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Quick Shot of the Car - Go Lower or Is it Ok?

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Old 10-01-09, 03:42 AM
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Originally Posted by camberSC
1 more inch!!!! NOW!!!!
"King of Slammed SC's" has spoken!!! So it is written so it shall be done!!!

lmao

does look better
Old 10-01-09, 05:28 AM
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Originally Posted by CP_Ree
Here's a quick snap shot w/ the ****ty blackberry camera again... i swear it skews the angle a little bit. I'm gonna use a real camera sometime, it won't look so wierd.



What do ya think. There's literally 1/8th inch gap between the fender and tire now all around.
looks perfect to me! good rake! the stance looks awesome! i give it
Old 10-01-09, 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by CP_Ree
Are you talking to me? If so, "ruining" and SC? If you want to preach, you might have to preach to the rest of the SC's in your state as they are wayyy lower than mine currently is.
I do, and those people never listen. They wonder why a cheap oem MKIV springs + bilstien lowered to 1.5" set up corners, rides and handles better than their $1700 coilovers and slammed. Some people dont really care about improving their ride and actually make it worse for the sake of look JDM VIP TiTe Yo!

Originally Posted by SC_coupe
I do not understand how he's 'ruining' his SC when the ride height is adjustable. However, I do agree with the handling degradation from being too low. I just don't see the 'lower is better' consensus around here.
He'll ruin it if he goes lower. Im glad im not the only one in the SC community thats against this

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Old 10-01-09, 03:24 PM
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Purrrfect!
Old 10-01-09, 05:42 PM
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it called bump stop driving lol... too low for my blood if the car was mine i would raise it up so you have more clearance such as pot holes, driveways, speed bumps, etc also when your driving and you hit a bump while in a turn you won't bump stop bounce but hey if its your car and don't mind the extra wear on the chassis or the harshness of your ride,or the extra wear on your bushings then stay low
Old 10-01-09, 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by cbrasian
it called bump stop driving lol... too low for my blood if the car was mine i would raise it up so you have more clearance such as pot holes, driveways, speed bumps, etc also when your driving and you hit a bump while in a turn you won't bump stop bounce but hey if its your car and don't mind the extra wear on the chassis or the harshness of your ride,or the extra wear on your bushings then stay low
With the 19s on it, its pretty impossible I've realized. At it's height right now with 1/8th inch wheel gap, it gets over everything, even my friend's tall *** speed bump. I was really surprised. As for potholes, I dodge those anyways, and the suspension is set to full stiff and it rides fine still. It's only front-14k/rear-10k spring rates anyhow and the car's ride quality is comparable to a stock Evo's suspension so I can deal with it. I'm not old or **** about having a mega soft driving car.

There's about 3-4 inches of gap between the ground and the bumpers so that's plenty I've found. Now if I get 17s again or 18s, I might raise it a tiny bit.
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