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Sideskirts that do not "lower" the car?

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Old 07-15-03 | 02:55 PM
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Default Sideskirts that do not "lower" the car?

Hi guys,

Do any of you know of a set of sideskirts that does not reduce the ground clearance or at least not too much?

When I had my L-Tuned shocks and springs, the L-Tuned sides were OK. I only ran into problems with extreme speed bumps. Now that I am lowered more (via Flex), I am finding places that I clear before and not any longer. The TTE lip is still OK but that down-swoop at the end of of the L-Tuned sides have given me problems a few times. I avoid those areas now but am searching for a better solution.

I went away from the stock sides since I did not like the 2-piece design. I thought that middle line detracted from the lines of the car. What I am looking for is a one piece side-skirt that will lower the car only an inch or so. I have about 41/4" at the front with the TTE lip while only 3" at the ends of the L-Tuned sides. I have about 5 1/4" at the middle of the sideskirts, which I think is about stock height. I'd like something in between, maybe straight across. I figure if my lip clears, my sides should too.

Does such a beast exist? Thanks for any info.
Old 07-15-03 | 03:52 PM
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Chris, I scrape without a kit. This is the price you pay for cool. Perhaps you could modify Glen's front bumper scraper concept to protect the rest of your car?!
Old 07-16-03 | 10:17 AM
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That extra inch really helps though. I know I'll scrape at times. Still, I'd just like to be able to know that if I clear the front, I'll be OK in the middle.
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