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Rails Scraping on speedbump = BAD?

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Old 11-11-08, 12:19 PM
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au contrare, if youre scraping that means you're low enough
Old 11-11-08, 12:30 PM
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I only scraped when I went over this particular speedbump no matter what angle I came in. When I jacked up my car, I saw a dent on my resonator. Oh, well. My only suggestion is be familiar with the area you're in and know the routes to eliminate as many speedbumps as possible haha. It's just like avoiding the sprinklers when you're driving your newly-washed car. Haha
Old 11-11-08, 04:26 PM
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I avoid speedbumps .......... I did rip off the crossbar underneath my exhaust once
Old 11-11-08, 04:31 PM
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That's when you know your low.

My rails are scraped up too. My gurl gets mad at me cuz sometimes I be scraping like that when I'm on air. haha.
Old 11-11-08, 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by phillygs3
I avoid speedbumps .......... I did rip off the crossbar underneath my exhaust once
yea avoid speedbumps and clip a few potholes
Old 11-11-08, 04:53 PM
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I scrape every day, cats, Y pipe, exhaust pipe, tips, frame, you neme it. I can only imagine how it will be when the 19's go on, that's the reason I want to get a fat set up, but I doubt it will work with the offset I got


I don't even think I'm low like some other members.
Old 11-11-08, 05:18 PM
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Man, you guys ride low. I'm at a perfect ride height that if I drive carefully, but not like i'm 90, I'll good. Still scrape my front lip, undercarriage, and exhaust every now and them. But frame rail! Daaaayum !

If you don't like scraping go air or get an EDFC for your coils. An EDFC makes a world of a difference esp. if your haulin people around.



Don't you miss those days when you could just fly over dips and speed bumps with the nice floaty OEM suspension and stock wheels?
























Naw!!!!!
Old 11-11-08, 05:18 PM
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^
Fonz, is that a shot of the frontside of your rear well?
Old 11-11-08, 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by PushinLEX
If you don't like scraping go air or get an EDFC for your coils. An EDFC makes a world of a difference esp. if your haulin people around.
EDFC has nothing to do with ride height.

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Fonz, is that a shot of the frontside of your rear well?
No, the back side of my front well.
Old 11-11-08, 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by GS FONZy
EDFC has nothing to do with ride height.
Agreed. But it does have to do with your according rebound rate.
Old 11-11-08, 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by GS FONZy
No, the back side of my front well.
dam, u got me by about 1/4"
Fonz and touche
Old 11-12-08, 02:15 AM
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yeah dont stress mate, frame rails are just boxed section rails, scrape em who cares lol as everyone has said lots of other **** sits lower than them but it may have been the angle you were on. i really wouldnt worry
Old 11-12-08, 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by chrispy
How do you scrape the frame rails? That would mean your exhaust pipe would be destroyed first, then your side skirts.
ive seen this happen to our cars. grocery shopping centers have some bodacious speed bumps, saw a guy in a gs go sideways as much as he could and he was teedering (if thats a word) he had his friends get out and push the rear down so the wheels would catch and he reversed off of the bump...

he ultimately took a different route.... lol

btw to your other post above ...people on air don't know this pain PShhHH pSHHhhH
Old 11-12-08, 09:27 AM
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lol yeah i've scraped sideskirt but not rails. i guess if i took off my kit and lowered it more i would. but yeah that's too low for even me.
Old 11-12-08, 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by carbongs
lol yeah i've scraped sideskirt but not rails. i guess if i took off my kit and lowered it more i would. but yeah that's too low for even me.
it'd take me 15minutes to get out of my driveway if I had a body kit (as much as I want a Wald Executive kit). From the ground to my frame, I can't even fit my iPhone.



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