | 05:22 PM
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What exactly does it take to lower a car in the first place? I'm thinking about doing it but Ive never done anything like that before
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