How the hell do some of you guys get away with riding so low?
04-30-12, 07:45 PM
#18
My bad, I was talking about your OP; How the hell do some of you guys get away with riding so low?
Anyways, you get the point of what I'm saying right? But yeah, when I was doing my research of what needs to be done or precautionary actions prior to lowering, I read a lot about nothing being able to do about scraping the wheel wells due to its design being near to the wheels. Some posts dating back up to early '00's... The SC's chassis is high to the ground, then the entire cabin roof is so low that there's nothing you can do about the tires scraping the wheel wells when the suspension is compressed. I even hit it when driving up to a driveway on an angle. What I learned about the SC is, unlike other cars where you can get away by angling the car, the SC works better by going straight directly at the obstruction. When I angle I scrape the entire bottom of my SC, but when going straight it just scrape a little, most of times I don't even scrape.
Anyways, you get the point of what I'm saying right? But yeah, when I was doing my research of what needs to be done or precautionary actions prior to lowering, I read a lot about nothing being able to do about scraping the wheel wells due to its design being near to the wheels. Some posts dating back up to early '00's... The SC's chassis is high to the ground, then the entire cabin roof is so low that there's nothing you can do about the tires scraping the wheel wells when the suspension is compressed. I even hit it when driving up to a driveway on an angle. What I learned about the SC is, unlike other cars where you can get away by angling the car, the SC works better by going straight directly at the obstruction. When I angle I scrape the entire bottom of my SC, but when going straight it just scrape a little, most of times I don't even scrape.
04-30-12, 07:52 PM
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My bad, I was talking about your OP; How the hell do some of you guys get away with riding so low?
Anyways, you get the point of what I'm saying right? But yeah, when I was doing my research of what needs to be done or precautionary actions prior to lowering, I read a lot about nothing being able to do about scraping the wheel wells due to its design being near to the wheels. Some posts dating back up to early '00's... The SC's chassis is high to the ground, then the entire cabin roof is so low that there's nothing you can do about the tires scraping the wheel wells when the suspension is compressed. I even hit it when driving up to a driveway on an angle. What I learned about the SC is, unlike other cars where you can get away by angling the car, the SC works better by going straight directly at the obstruction. When I angle I scrape the entire bottom of my SC, but when going straight it just scrape a little, most of times I don't even scrape.
Anyways, you get the point of what I'm saying right? But yeah, when I was doing my research of what needs to be done or precautionary actions prior to lowering, I read a lot about nothing being able to do about scraping the wheel wells due to its design being near to the wheels. Some posts dating back up to early '00's... The SC's chassis is high to the ground, then the entire cabin roof is so low that there's nothing you can do about the tires scraping the wheel wells when the suspension is compressed. I even hit it when driving up to a driveway on an angle. What I learned about the SC is, unlike other cars where you can get away by angling the car, the SC works better by going straight directly at the obstruction. When I angle I scrape the entire bottom of my SC, but when going straight it just scrape a little, most of times I don't even scrape.
04-30-12, 08:46 PM
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Thanks! Glad you liked it! Just some small updates for now. Can't move forward with swapping the interior to black, there's just so many repairs that keep on piling up and budget won't allow everything to get done at the same time, cause I want OEM or OEM quality for every part I get. I'm just doing a restoration for now, no boosting or anything crazy, until the stock engine gives up.
04-30-12, 09:12 PM
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as said, i do the normal things you guys do to stay low, angles, but as far as coil overs go i think going custom is a good idea, you can be extremly stiff and not wear out your wheel well/ rubber. if you continue to scape your well you pay want to look into the wire harness relocation DIY before you tear through it.
05-08-12, 05:29 PM
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to fully master one's driving kung fu, one must first slam the **** out of one's car. then, and only then, can you begin your true training and eventually unlock the proper driving spirit, chi, or swagger. whichever verbage one prefers.
basically, you learn to be more careful about dips, drops, potholes, speedbumps, etc. and sometimes, there ain't **** you can do about it but take a hit for the team. it happens.
basically, you learn to be more careful about dips, drops, potholes, speedbumps, etc. and sometimes, there ain't **** you can do about it but take a hit for the team. it happens.
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05-08-12, 11:17 PM
#26
i learned that if i go with bigger tires up front, i'll rub more, but it keeps me from scraping..not exactly sure which one is better...
05-09-12, 12:04 PM
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you guys look way to far into all this haha. Lower your car and if you can't figure out to drive it then raise it. Take a grinder to the top of your fender wells if you want to fix that.
